The Latest Developments in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict.

Russia claims to have thwarted a large-scale offensive in Donetsk, while Ukraine says the focus of the fighting remains around Bakhmut. The EU imposed sanctions on nine Russian officials involved in the jailing of opposition activist Vladimir Kara-Murza. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly to discuss preparations for a NATO summit in July. The Russian Volunteer Corps and the Freedom of Russia Legion released a video saying they had taken Russian prisoners of war during their incursions. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said he would ask Ukraine for clarification on reports that rifles made in Belgium had been used by pro-Ukrainian forces in Belgorod.