In Ukraine, fierce fighting continues in Bakhmut as Russia attempts to encircle the city, located in a hotly contested area in the country’s east.
Zelensky said he might shuffle around more Ukrainian officials.
He said in his nightly address that although there had been a “lull” in personnel decisions, “this does not mean that all the necessary steps have been taken.” He added that those “who do not meet the fundamental requirements of the state and society should not linger in their chairs.”South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup did not rule out sending weapons to Ukraine
when asked about it at a news conference with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin. Lee said he was aware of the “need for the international effort” and that the South Korean government was “directing our close attention.” Such an act would require changes to Seoul’s policy that says defense goods can only be exported “for peaceful purposes.”
The International Olympic Committee said that sanctions against Russian and Belarusian athletes are “not negotiable.”, the organization noted that the sanctions, which prohibit international sporting events in either country, as well as the display of each country’s respective flag, had been unanimously confirmed at the Olympic Summit in December.
But a recent report by the influential RAND Corporation advises Western powers to push for a diplomatic solution to the conflict rather than continuing to arm Ukraine amd allowing the war to continue.
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