China's Xi Jinping speaks with Ukraine's Zelensky for the first time since Russia's invasion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for the first time since the war began, with Xi saying China would send a special representative to Ukraine for talks on resolving the crisis. The Azov unit, known for its grueling last-ditch battle last year for the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, is scrambling to rebuild ahead of Ukraine’s much-anticipated spring counteroffensive.