On the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s supporters throughout the world lit up significant landmarks, held vigils, and prepared new sanctions as a show of support.

President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, which has abandoned its “Wandel durch Handel” (change through trade) strategy towards Russia and supplied arms to Ukraine, declared that the invasion was an assault on the lessons of the two World Wars.

“It is an attack on everything we stand for,” he said at a commemorative event, calling Russia’s invasion an “epochal breach” and adding he was sure Germany would continue to be Ukraine’s biggest military supporter on the European continent.

Between Germany and Ukraine, in Poland, demonstrators chanted “Russia is a terrorist state” and blasted sirens outside a residence for staff members of the Russian embassy in Warsaw.

Mateusz Morawiecki, the premier of Poland, visited Kyiv and, along with the prime minister of Ukraine, lay flowers at the Wall of Memory for those who gave their lives for Ukraine.

For the occasion, the US unveiled fresh export restrictions, tariffs, and sanctions against Russia and its allies in an effort to limit Moscow’s capacity to wage war. Further sanctions were also imposed by the UK. Putin claims he is engaged in a struggle for Russia’s survival against the united power of the West. Unless Russia, which denies deliberately hitting people, withdraws, there cannot be peace, according to Kyiv.

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