Background
What year did Russia launch its full-scale invasion of Ukraine?
What is 2022
Who is the president of Russia?
Who is Vladimir Putin?
Who is the current president of the United States?
Who is Donald Trump
Who is the president of Ukraine?
Who is Volodymyr Zelenskyy
What two types of weapons did Russia use in a major attack on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities on September 17, 2026?
What are misses and drones
What alliance has expanded its involvement in European security since the invasion?
What is NATO
What is the capital of Russia?
What is Moscow
What U.S. government department is primarily responsible for conducting American foreign policy?
What is the State Department
What is the Capital of Ukraine?
What is Kyiv
What U.S. legislative measure targeting Russia passed the House of Representatives on September 16, 2026?
What is a new sanctions and tariff bill targeting Russia and Iran
What happened in Crimea in 2014 that greatly increased tensions between Russia and Ukraine?
What is Russia's annexation of Crimea?
What Russian military action began the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022?
What is the invasion of Ukraine?
What type of economic measures has the United States used against Russia?
What are sanctions
What is the name of the Ukrainian currency?
What is the hryvnia
What type of Russian attack struck a train near Ukraine's border with Poland on September 13?
What is a drone strike
What was the major political movement in Ukraine in 2013–2014 that led to President Viktor Yanukovych leaving office?
What is the Euromaidan Revolution?
What organization does Russia view as a major security concern because of its expansion toward Russia's borders?
What is NATO?
What military alliance has the United States supported in strengthening its eastern members following Russia's invasion?
What is NATO
Which Ukrainian peninsula was annexed by Russia in 2014?
What is Crimea
Which NATO country reported that a Russian-related drone had entered its airspace in mid-September 2026?
What is Lithuania
What 1994 agreement involved Ukraine giving up the nuclear weapons it inherited from the Soviet Union in exchange for security assurances?
What is the Budapest Memorandum?
What Russian institution is the country's federal legislature, consisting of two chambers?
What is the Federal Assembly?
What is one major diplomatic issue in U.S.-Russia-Ukraine negotiations involving Ukraine's future security?
What are security guarantees for Ukraine
Which Ukrainian city became especially famous for its resistance during the early stages of the 2022 invasion and was the site of the Azovstal steelworks?
What is Mariupol
What major diplomatic issue remains unresolved despite U.S.-mediated negotiations between Russia and Ukraine?
What are territorial concessions and security guarantees for Ukraine