Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognising two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow. President Vladimir Putin said on February 21, 2022, he would make a decision "today" on recognising the independence of east Ukraine's rebel republics, after Russia's top officials made impassioned speeches in favour of the move. AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin signs documents, including a decree recognising two Russian-backed breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, during a ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow. President Vladimir Putin said on February 21, 2022, he would make a decision "today" on recognising the independence of east Ukraine's rebel republics, after Russia's top officials made impassioned speeches in favour of the move. AFP
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pictured on February 22 after Russia ordered troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine. AFP
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pictured on February 22 after Russia ordered troops into two Moscow-backed rebel regions of Ukraine. AFP
Russian military equipment crosses the Crimea border checkpoint. AFP
Russian military equipment crosses the Crimea border checkpoint. AFP
People use a subway station as a bomb shelter in Kharkiv, Ukraine. EPA
People use a subway station as a bomb shelter in Kharkiv, Ukraine. EPA
A traffic jam in Kyiv on February 24. Russian troops entered Ukraine while President Zelenskyy addressed the nation to announce the imposition of martial law. EPA
A traffic jam in Kyiv on February 24. Russian troops entered Ukraine while President Zelenskyy addressed the nation to announce the imposition of martial law. EPA
Emergency services tend to an injured man after bombings hit the town of Chuguiv, Ukraine. AFP
Emergency services tend to an injured man after bombings hit the town of Chuguiv, Ukraine. AFP
Firefighters tend to a fire after bombings in Chuguiv on February 24. AFP
Firefighters tend to a fire after bombings in Chuguiv on February 24. AFP
Protesters show support for Ukraine in Times Square, New York, on February 24. EPA
Protesters show support for Ukraine in Times Square, New York, on February 24. EPA
Ukrainian National Guard servicemen take their positions in central Kyiv on February 25. Reuters
Ukrainian National Guard servicemen take their positions in central Kyiv on February 25. Reuters
Helena and her brother Bodia from Lviv at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing in eastern Poland on February 26. AFP
Helena and her brother Bodia from Lviv at the Medyka pedestrian border crossing in eastern Poland on February 26. AFP
People desperate to leave Ukraine try to board a train at the railway station in Lviv on February 27. Oliver Marsden for The National
People desperate to leave Ukraine try to board a train at the railway station in Lviv on February 27. Oliver Marsden for The National
Svyatoslav Yurash, 26, a lawmaker from Zelenskyy's Servant of the People party, poses with his assault rifle as he patrols downtown Kyiv on February 27. AFP
Svyatoslav Yurash, 26, a lawmaker from Zelenskyy's Servant of the People party, poses with his assault rifle as he patrols downtown Kyiv on February 27. AFP
Mark Goncharuk, a young boy from Kyiv, leaves his father behind as he travels with the rest of his family towards the border on February 27. Reuters
Mark Goncharuk, a young boy from Kyiv, leaves his father behind as he travels with the rest of his family towards the border on February 27. Reuters
A pro-Russian militia serviceman in the Luhansk region, Ukraine, on February 27. Reuters
A pro-Russian militia serviceman in the Luhansk region, Ukraine, on February 27. Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman and his dog look at smoke from a burned petroleum storage depot after a Russian missile attack near Kiev on February 27. EPA
A Ukrainian serviceman and his dog look at smoke from a burned petroleum storage depot after a Russian missile attack near Kiev on February 27. EPA
Children with cancer are evacuated to the basement of the oncology centre used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv on February 28. AFP
Children with cancer are evacuated to the basement of the oncology centre used as a bomb shelter in Kyiv on February 28. AFP
A woman in Kyiv looks at empty supermarket shelves after the curfew was lifted on February 28. Reuters
A woman in Kyiv looks at empty supermarket shelves after the curfew was lifted on February 28. Reuters
People in support of Ukraine hold an anti-war protest outside the Russian Embassy in Mexico City on February 28. Reuters
People in support of Ukraine hold an anti-war protest outside the Russian Embassy in Mexico City on February 28. Reuters
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv on March 1. Reuters
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy in Kyiv on March 1. Reuters
Destroyed military vehicles in the town of Bucha, Ukraine, on March 1. Reuters
Destroyed military vehicles in the town of Bucha, Ukraine, on March 1. Reuters
Members of a Ukrainian civil defence unit pass new assault rifles to the opposite side of a blown up bridge on Kyiv's northern front on March 1. AFP
Members of a Ukrainian civil defence unit pass new assault rifles to the opposite side of a blown up bridge on Kyiv's northern front on March 1. AFP
Kirilo Trantin comforts an elephant at Kiev Zoo on March 1. AP
