Quiz of The Week: 19 - 25 February

After weeks of warnings, Vladimir Putin has given the order for a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering what may be the biggest land war in Europe since the 1940s.

Kyiv and other major cities were hit by Russian shelling in the early hours of Thursday morning. By Friday, reports were emerging that troops had entered the capital city and that “sabotage groups” had arrived to target President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Zelenskyy has ordered the head of the Ukrainian military to repel the invading Russian army while inflicting “maximum losses”. The Ukrainian government has also declared martial law in the besieged eastern European country.

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In a pre-recorded nationwide address to the Russian people, President Vladimir Putin claimed that he was seeking the “demilitarisation and de-Nazification” of Ukraine, a nation with a democratically elected Jewish leader. The Russian president also warned that Kyiv’s allies would “face consequences greater than any you have faced in history” if they came to the eastern European nation’s aid.

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Need a reminder of some of the other headlines over the past seven days?

• Boris Johnson unveiled a “massive package of economic sanctions” designed to “hobble the Russian economy” following the invasion of Ukraine. He was joined in doing so by a host of world leaders who roundly condemned the unprovoked attack.
• The last remaining Covid-19 restrictions were scrapped in England as the government set out its plans for living with the virus.
• The Duke and Duchess of Sussex brought another lawsuit against the UK press, launching a libel complaint against Associated Newspapers Limited this week.
• Jean-Luc Brunel, a former modelling agent under investigation for supplying underage girls to the late Jeffrey Epstein, was found dead in prison in Paris.
• South Korea changed tack on its strict “zero-Covid” policy, shifting to a “select and focus” approach that prioritises the elderly and vulnerable.
• And Rishi Sunak was questioned by police over parties held in Downing Street during the national Covid-19 lockdown.