British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (proper) walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a ready Chinook helicopter after conferences at Chequers, the U.Ok. chief’s nation retreat, in Aylesbury, England, on Monday.

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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (proper) walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a ready Chinook helicopter after conferences at Chequers, the U.Ok. chief’s nation retreat, in Aylesbury, England, on Monday.

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

What to look at

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy simply made a shock go to to the United Kingdom and discussed military aid with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

China’s authorities is dispatching particular envoy Li Hui to go to Ukraine, Poland, France, Germany and Russia this week, saying he would open up dialogue with those countries toward a political settlement of the disaster in Ukraine.

The Copenhagen Democracy Summit this week will discuss the warfare in Ukraine, amongst different matters, and encompasses a checklist of audio system together with NATO head Jens Stoltenberg and former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The international minister of Belarus will go to Russia.

On Thursday, a 60-day extension for the Black Sea Grain Initiative settlement is up.

What occurred final week

Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy took a whirlwind Europe tour, visiting Italy and the Vatican, Germany and France to safe extra weapons as Ukraine gears up for a counteroffensive. On Monday, he made a trip to the United Kingdom for the second time this year.

Arman Soldin, a video journalist with Agence France-Presse, was killed by rocket hearth close to jap Ukraine’s embattled metropolis of Bakhmut. French prosecutors opened a warfare crimes investigation. This adopted the killing of a Ukrainian reporter in April — the newest of 15 media staff killed in 14 1/2 months of warfare, in response to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Zelenskyy mentioned his nation wants extra time to launch a deliberate counteroffensive till extra promised Western navy help arrives, in an interview with a European broadcasters’ community earlier final week.

Britain delivered Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine, giving it long-range weapons to “push back Russian forces” primarily based inside Ukraine, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace told Parliament.

The Group of Seven’s prime monetary leaders recommitted to imposing sanctions in opposition to Russia and supporting Ukraine.

Putin assailed the West for unleashing a “real war” in opposition to Russia in a Victory Day handle, attempting to hyperlink the battle in Ukraine with the anniversary of the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany.

Ukrainian forces took again a part of Bakhmut, a metropolis in jap Ukraine that is been the positioning of the war’s longest battle. Ukraine’s navy commanders mentioned their forces recaptured more than 1.2 miles of territory from Russian forces previously week.

Former President Donald Trump claimed he would rapidly finish the warfare in Ukraine with out committing to assist Ukraine, if elected subsequent 12 months, in a CNN town hall. It arrange a possible preview of a stark choice for U.S. voters in subsequent 12 months’s election in contrast with the Biden administration’s “unprecedented” ranges of help to Ukraine. Zelenskyy dismissed concerns about doubtlessly shedding American help.

Russia now has about 5,889 nuclear warheads, the Federation of American Scientists estimated in a report. It mentioned among the weapons are in storage headed for retirement however many are assigned for long- or shorter-range use.

Britain hosted the Eurovision Song Contest on behalf of Ukraine, which gained final 12 months however couldn’t host this time due to the continued warfare. Swedish singer Loreen won.

In-depth

Ukraine’s forex is being bolstered with financial support from other nations.

Ukraine is anticipated to make a counteroffensive to take back Crimea.

A former U.S. Army normal predicts “successful” Ukrainian offensive.

This duo rehearsed between air raid alarms. Now they’re repping Ukraine at Eurovision.

On the State of Ukraine podcast: Ukraine co-hosts the Eurovision Song Contest from afar.

Special report

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

Earlier developments

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