Russia and Ukraine Clash Over Bakhmut in Ongoing Dispute.

Russia and Ukraine are trading claims over the embattled city of Bakhmut, with signs that Kyiv's spring counteroffensive may be coming soon. Meanwhile, China's ambassador to Paris, Lu Shaye, caused a stir by questioning the sovereignty of former Soviet countries such as Ukraine, in an interview Friday. Additionally, Russia is ramping up its recruitment military campaign by appealing to Russian masculine pride, calling on "real men" to fight in its invasion of Ukraine.