Russian Wagner Group Leader Warns of Impending World War III Due to Lack of Ammunition in Ukraine

Ukrainian President Zelenskiy had a "long and meaningful" phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said that "talks and negotiation" were the "only way out" of the war in Ukraine. China has floated a peace proposal, which Kyiv and its Western allies have dismissed as echoing Russian talking points. Meanwhile, Russia has been stepping up its offensive actions on the Bakhmut-Avdiyivka-Maryinka front line in the east, where Ukrainian defenders are facing increasing pressure from Russian shelling, air strikes, mortar fire, and infantry assaults.