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Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree that gives people living in parts of Ukraine under Moscow’s control a path to Russian citizenship, but means those who decline or who do not legalise their status could be deported.

Xi Jinping’s phone call with Volodymyr Zelenskiy was a long time coming, but it should not have come as a surprise. Beijing is on everyone’s shortlist when it comes to prospective peacemakers in Ukraine.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky spoke by phone Wednesday, in their first known conversation since Russia’s invasion, as Beijing ramps up efforts to position itself as a potential peacemaker.

Oleksiy Danilov says it is not up to France to negotiate on behalf of Kyiv ‘behind the Ukrainian people’s backs’.

UN Secretary-General Guterres has proposed to Russian President Putin a “way forward aimed at the improvement, extension and expansion” of the Black Sea Grain deal, a UN spokesperson said on Monday.