Zelensky visits Bakhmut as Russia's war in Ukraine intensifies.

Ukrainian President Zelensky visited the front line in Bakhmut, where Russian forces have almost encircled Ukrainian troops. Meanwhile, Chinese leader Xi Jinping wrapped up his three-day trip to Russia, which offered little concrete progress on China's pledge to promote peace in the Ukraine conflict. Xi and Russian President Putin signed a series of agreements to expand trade and deepen strategic ties. The United States later accused China of "parroting the Russian propaganda." Xi is expected to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky following his return from Moscow.