On February 24, 2022 Russia invaded and occupied parts of Ukraine in an escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War which began in 2014.
Crimea was taken over by Russia in early 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought international recognition of Crimea as part of Russia's territory.
EUROPE AFFAIRS | "Russia only understands the language of force,” Maj.-Gen. Vadym Skibitsky told the 'Post.'
Lavrov praised Trump's "common sense" and for saying that previous US support of Ukraine's bid to join the NATO military alliance was a major cause of the war in Ukraine.
Keith Kellogg proposed a partition of Ukraine resembling post-WWII Berlin, with the UK and France controlling the western zone, Russia in the east, and a demilitarized buffer zone in between.
US envoy Steve Witkoff met with Russian President Putin in St. Petersburg to discuss a Ukraine peace deal and a potential Trump-Putin summit.
China is reportedly verifing Zelensky's claims and has not yet commented on the issue.
Ukrainian forces engaged six Chinese troops in battle in eastern Ukraine and took two soldiers prisoner, Zelensky revealed.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called for Russia to be punished for over 183,000 alleged war crimes documented by Ukraine since the 2022 invasion.
Several high-rise residential blocks in the city center were also damaged. The schoolchildren were in a shelter at the time, said regional governor Volodymyr Artiukh.
Military analysts say Russia is close to ejecting Ukrainian forces from their months-old foothold in the western Russian region.
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