Jan 2020–pres.COVID-19 pandemicgrips Europe
Mar 2020North Macedoniajoins NATO
Sep–Nov 2020Azerbaijan expels Armeniafrom much ofNagorno-Karabakh
24 Feb 2022–pres.Russia invades Ukraine
24 Feb–20 May 2022Russians besiege &capture Mariupol
25 Feb–2 Apr 2022Ukraine repelsRussian attackon Kyiv