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Ukraine claimed small advances on Monday in its counteroffensive in the southeast of the country, hunting for a place to drive a wedge through Russian defenses, a key to its hopes for recapturing wide swaths of territory lost to the Russian invasion last year.After a week of fierce combat with infantry, artillery and tanks, across a mostly agricultural landscape, Ukrainian forces, newly armed and trained by Western allies, have retaken seven small villages and settlements, Hannah Malyar, a deputy defense minister, wrote on the messaging platform Telegram, including one that the military said it had captured on Monday.

JOHANNESBURG South African officials allowed a cargo plane targeted by U.S. sanctions for supporting Russia's military efforts to land at an air force base near the capital, Pretoria, last week, a move that could further increase tensions with the United States.U.S. officials previously said the plane has been known to ship weapons for Russia's defense forces.

Image Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin met Monday at the Kremlin.Credit...Russian Presidential Press Office, via Associated Press Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, and China's top leader, Xi Jinping, began talks in Moscow yesterday with boasts of their close ties and only understated mention of the conflict in Ukraine.

Ukrainian soldiers fire an AS90 155mm self-propelled gun as they take part in a military exercise at a training camp in an undisclosed location in England on March 24, 2023 [File: Kin Cheung/AP Photo] Published On 25 Mar 202325 Mar 2023 Here is the situation as it stands on Saturday, March 25, 2023: Conflict The United Nations has said it is deeply concerned by what it decried as summary executions of prisoners of war by both Russian and Ukrainian forces on the battlefield.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping attend a gala in 2019 in Moscow to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations between Russia and China.(Sergei Ilnitsky/AFP/Getty Images)Listen Article As Chinese leader Xi Jinping embarks on a state visit to Moscow billed by Beijing as a peace mission, officials in Western capitals are eyeing the trip for signs it could exacerbate global tensions, providing Russian President Vladimir Putin with a morale boost and a tacit endorsement of his brutal invasion of Ukraine.

Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith delivers remarks on a recently unsealed indictment against former President Donald Trump on Friday.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith gave a rare public statement on Friday after federal officials unsealed an indictment against former President Donald Trump.

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan is wanted for arrest in Russia over war crimes charges against Russian President Vladimir Putin.Moscow has issued an arrest warrant for the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor who in March prepared a warrant for the arrest of Russia's President Vladimir Putin on war crimes charges, Russian media reported on Friday.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine on Thursday redoubled his call for an independent tribunal to investigate and prosecute Russian war crimes, using a speech in The Hague to demand accountability and invoking the trials of Nazis in Nuremberg after World War II.Impunity is the key that opens the door to aggression, Mr. Zelensky said in 15-minute remarks, which he delivered in English.

A day after two explosions over the Kremlin caused a volley of accusations between Ukraine and Russia, the Ukrainian capital was bracing on Thursday for any retaliatory strikes.The bluster that followed the news of the drones exploding raised fears that Moscow would use Wednesday's incident to justify intensifying attacks.

The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, is stepping up calls for a special tribunal to try Russia for the crime of aggression.Speaking ahead of a summit of European leaders in Reykjavik on Tuesday, Von der Leyen said accountability of Russia for the crime of aggression would be a big topic.

As the war enters its 443rd day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Friday, May 12, 2023: Russia's defence ministry denied reports that Ukrainian forces had broken through in various places along the front lines and said the military situation was under control.

I have not written much about the war in Ukraine lately because so little has changed strategically since the first few months of this conflict, when three overarching facts pretty much drove everything and still do.Fact No. 1: As I wrote at the outset, when a war of this magnitude begins, the key question you ask yourself as a foreign affairs columnist is very simple: Where should I be?

Khader Adnan, a Palestinian prisoner who had been on a hunger strike in an Israeli prison for 87 days to protest his detention, died early Tuesday, according to his lawyer and Palestinian and Israeli officials.It was Mr. Adnan, 44, who helped usher in the practice of individual hunger strikes by Palestinian prisoners, conducting a 66-day strike in 2011 that inspired others to use it as a means of protesting Israel's incarceration of Palestinians, especially the practice of administrative detention.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin as a war criminal during an interview with Piers Morgan set to air on Thursday night, clarifying a controversial statement on the war in Ukraine that he released last week.While DeSantis had previously described the conflict which began with Russia's unprovoked invasion of its neighbor last February as a territorial dispute, he was careful to assign blame for it to Putin during his conversation with Morgan.

The latest incident occurred at the Ilsky refinery near the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk as Russia again launches dozens of drone strikes.Russia has blamed Ukraine for setting ablaze one of its oil refineries, while Kyiv has accused Moscow of launching dozens of overnight strikes by unmanned aerial vehicles for the second day running.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the Netherlands will include a stop at the International Criminal Court.Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported a drone attack on an oil refinery.DW has the latest.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will hold meetings with officials at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the court said without giving further details.

