Russia

EU Fact Sheets 16-01-2024

EU-Russia relations have been strained since 2014 because of Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea, support for separatist groups in eastern Ukraine, destabilisation policies in the neighbourhood, disinformation and interference campaigns and internal human rights violations. After Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the remaining political, cultural and scientific cooperation was suspended.