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The pair, from opposing ends of the political spectrum, recently advocated for Ukraine to consider a settlement in order to achieve a quicker peace deal.

An adviser to Volodymyr Zelensky wrote that Ukrainians are too busy "defending freedom and democracy" to listen to the former secretary of state's advice.

"Cooperation between China and Russia has strong endogenous power and independent value," China spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Tuesday.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's warning came as Russia sold missiles with nuclear capabilities to his country.

"This is Ukraine's fight. It's not the United States' fight," said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said exchanging troops with Ukraine "does not contradict common sense."

"I did not expect that the Russian people would hate us, Ukrainian people, so much," said Odesa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov.

Russia has recently ramped up its attacks on Odesa, a key port city along the Black Sea.

Moscow's miscalculations led to "demonstrable operational failings," according to British intelligence.

About 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers are believed to be defending the plant against Russian attacks.

The British Ministry of Defence tweeted that more than one-quarter of Russia's battalion tactical groups in Ukraine have been "rendered combat ineffective."

If Yoon Suk-yeol successfully navigates the turbulent waters of geopolitics in Asia, then he could be remembered as one of South Korea's most transformative presidents.

Given the current state of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the crimes against humanity, it is recommended that normative recognition of war crimes as genocide should not be delayed any further.

"We must not be shortsighted in the use of sanctions relief to mitigate our present energy challenges," Manchin wrote.

"We must support all possible diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire and impose peace on Russia so that Ukraine regains its full sovereignty," Le Pen wrote.

Orban, who recently won re-election to his fourth term as Hungary's prime minister, discussed the Russia-Ukraion War in a press conference.

If the International Criminal Court issues a warrant for this arrest, he would not be able to travel to more than 100 countries.

Viktor Orbán, who was endorsed by the former president earlier this year, called the Ukrainian president an "opponent" after winning reelection.

A Ukrainian member of parliament raised the question to Twitter users as Russia demands Crimea and Donbas in exchange for peace.

The remark came just hours after Biden referred to the Russian president as a "butcher."

After her protest, the journalist spent 14 hours being questioned by Russian authorities and was issued a fine.

The Canadian Prime Minister joins U.S. President Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, Hillary Clinton and other U.S. officials on the receiving end of a Russian ban.

In the wake of its invasion of Ukraine, Russia included Taiwan—but not China—on a list of countries it considers "unfriendly."

Senator Marco Rubio said Sunday that declaring a no-fly zone over Ukraine is "not just some rule you pass that everybody has to oblige by."

The Speaker of the House said Friday the country will support the Ukrainians while defending Biden's stance against direct involvement with Russia's invasion.

For comparison, fewer than 2,500 U.S. service members have died in Afghanistan, a war that spanned two decades.

Africa, not the Middle East, is the breeding ground of Islamist terrorism today.

U.S. President Joe Biden said Russia would face "swift and severe consequences" if the nation "chooses to walk away from diplomacy and attack Ukraine."

The U.S. issued a similar order Sunday, warning: "military action by Russia could come at any time."

The test "confirmed the accuracy, safety, and operational effectiveness of this weapon system being produced," according to the North Korea's state news agency.