Russia’s invasion grinds into its second year (Feb. 27) : NPR

Here is an outlook and summary of the most important developments over the past week.

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The United States and its allies are trying to pressure China not to supply arms to Russia, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said.

Belarusian leader Viktor Lukashenko, a close Kremlin ally, will travel to Beijing to meet with China’s leader Xi Jinping.

Finland’s parliament will vote Tuesday on whether to ratify the country’s NATO membership.

Also on Tuesday, U.S. lawmakers will attend hearings on the Ukraine war in both the Senate Armed Services Committee and the House Subcommittee on Defense Appropriations.

On Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will attend a meeting with his Group of 20 counterparts in New Delhi.

President Biden receives Chancellor Olaf Scholz at the White House on Friday.

What happened last week

The world marked for one year Russia invaded Ukraine. In advance, President Biden paid an unannounced visit to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and later to Poland.

Some Russians resisted the Kremlin’s rule by protesting the war in several cities, with an independent Russian newspaper reporting that more than 50 people were arrested at various demonstrations where they picketed, laid flowers and wrote messages.

China demanded a Armistice and peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, in a position paper published on the anniversary of the invasion. Earlier in the week, Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s top diplomat met in Moscow and vowed to strengthen ties.

Putin suspended Participation of Russia in New STARTthe last remaining arms control treaty with the United States.

Russian forces conducted ground attacks in eastern Ukraine. near Svatove and Kreminna, Western security analysts said.

A meeting of G-20 finance chiefs in India failed to reach consensus on the war in Ukrainewith China refusing to condemn Russia’s invasion.

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