"US pledges $350 million in new military aid to Ukraine amid ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict"

Putin made a surprise visit to Mariupol, Ukrainian forces outside Bakhmut are managing to keep Russian units at bay, three civilians were killed in Russian shelling, Kremlin claims US drone flights over Black Sea are a sign of “direct” US involvement, Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow to hold talks with Putin, Xi will be the first world leader to shake Putin’s hand since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader, justice ministers from around the world are set to meet in London to discuss scaling up support for the International Criminal Court after it issued an arrest warrant for Putin on charges of war crimes, several European Union countries will sign an agreement to buy 155 mm artillery shells for Ukraine.