Russian Official Accuses West of Prolonging Ukraine War

A top Kremlin official, Dmitry Medvedev, stated that Russia's military operation in Ukraine would end within days if the West stopped arming Ukraine. Medvedev also mentioned the possibility of nuclear weapons as a way to end the war. Chinese President Xi Jinping warned Russian President Vladimir Putin against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Meanwhile, inspections at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant have not revealed any indications of mines or explosives. The fate of General Sergei Surovikin, deputy commander of Russian forces in Ukraine, remains unclear, and the ousted mercenary leader, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who was linked to US election hacking, has been exiled to Belarus.