British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said his recent comments that implied Kyiv should show more appreciation for Western aid were “misrepresented.” Wallace, who is one of the United Kingdom’s key advocates for military support for Ukraine, announced over the weekend that he plans to resign during the government’s next cabinet reshuffle.
The deadline to renew the Black Sea Grain Initiative, an agreement that has helped alleviate a global food crisis amid Russia’s invasion, is set to expire on Monday. U.N. Secretary General António Guterres sent Russian President Vladimir Putin a letter last week with a proposal to extend the deal, but as of Saturday, Russia had not responded.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
This Russian defense strategy has been successful in stalling Ukrainian troops and has forced its military to change strategy, Isabelle Khurshudyan and Kamila Hrabchuk report.
Freddy Kunkle contributed to this report.
