The nationwide flags of nations in NATO fly outdoors the group headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Finland’s flag might be added to the group.

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The nationwide flags of nations in NATO fly outdoors the group headquarters in Brussels on Monday. Finland’s flag might be added to the group.

Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP through Getty Images

Here’s a glance forward and a roundup of key developments from the previous week.

What to look at

Finland’s flag might be raised at NATO headquarters on Tuesday because the nation joins the safety alliance — a big growth in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

NATO nations’ prime diplomats will meet in Brussels this week.

The deputy international ministers of Syria, Turkey, Iran and Russia are meeting in Moscow.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visits Poland Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits China this week, partaking in a trilateral meeting with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Chinese chief Xi Jinping on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is because of maintain talks with Belarus’ chief Alexander Lukashenko.

Battle-watchers are eyeing Bakhmut after Russia’s Wagner Group claimed to seize the japanese Ukrainian metropolis and Ukraine denied the declare.

United Nations-watchers have their eyes on how Russia handles its position presiding over the U.N. Security Council this month.

What occurred final week

Russia arrested Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, drawing condemnation from the U.S. authorities and press freedom teams. Russian safety brokers accused him of attempting to assemble categorized info at navy industrial websites on behalf of Washington, which the Journal denies.

Turkey and Hungary ratified Finland’s bid to affix NATO, the final members to take action, offering the alliance a powerful navy and northern place. Sweden applied jointly with Finland, alarmed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, however the Swedes are nonetheless ready for approval from each Hungary and Turkey.

The battle for Bakhmut in Ukraine’s east grew to become “especially hot” this weekend, President Zelenskyy said. Ukraine denied and mocked claims by Russia’s Wagner Group of mercenaries that they captured the town and raised a Russian flag on an administrative constructing there.

A widely known Russian navy blogger was killed by an explosion in a St. Petersburg cafe, with some studies saying a bomb might have been lodged in a bust of the blogger that was gifted to him. Moscow blamed Russian opposition activists and Ukraine.

Ukraine struck a Russian-held Melitopol, a metropolis deep behind the entrance line, knocking out power and hitting a railway depot.

Russia took on the rotating presidency of the U.N. Security Council this month. Ukraine’s international minister called it “a slap in the face to the international community.”

In-depth

The U.S. condemns Russia’s arrest of a Wall Street Journal reporter.

Doctors Without Borders in Ukraine studies on what Russia left in its wake.

On The Indicator: The price of a dollar in Ukraine.

A rehab center revives traumatized Ukrainian troops earlier than their return to battle.

Foreign volunteers race to coach new Ukrainian troops to be sent to the front.

A Chinese drone for hobbyists performs a crucial role in the Russia-Ukraine war.

Special report

Russia’s battle in Ukraine is altering the world: See our updated report on its ripple effects in all corners of the globe.

Earlier developments

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