"Global Politics: African Leaders Meet Putin to Discuss Ukraine War and Peace Plan"

Russian officials have given a lukewarm reception to a peace plan presented by a delegation of African leaders, but say that Vladimir Putin is considering it nonetheless. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked all the "strong and courageous" soldiers fighting the Russian invasion on Father's Day Sunday. Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive. Ukraine will not be given any special treatment in its bid to join NATO, US President Joe Biden said on Saturday. Leaders from more than 60 countries and hundreds of top executives from the world's leading companies are expected in London next week for the second International Conference on Rebuilding Ukraine.