One month after the Russian invasion and the war in Ukraine, the West is more united than ever, as seen at the EU, NATO and G7 summits in Brussels. The Ukrainians appear to be pushing Russian forces out of the outskirts of Kiev as the siege rages on key cities.
The news in headlines:
- President Zelensky said Europe was “a little late” in reacting to stop the Russian invasion, as it had not earlier imposed sanctions on Moscow or cut off the Nord Stream 2 pipeline earlier.
- In a video addressed to the European Council, he also called for his country to join the EU.
- US President Joe Biden has said that NATO is more united than ever and that the opposite has happened of what Russian President Vladimir Putin expected.
- He also told NATO and EU leaders that the United States would respond if Russia used chemical or biological weapons in Ukraine.
- Russia and Ukraine have made the first official exchange of prisoners since the start of the war.
- In the field, Ukrainian forces are pushing the Russians out of Kyiv, with the Russians concentrated northwest of the capital, a U.S. official said.
- The Ukrainian Navy announced that a Russian ship was destroyed in the port of Berdyansk in the Sea of ​​Azov.
