Ukraine

Army Chief will review the military readiness along the borders with its two adversaries, China and Pakistan.

The conference will take place in Brussels. Georgia, Finland, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the Republic of Korea have also been invited, according to the Kyiv Independent.

The meetings had a "serious debate," according to chief negotiator Vladimir Medinsky, and Ukrainian recommendations will be presented to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

This is the fifth time that the negotiators from two culturally-linked countries are meeting to bring an end of violence in the war-strife country. In the last four rounds of talks, neither the United States/West nor any third countries could decipher the content of negotiations.

When Russian businessman and unofficial mediator Roman Abramovich delivered Ukrainian President Zelenskyy with a handwritten message, Putin allegedly stated, "Tell him I will smash them." According to The Times, the handwritten memo outlined Ukraine's criteria for halting the war.

Russia’s first mistake was to underestimate the strength of resistance and the capabilities of Ukraine's own smaller armed forces. Russia has an annual defence budget of more than $60bn, compared with Ukraine’s spending of just over $4bn.

According to coach Oleg Skirta, the 30-year-old was battling against invading Russian forces as part of Ukraine's Azov Battalion unit in Mariupol on Friday when he laid down his life defending his country.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres highlighted that the key to the humanitarian tragedy is not humanitarian; it is political.

Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Ukrainian peace negotiators have suffered symptoms of suspected "chemical weapons" poisoning, according to reports.

The Pakistan Democratic Movement, an alliance of opposition MPs, has been attempting to entice Khan's coalition partners, some of whom were ready to quit him. The proposal will be debated in the House on Thursday, and a vote will be made within seven days.