Russia-Ukraine updates: Putin suspends key US-Russia nuclear treaty

President Vladimir Putin said he'd sought an "open dialogue" with the West.

Almost a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the two countries are engaged in a struggle for control of areas throughout the east and south.

Putin's forces pulled out of key positions in November, retreating from Kherson as Ukrainian troops led a counteroffensive targeting the southern port city. Russian drones have continued bombarding civilian targets throughout Ukraine, knocking out critical power infrastructure as winter sets in.

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Mar 10, 2023, 3:28 PM EST

Eiffel Tower lit up in blue and yellow

The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been lit up in blue and yellow in honor of the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine.

The Eiffel Tower is lit up in the national blue-and-yellow colors of Ukraine, to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Paris, Feb. 23, 2023.
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This photograph taken on Feb. 23, 2023, shows the Eiffel Tower lit in the colors of the Ukrainian flag in a show of support to Ukraine, one year after Russia launched a military invasion on the country, in Paris.
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Bystanders watch the Eiffel Tower lit in the colors of the Ukrainian flag in a show of support to Ukraine, one year after Russia launched a military invasion on the country, in Paris on Feb. 23, 2023.
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-ABC News' Alexandra Faul

Feb 23, 2023, 2:19 PM EST

13 million people have been displaced due to the war in Ukraine

A year into the war in Ukraine, 13 million people have been displaced, including nearly 8 million refugees across Europe and more than 5 million internally displaced in Ukraine, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said in a statement Thursday.

"The vast majority of refugees and internally displaced Ukrainians – some 77% and 79%, respectively – want to return home one day, however, only 12% of both refugees and [internally displaced people] plan to do so in the next three months," the UNHCR said in a press release.

-ABC News' Zoe Magee

Feb 22, 2023, 1:16 PM EST

Air raid sirens go off across Ukraine; 4 airstrikes in Kharkiv injure 2

Air raid sirens went off across Ukraine on Wednesday due to jets taking off in Belarus.

There were four strikes from Russian S-300 missiles on industrial infrastructure facilities in central Kharkiv, the head of Kharkiv's Regional Military Administration Oleh Synegubov said.

Two men, ages 46 and 57, were injured from the attacks. They have both been hospitalized.

In Izyum, a city in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, a 55-year-old civilian stepped on a "petal" mine. He was hospitalized with an explosive wound, Synehubov said.

One person was killed and another person was injured from fighting in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on Tuesday, the head of the Donetsk Regional Military Administration Pavlo Kyrylenko said.

-ABC News' Natalia Kushnir

Feb 22, 2023, 11:24 AM EST

US believes Russia held failed ICBM test 2 days before Biden visited Ukraine

The United States believes that Russia carried out a test launch of an intercontinental missile on Saturday that appears to have failed, a U.S. official said.

Russia notified the U.S. ahead of the SARMAT ICBM launch, per agreements said the official.

Russian National Guard officers stand guard behind metal barriers set on Red Square prior to Russian President Vladimir Putin's annual state of the nation address, in central Moscow, on Feb. 21, 2023.
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The failed test launch would have taken place two days before President Joe Biden arrived in Ukraine's capital, Kyiv, on an unannounced trip, as he made his way to Poland to meet with NATO allies and to give a speech marking a year of war.

Ukrainian officials on Sunday publicly claimed Russia was preparing to stage large scale nuclear exercises including a launch to coincide with Biden's trip.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez and Patrick Reevell

Correction: This post initially stated the test happened on Monday when Biden was in Ukraine. It has been updated to reflect that the test actually happened on Saturday.

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