- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Ukraine after addressing the United States Congress in Washington, DC and meeting President Joe Biden.
- Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says the Ukraine frontline is “stable” as the Kremlin’s forces focus on “liberating” the eastern Donetsk region.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrives in Ukraine after addressing the United States Congress in Washington, DC and meeting President Joe Biden.
- Russia’s Chief of General Staff Valery Gerasimov says the Ukraine frontline is “stable” as the Kremlin’s forces focus on “liberating” the eastern Donetsk region.
- Russia’s defence minister Sergei Shoigu visits his armed forces in Ukraine.
- The Kremlin says the US sending a Patriot missile system to Ukraine and lack of discussions on peace talks are evidence Washington is fighting a “proxy war” with Russia.
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