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(CNN)President Joe Biden will visit Poland this month to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, returning to the region as the war enters a volatile new phase without a clear path to peace.The president is planning to visit Poland from February 20-22.The White House said he would meet Polish President Andrzej Duda and other leaders from the region.

01:18 File photo of US Vice President Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on February 19, 2022.Thomas Kienzle, AFP The Munich Security Conference opens on Friday, bringing world leaders together ahead of the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine as Kyiv steps up pleas for more weapons.

MUNICH As Kyiv calls for more advanced military aid, Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Friday pushed for Western allies to make good on their promises to send Ukraine the type of battle tanks that many had long wanted his country to provide.After weeks of heavy public pressure from European allies, Germany agreed last month to send at least 14 Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and to allow other nations to re-export the German-made vehicles for the war effort, too.

China's top foreign policy official on Saturday mocked America's response to a recent Chinese spy balloon overflight, calling the U.S. actions absurd and hysterical and an effort to divert attention from its domestic problems.The official, Wang Yi, the Chinese Communist Party's senior member for foreign affairs, repeated his government's claim that the balloon, which flew over several U.S. states this month before President Biden ordered it shot down, was a civilian craft blown off course by high winds.

Accusations that Russia has committed war crimes in Ukraine grew louder over the weekend as world leaders called for prosecution of the invading nation's gruesome atrocities.Russia must be held accountable before it can have normal relations with Western nations after the war, Estonia's prime minister said Sunday.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 361st day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Sunday, February 19, 2023: Most of Ukraine has electricity despite a series of major Russian attacks on the power generating system, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his nightly address.

Foreign policy chief supports Estonian proposal for EU to buy ammunition on behalf of its members to help Ukraine.The West must provide more military aid to Ukraine and speed up its deliveries, the European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, says.Much more has to be done and much quicker, Borrell said at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday.

A man walks among graves of Ukrainian soldiers in the "Alley of Glory" of a cemetery in Kharkiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 16.Sergey Bobok/AFP via Getty Images This week will mark one year since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022.Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.

Liz Truss has joined growing calls for fighter jets to be sent to Ukraine, in her first speech in Parliament since resigning as prime minister.Ms Truss said the UK needed to "do all we can, as fast as we can" to help Ukraine win the war against Russia.The call was echoed by former PM Boris Johnson during a debate on Ukraine, putting pressure on PM Rishi Sunak.

Rishi Sunak has told world leaders they must arm Ukraine now and set about boosting its long-term future against further Russian aggression.The Prime Minister, in a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, had a two-fold message for the West.The British leader said that Ukraine needed military backing by allies to counter any spring offensive by Russian president Vladimir Putin's troops.

Issued on: 18/02/2023 - 19:12 13:26 Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks with FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman in Munich, Germany on February 18, 2023.FRANCE 24 screenshot Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sat down with FRANCE 24's Marc Perelman at the Munich Security Conference to talk about the war in Ukraine and US President Joe Biden's upcoming visit to Poland to mark the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion.

Retaining access to both EU and UK markets is the bottom line in any Northern Ireland Protocol deal for the majority of people in Northern Ireland, Alliance Party leader Naomi Long has said.Mrs Long also said she believed the oversight role of the European Court of Justice continued to be a sticking point in efforts to get a deal over the line on the post-Brexit arrangements.

Ukraine can not be safe as long as Vladimir Putin remains in power, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said of the Russian president at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday."If he doesn't change by 360 degrees then, no," she said when asked about the long-term prospects for peace in Ukraine.

Ukraine can not be safe as long as Vladimir Putin remains in power, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said of the Russian president at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday."If he doesn't change by 360 degrees then, no," she said when asked about the long-term prospects for peace in Ukraine.

Joe Biden has promised further military aid for Ukraine worth $500m (415m) during his unannounced visit to Kyiv, as EU foreign ministers met in Brussels to discuss ways to accelerate the provision of ammunition.The US president also said additional sanctions would be announced this week against Russia's elite and companies trying to evade existing sanctions in order to back the Russian war machine.

Germany's interior minister has warned of a massive danger facing Germany from Russian sabotage, disinformation and spying attacks.Nancy Faeser said Vladimir Putin was putting huge resources into cyber-attacks as a key part of his war of aggression.The cybersecurity concerns have been exacerbated by the war.