U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, and an edited video of their conversation caused outrage in Russia, prompting the country to issue an arrest warrant for Graham. Zelenskyy's office later released the full video of Graham's remarks, which showed that the shorter version had been edited and revealed that Graham's comments were in reference to the ongoing fighting between Ukraine and Russia-backed separatists. This has sparked a debate over the U.S.'s role in the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
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Ukraine is preparing for a possible counteroffensive against Russian forces as tensions continue to rise, with Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, hinting at the possibility and Ukrainian military chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi releasing a video brandishing the country's intention to destroy the enemy. On Saturday, a 41-year-old man was killed and a 35-year-old woman was hospitalized when debris fell on a seven-story nonresidential building and started a fire, while Serhii Popko, a senior Kyiv military official, reported the city was subjected to the largest drone attack since the start of Russia's war.
China and Russia have both taken steps to end the conflict in Ukraine, with China sending an envoy to discuss a possible "political settlement" and Russia praising a framework proposed by China and Brazil. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov have both expressed their support for a peaceful resolution to the conflict, which has been ongoing since 2014. It is hoped that the Chinese envoy's visit will help to bring an end to the conflict.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commissioner for Children's Rights in the Office of the President of the Russian Federation, Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova, on charges of war crimes related to the unlawful deportation and transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia. The ICC's pre-trial chamber found reasonable grounds to believe that each suspect bears responsibility for the war crime, and this is the latest development in the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. The warrants are a significant step in the international community's efforts to hold those responsible for war crimes accountable.
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Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief General Valeriy Zaluzhnyi reported that the capital of Kyiv was attacked by anti-aircraft guided missiles from the north on Saturday. The Ukrainian defense forces managed to intercept and destroy 18 cruise missiles and three guided aircraft missiles, with two-thirds of the Russian missiles fired at Ukraine being intercepted. This attack is the latest in a series of escalations between Ukraine and Russia, with the United Nations calling for a peaceful resolution to the conflict.