In May 2021, the JINR announced plans to investigate the Cf+ Ti reaction in their new facility. However, the Cf target would have had to be made by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the United States, and after the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022, collaboration between the JINR and other institutes completely ceased due to sanctions. Consequently, the JINR now plans to try the Cm+ Cr reaction instead. A preparatory experiment for the use of Cr projectiles was conducted in late 2023, successfully synthesising Lv in the U+ Cr reaction, and the hope is for experiments to synthesise element 120 to begin by 2025.