On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II.

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the conflict between the two countries which began in 2014.[The fighting has caused hundreds of thousands of military casualties and tens of thousands of Ukrainian civilian casualties. As of 2025, Russian troops occupy about 20% of Ukraine.

War is generally characterized by widespread violence, destruction, and mortality, using regular or irregular military forces. Warfare refers to the common activities and characteristics of types of war, or of wars in general.

Ukraine will get an advanced US-built Patriot defence missile system to try to counter Russian missile and drone attacks, the White House has confirmed ahead of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to Washington on Wednesday.

A dangerous political hot spot is a country or region with a dangerous or difficult political situation. This can include areas with war, revolution, or hostility towards other countries. 💥Middle-East 💥Ukraine 💥Taiwan 💥Korea 💥Haiti💥Venezuela 💥Africa

International means between or involving different countries. It is facilitated by the Globalization Phenomenon, which increasingly erases the constraints of geography on economic, social and cultural arrangements.