Here is a list of key events in the Russia-Ukraine war:

• February 21, 2022: Russian President Vladimir Putin announces that he is recognizing the independence of two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk.
• February 24, 2022: Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
• February 25, 2022: Russian forces capture the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
• February 26, 2022: The United States and its allies impose a series of sanctions on Russia.
• February 27, 2022: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signs an application for Ukraine to join the European Union.
• February 28, 2022: Russia and Ukraine hold their first round of peace talks.
• March 1, 2022: The United States and its allies close their airspace to Russian aircraft.
• March 2, 2022: Russian forces bombard the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
• March 3, 2022: The United Nations Security Council votes to hold a meeting on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.
• March 4, 2022: Russia and Ukraine hold their second round of peace talks.
• March 5, 2022: The United States and its allies announce that they will revoke “most favored nation” trade status for Russia.
• March 6, 2022: The United States and its allies announce that they will ban the import of Russian oil and gas.
• March 7, 2022: Russia and Ukraine hold their third round of peace talks.
• March 8, 2022: The International Criminal Court (ICC) opens an investigation into possible war crimes in Ukraine.
• March 9, 2022: The United States and its allies announce that they will provide Ukraine with an additional $1 billion in military aid.
• March 10, 2022: Russia and Ukraine hold their fourth round of peace talks.
• March 11, 2022: The United States and its allies announce that they will provide Ukraine with an additional $8.5 billion in humanitarian aid.
• March 12, 2022: Russia and Ukraine hold their fifth round of peace talks.
• March 13, 2022: The United States and its allies announce that they will provide Ukraine with an additional $13.6 billion in economic aid.
• March 14, 2022: Russia and Ukraine hold their sixth round of peace talks.
• March 15, 2022: The United States and its allies announce that they will provide Ukraine with an additional $1 billion in military aid.
• March 16, 2022: Russia and Ukraine hold their seventh round of peace talks.