The Ongoing Devastation of the Russia-Ukraine War.

The Russian foreign minister has warned that the world may have reached a more dangerous threshold than during the Cold War, as the conflict with Ukraine continues. Russia has switched to defensive positions in all areas of combat apart from Bakhmut, according to the Ukrainian head of intelligence. UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutterres has proposed a way forward to Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed at extending a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukrainian grain. A woman charged with killing a pro-war Russian military blogger using explosives has been denied bail by a Russian court. Ukrainian authorities say Russian forces are forcibly evacuating civilians in the parts of the Kherson region that they still occupy. Estonia's prime minister has voiced hope that EU membership talks with Kyiv could begin this year. Beijing has insisted it respects the status of the independent nations that emerged from the USSR. The EU foreign policy chief expressed confidence that the bloc would complete a plan within days to buy ammunition for Ukraine.