Like an object floating upwards yet still underwater, the bare, vague bones of a peace plan for Ukraine are taking shape. Despite a relative silence in policy announcements on this war from an otherwise vocal Trump administration,

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky repeated his willingness to hold talks with Russia on ending the war. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Nearly three years after President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, his troops are making steady progress on the battlefield.