President Biden is scheduled to meet with leaders of eastern NATO countries concerned about Moscow’s aggression on Wednesday, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the suspension of the last nuclear deal with the United States and as the two leaders emphasized the growing distance between them in the fight. speeches.
As the war in Ukraine approaches its one-year mark, China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, is in Russia and is expected to meet with Putin on Wednesday, according to the Kremlin. Earlier on Wednesday, Wang met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who said that “relations between Russia and China are developing dynamically, despite the turmoil.” Lavrov said that “Moscow and Beijing are ready to protect each other’s interests.”
Here’s the latest on the war and its impact around the world.
A year in the trenches has hardened Ukraine’s president: Zelensky entered office thinking he could make peace with Putin, but a year ago this week, he found himself holed up in a safe room in Kyiv – the start of a a series of experiences that transformed him into a known throughout the world, hurt. wartime leader, Paul Sonne and David L. Stern report.
“Of course, we all change, including the president,” said Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office. “The hardships that mark his tenure — they cannot but change a person. Is he struggling? Of course, he was there. Did he become stronger? In my view, he will always be strong.”
