invasion

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In January, Venture Global won an arbitration case against Repsol, which had accused the supplier of breaching contracts to profit from a surge in energy prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From Barron's

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve currently holds about 415 million barrels of crude that he could decide to tap, much the way Biden did after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

From The Wall Street Journal

MUNICH—When the full-scale Russian invasion began, Western defense manufacturers rushed their modern weaponry into Ukraine, helping Kyiv drive back a much more powerful foe.

From The Wall Street Journal

But the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that ousted Hussein and his Baathist rule opened up Iraq — with its majority Shiite population — to large-scale Iranian presence.

From Los Angeles Times

And in Iraq, a Shiite majority nation whose deep ties with Iran’s rulers were kickstarted by the 2003 U.S. invasion, the government declared three days of mourning.

From Los Angeles Times