President Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before a working session on Ukraine at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan on Sunday. For the victory of the Ukrainian leader, Biden supported the training of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s.
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President Biden walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before a working session on Ukraine at the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, Japan on Sunday. For the victory of the Ukrainian leader, Biden supported the training of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16s.
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Here’s a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.
What to watch?
The war in Ukraine will pass the 15-month mark this week, with no end in sight, untold numbers of Ukrainian civilian casualties and military casualties on both sides, and ripple effects around the world.
China’s special envoy Li Hui continues his European tour this week as Beijing says it aims to push the countries to negotiate a final political settlement between Russia and Ukraine.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will visit China to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping and other senior officials for more talks between the two closer governments.
The UN Security Council should discuss the protection of civilians in conflict.
What happened last week?
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky continued his world tourThe Arab summit in Saudi Arabia and then the G7 summit in Japan.
President Biden has approved the aid Ukrainian train pilots in F-16s, after he did not want to provide the fighters. He said that Zelensky assured him that Ukraine would not use the F-16s to carry out strikes inside Russia. Moscow has warned that it carries “huge risks” for Western countries and raises the issue of NATO involvement.
Russia announced that it captured the city of Bakhmut, but Ukraine said the battle was not over. Similar back-and-forth claims have been made over the devastated city in eastern Ukraine, now the longest battle of the year-and-three-month war.
Grain of Ukraine the transaction has been extended, a day before it was due to expire after Russia threatened to withdraw. A new deadline was set for July.
Russian security officers arrested a Russian who worked at the US diplomatic mission in Russia. Robert Shonov was charged with “collaborating with a foreign state on a confidential basis.” The United States strongly condemned the arrest.
Russia has launched intense attacks on Kiev and other regions of Ukraine. But Ukraine said on Tuesday it was able to shoot down 18 missiles, including six hypersonic ones.
China’s special envoy Li Hui visited Ukraine, a meeting with President Zelensky and high-ranking officials. The envoy also toured other European countries, including Poland.
Deep
At the G-7 summit, Ukraine provided military aid, including advanced fighter jets.
The G-7 tightens economic sanctions against Russia for its war on Ukraine.
Zelensky arrives at Arab League summit as Saudi Arabia flexes diplomatic muscle
Zelensky’s last diplomatic steps signal a new stage of the war in Ukraine.
What does the battle for Bakhmut tell about the war in Ukraine?
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Russia attacked the hometown of Ukraine’s Eurovision group right before its performance.
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Earlier developments
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