Kirilo Trantin comforts an elephant at Kiev Zoo on March 1. AP
Stanislav says goodbye to his two-year-old son David and wife Anna after they boarded a train that will take them to Lviv, on March 3. AP
Stanislav says goodbye to his two-year-old son David and wife Anna after they boarded a train that will take them to Lviv, on March 3. AP
People take cover on the floor of a hospital during shelling by Russian forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 4. AP
People take cover on the floor of a hospital during shelling by Russian forces in Mariupol, Ukraine, on March 4. AP
A flare lands at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine during shelling on March 4. EPA
A flare lands at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine during shelling on March 4. EPA
Messages are posted by visitors on a board in support of Ukraine, inside the Ukrainian pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai on March 4. AFP
Messages are posted by visitors on a board in support of Ukraine, inside the Ukrainian pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai on March 4. AFP
Ukrainians try to flee the country by crossing the Irpin River on the outskirts of Kyiv on March 5. AP
Ukrainians try to flee the country by crossing the Irpin River on the outskirts of Kyiv on March 5. AP
Ukrainian territorial defence fighters Valeriy, right, and Lesya during their wedding ceremony near Kyiv on March 6. EPA
Ukrainian territorial defence fighters Valeriy, right, and Lesya during their wedding ceremony near Kyiv on March 6. EPA
Russian policemen detain a participant in an unauthorised rally against the Russian special operation in Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on March 6. EPA
Russian policemen detain a participant in an unauthorised rally against the Russian special operation in Ukraine, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on March 6. EPA
US President Joe Biden announces a ban on US imports of Russian oil and gas on March 8. AFP
US President Joe Biden announces a ban on US imports of Russian oil and gas on March 8. AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a videoconference meeting with government members at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 10. EPA
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a videoconference meeting with government members at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on March 10. EPA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Ukranian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba before their meeting during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, on March 10. EPA
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, right, and Ukranian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba before their meeting during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya, Turkey, on March 10. EPA
An explosion tears a hole in the side of an apartment building after a Russian tank fired a rocket in Mariupol on March 11. AP Photo
An explosion tears a hole in the side of an apartment building after a Russian tank fired a rocket in Mariupol on March 11. AP Photo
Yana Hladiychuk of Ukraine UKR looks on with a 'Stop War' message on her face after the women's pole vault on day two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 on March 19. Getty Images
Yana Hladiychuk of Ukraine UKR looks on with a 'Stop War' message on her face after the women's pole vault on day two of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022 on March 19. Getty Images
In this picture taken on March 18, 109 empty prams and baby baskets are seen outside the Lviv city council during an action to highlight the number of children killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AFP
In this picture taken on March 18, 109 empty prams and baby baskets are seen outside the Lviv city council during an action to highlight the number of children killed in Russia's invasion of Ukraine. AFP
Six-year-old Milana, who is recovering from leg injuries sustained after a Russian rocket hit her house on February 28, killing her mother, reacts to volunteers dressed as clowns at a children's hospital in Kyiv on March 19. Getty Images
Six-year-old Milana, who is recovering from leg injuries sustained after a Russian rocket hit her house on February 28, killing her mother, reacts to volunteers dressed as clowns at a children's hospital in Kyiv on March 19. Getty Images
People clean a room in an apartment building destroyed during an air raid in Kyiv on March 21. Reuters
People clean a room in an apartment building destroyed during an air raid in Kyiv on March 21. Reuters
A firefighter works at a residential district that was damaged by shelling in Kyiv on March 23. Reuters
A firefighter works at a residential district that was damaged by shelling in Kyiv on March 23. Reuters
Smoke billows from a fire on what Ukrainian Ministry of Defence says is a Russian ship at the port of Berdiansk on March 24. Reuters
Smoke billows from a fire on what Ukrainian Ministry of Defence says is a Russian ship at the port of Berdiansk on March 24. Reuters
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and leaders of the US-led military alliance pose for a family photo at Nato Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on March 24. Reuters
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden, Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and leaders of the US-led military alliance pose for a family photo at Nato Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on March 24. Reuters