14 minutes ago14 minutes ago Volodymyr Zelenskyy has arrived in the Netherlands ahead of a planned appearance at The Hague.Meanwhile, Russian authorities reported a drone attack on an oil refinery.DW has the latest.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Netherlands late on Wednesday for a previously-unannounced visit.

9 minutes ago9 minutes ago With his visit to Moscow, Chinese leader Xi Jinping clearly showed Russian President Vladimir Putin that he can be counted on including in the war on Ukraine.Not a good signal for diplomacy, says Roman Goncharenko.Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in MoscowImage: Russian Presidential Press Office/AP/picture alliance Vladimir Putin has his back to the wall in the war in Ukraine.

AMSTERDAM President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine unexpectedly traveled to the Netherlands on Wednesday and was scheduled to speak in The Hague on Thursday, according to the Dutch wire service ANP.Mr. Zelensky made the trip after spending much of Wednesday denying Russian claims his country was responsible for an early morning drone attack on the Kremlin, saying that Ukraine was focused on the fight on its own soil.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez arrives in Beijing for a meeting with Xi Jinping and talks that will also focus on ending the war in Ukraine.Madrid, Spain When Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Beijing this week, they will ostensibly be celebrating half a century of diplomatic relations by discussing economic and trade ties.

The United States announced it supports the creation of a special tribunal to prosecute the crime of aggression a significant development in the push to hold top Kremlin officials accountable for the war in Ukraine.At this critical moment in history, I am pleased to announce that the United States supports the development of an internationalized tribunal dedicated to prosecuting the crime of aggression against Ukraine, US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice Beth Van Schaack announced Monday.

The delivery of what Scholz said were very modern German-made battle tanks comes some two months after Berlin finally gave the green light for them to be sent.Ukraine has appealed to its western allies to make good on their pledges of heavy arms to push back Russian forces, ahead of a possible spring counter-offensive by Kyiv.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 398th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Tuesday, March 28, 2023: Russian President Vladimir Putin says Western criticism will not influence Russia's plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry expressed frustration at U.N. human rights monitors after they reported that both Kyiv and Moscow had committed rights violations against civilians and prisoners of war.Ukraine considers "it unacceptable to place responsibility on the victim of aggression," the ministry said Friday in a statement.

China's President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin bid each other farewell following talks in Moscow.President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin were filmed saying warm goodbyes as their two-day meeting ended with China's leader saying they were driving geopolitical change around the world.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk to each other prior to Chinese President Xi Jinping leaving after their dinner at The Palace of the Facets in the Moscow Kremlin, Russia, Tuesday, March 21, 2023.(Grigory Sysoyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)KYIV, Ukraine - Chinese leader Xi Jinping has left Moscow, wrapping up a three-day visit, shortly after Japanese PM Fumio Kishida left Kyiv.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow Monday for talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin including on Beijing's proposals to end the war in Ukraine.During the visit, I look forward to exchanging in-depth views with President Putin on bilateral relations and major international and regional issues of common concern, so as to draw a blueprint for China-Russia strategic coordination and practical cooperation in the new era, Xi said in brief remarks on arrival at Moscow's Vnukovo airport shown on Chinese state TV.

Justice ministers from around the world will gather in London to support the International Criminal Court's investigations into war crimes in Ukraine.The move comes after the ICC issued a warrant for Russian leader Vladimir Putin's arrest, accusing him of bearing personal responsibility for the abduction of children from Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed his "dear friend" and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to Moscow for talks Monday.The highly-anticipated two-day visit is Xi's first to the Russian capital since Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year.He is also the first leader to meet the Russian president since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him on Friday.

China's leader Xi Jinping claps as he listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin via a video link, from the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Dec. 2, 2019.Xi will meet Putin this week on a visit to Moscow.Noel Celis/Pool photo via AP Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Moscow for a three-day visit that offers a strong political boost for Russian President Vladimir Putin as fighting in Ukraine grinds on.hina and Russia have described Mr Xi's trip as part of efforts to further deepen their "no-limits friendship".The Kremlin has welcomed China's peace plan for Ukraine and said it would be discussed in talks between Mr Putin and Mr Xi that will begin over dinner on Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.The highly anticipated visit is Xi's first to the Russian capital since Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year.In a statement, the Kremlin said the two leaders would discuss Beijing's proposals to bring the conflict to an end.

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow on Monday for talks with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin.The highly anticipated visit is Xi's first to the Russian capital since Putin launched his war against Ukraine in February last year.In a statement, the Kremlin said the two leaders would discuss Beijing's proposals to bring the conflict to an end.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boost for the isolated Russian president after the International Criminal Court (ICC) charged him with war crimes in Ukraine.r Xi's government gave no details of what the Chinese leader hoped to accomplish.Mr Xi and Mr Putin declared they had a "no-limits friendship" before the February 2022 attack on Ukraine, but China has tried to portray itself as neutral.