This general view taken on March 30 shows fire and smoke lighting up the night sky, east of Kharkiv. AFP
This general view taken on March 30 shows fire and smoke lighting up the night sky, east of Kharkiv. AFP
Women sew camouflage fabric for homemade military bullet proof vests and flak jackets in Mykolaiv on March 31. Oliver Marsden for the National
Women sew camouflage fabric for homemade military bullet proof vests and flak jackets in Mykolaiv on March 31. Oliver Marsden for the National
A theatre destroyed in the southern port city of Mariupol on April 3. Reuters
A theatre destroyed in the southern port city of Mariupol on April 3. Reuters
Women stand in their robes as smoke rises in the background after shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 3. AP
Women stand in their robes as smoke rises in the background after shelling in Odesa, Ukraine, on Sunday, April 3. AP
President Zelenskyy in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on April 4. AFP
President Zelenskyy in the town of Bucha, northwest of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, on April 4. AFP
A woman carries her cat as she walks past buildings destroyed by Russian shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on April 5. Reuters
A woman carries her cat as she walks past buildings destroyed by Russian shelling in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on April 5. Reuters
Ukrainian servicemen sing a patriotic song amid buildings destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Borodyanka on April 5. AP
Ukrainian servicemen sing a patriotic song amid buildings destroyed during fighting between Ukrainian and Russian forces in Borodyanka on April 5. AP
A firefighter works at the site of burning fuel storage facilities damaged by an air strike in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on April 6. Reuters
A firefighter works at the site of burning fuel storage facilities damaged by an air strike in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, on April 6. Reuters
Pope Francis holds a Ukraine flag sent to him from the Ukrainian town of Bucha during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City, on April 6. EPA
Pope Francis holds a Ukraine flag sent to him from the Ukrainian town of Bucha during the weekly general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican City, on April 6. EPA
Photos of people are seen next to a destroyed apartment building on April 9 in Borodianka. Getty Images
Photos of people are seen next to a destroyed apartment building on April 9 in Borodianka. Getty Images
Mr Johnson and Mr Zelensky in central Kyiv on April 9. AFP
Mr Johnson and Mr Zelensky in central Kyiv on April 9. AFP
A booby trap found by locals near their home in the village of Zalissya village, Ukraine, on April 12. EPA
A booby trap found by locals near their home in the village of Zalissya village, Ukraine, on April 12. EPA
Yehor, 7, holds a toy rifle next to destroyed Russian military vehicles near Chernihiv on Sunday, April 17. AP
Yehor, 7, holds a toy rifle next to destroyed Russian military vehicles near Chernihiv on Sunday, April 17. AP
A man takes a selfie in front of a destroyed Russian tank in the village of Andriivka, Ukraine, on April 17. AFP
A man takes a selfie in front of a destroyed Russian tank in the village of Andriivka, Ukraine, on April 17. AFP
Destroyed structures in Irpin, Ukraine, on April 8. Getty Images
Destroyed structures in Irpin, Ukraine, on April 8. Getty Images
A sign saying 'children' on the windscreen of a car with bullet holes in Irpin on April 19. AFP
A sign saying 'children' on the windscreen of a car with bullet holes in Irpin on April 19. AFP
An armoured convoy of pro-Russian troops moves along a road in the southern port city of Mariupol on April 21. Reuters
An armoured convoy of pro-Russian troops moves along a road in the southern port city of Mariupol on April 21. Reuters
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poses for a picture with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv on April 24. Reuters
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy poses for a picture with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin in Kyiv on April 24. Reuters
A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a Russian ballistic missile's booster stage that fell in a field in Bohodarove, eastern Ukraine, on April 25. AFP
A Ukrainian serviceman looks at a Russian ballistic missile's booster stage that fell in a field in Bohodarove, eastern Ukraine, on April 25. AFP
Lithuanian musician Darius Mazintas plays a piano in front of the Central House of Culture, destroyed during Russia's invasion, in the town of Irpin on April 26. Reuters
Lithuanian musician Darius Mazintas plays a piano in front of the Central House of Culture, destroyed during Russia's invasion, in the town of Irpin on April 26. Reuters
A woman cries as she takes part in a rally in Kyiv on April 27 demanding international leaders organise a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of Ukrainian military and civilians from Mariupol. Reuters
A woman cries as she takes part in a rally in Kyiv on April 27 demanding international leaders organise a humanitarian corridor for the evacuation of Ukrainian military and civilians from Mariupol. Reuters
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visits Borodianka on April 28. AFP
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres visits Borodianka on April 28. AFP
People wait in a car to be processed at a reception centre for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Monday, May 2. AP
People wait in a car to be processed at a reception centre for displaced people in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, on Monday, May 2. AP
Anton Gladun lies on his bed at the Third City Hospital in Cherkasy, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 5. AP
Anton Gladun lies on his bed at the Third City Hospital in Cherkasy, Ukraine, on Thursday, May 5. AP
Patron, a dog trained to search for explosives, during demining works at the Gostomel airfield near Kyiv on May 5. EPA
Patron, a dog trained to search for explosives, during demining works at the Gostomel airfield near Kyiv on May 5. EPA
A woman covers her ears from the sound of mortar fire as people queue to collect pensions from a postal delivery van that reached the frontline despite the ongoing conflict in Mayaky, eastern Ukraine, on May 6. AFP
A woman covers her ears from the sound of mortar fire as people queue to collect pensions from a postal delivery van that reached the frontline despite the ongoing conflict in Mayaky, eastern Ukraine, on May 6. AFP
Service members of pro-Russian troops fire from a tank near the Azovstal steel plant in the southern port city of Mariupol on May 5. Reuters
Service members of pro-Russian troops fire from a tank near the Azovstal steel plant in the southern port city of Mariupol on May 5. Reuters
A Ukrainian soldier inside the ruined Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on May 7. AP
A Ukrainian soldier inside the ruined Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol on May 7. AP
The statue of Ukrainian philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda stands in the damaged Hryhoriy Skovoroda Literary Memorial Museum in Skovorodynivka, Ukraine, on May 7. EPA
The statue of Ukrainian philosopher Hryhoriy Skovoroda stands in the damaged Hryhoriy Skovoroda Literary Memorial Museum in Skovorodynivka, Ukraine, on May 7. EPA
First lady Jill Biden receives flowers from Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, outside a public school in Uzhhorod, Slovakia, on May 8. Reuters
First lady Jill Biden receives flowers from Olena Zelenska, wife of Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, outside a public school in Uzhhorod, Slovakia, on May 8. Reuters
Bono and The Edge sing during a performance for Ukrainian people inside a subway station in Kyiv on May 8. Reuters
Bono and The Edge sing during a performance for Ukrainian people inside a subway station in Kyiv on May 8. Reuters
An explosion at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol on May 11. Reuters
An explosion at the Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol on May 11. Reuters
Russian paratroopers on a BMD-4 infantry fighting vehicle in Kharkiv on May 11. EPA
Russian paratroopers on a BMD-4 infantry fighting vehicle in Kharkiv on May 11. EPA
Sasha, left, 4, and his sister Ksenia, 8, in a basement shelter in Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine, on May 15. AFP
Sasha, left, 4, and his sister Ksenia, 8, in a basement shelter in Lysychansk, eastern Ukraine, on May 15. AFP
A controlled detonation of explosive devices near Borodianka, Ukraine, on May 17. Reuters
A controlled detonation of explosive devices near Borodianka, Ukraine, on May 17. Reuters
People stand amid newly-made graves at a cemetery in Staryi Krym outside Mariupol on May 22. Reuters
People stand amid newly-made graves at a cemetery in Staryi Krym outside Mariupol on May 22. Reuters
A view shows the destroyed Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol on May 22. Reuters
A view shows the destroyed Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol on May 22. Reuters
Russian Sgt Vadim Shishimarin listens to his translator during his court hearing in Kyiv on May 23. The 21-year-old soldier pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. AP
Russian Sgt Vadim Shishimarin listens to his translator during his court hearing in Kyiv on May 23. The 21-year-old soldier pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. AP
President Zelenskyy on a screen at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 23. Reuters
President Zelenskyy on a screen at the opening ceremony of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on May 23. Reuters
A red poppy in front of a destroyed residential building in Mariupol on May 31. AFP
A red poppy in front of a destroyed residential building in Mariupol on May 31. AFP
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is discussed during the 152nd session of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Co-operation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 1. EPA
The Russia-Ukraine conflict is discussed during the 152nd session of the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Co-operation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 1. EPA

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100 days of conflict between Russia and Ukraine – in pictures

A timeline of the war in photographs

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1970

October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

1971

March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

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