❗️ De-escalation in Kiev and Chernigov directions does not mean ceasefire, Russia's chief negotiator says

❗️Ukraine's proposals presented at Istanbul talks show Kiev's desire for compromise, Medinsky says

❗️There is still a long way to go to reach a mutually acceptable agreement with Ukraine, Medinsky says

❗️Russian chief negotiator: Russia will submit counter-proposals to Ukraine

❗️Belgium's decision to oust 21 Russian diplomats deals a serious blow to bilateral relations, embassy says

⚡️ Top US General denies Biden's claim that Americans are training Ukrainian troops in Poland

🗣 “I do not believe that we are in the process of currently training military forces from Ukraine in Poland. There are liaisons that are there, they're being given advice, and that’s different”, European Command (EUCOM) head Gen. Tod Wolters told the US Senate Armed Services Committee.

Wolters was forced into damage control after Biden appeared to reveal to reporters that the United States is training Ukrainian forces in Poland. The off-noscript occurred as he was attempting to clarify a previous gaffe, in which he suggested that American troops would be going to Ukraine soon.

During Monday's press conference, however, Biden denied he meant what he had said, explaining: "We're talking about helping train the Ukrainian troops that are in Poland".

When asked to clarify, he said that he was "referring to being with, and talking with, the Ukrainian troops that are in Poland".

⚡️ Russian 'Izvestiya' correspondent injured near Mariupol as sniper shoots him in leg, newspaper says

👀 A man was attacked and robbed in a Manhattan McDonald’s as an unknown bystander watched the crime happen.

The victim was reportedly hospitalized with a severe head injury after the incident.

❗️ Putin tells Macron that Ukrainian nationalists must lay down arms to resolve tough situation in Mariupol - Kremlin

❗️Germany is currently the second biggest supplier of arms to Ukraine - German Defence Minister Lambrecht

❗️🇺🇸 Former President Donald Trump would beat President Joe Biden in a hypothetical contest in the 2024 election, a new Harvard CAPS-Harris poll showed. If the election were held today, 47% of US voters would back Trump, compared to 41% for Biden.

⚡️🇮🇱 At least four people were killed by a suspected Arab gunman in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish town of Bnei Brak on Tuesday.

Footage shows the moment the attacker opened fire towards apartment balconies before shooting at people in the street. Multiple reports suggest that the gunman has already been neutralised.

Bnei Brak is the most densely populated city in Israel.

❗️🇺🇸 California lawmakers in the US Congress are urging Defense Secretary Austin and Secretary of State Blinken to grant authorizations so that the state's National Guard forces can expand their humanitarian work in Ukraine. "Among other capabilities, the California Air National Guard might be able to use its airlift capability to bring food, medical, and other humanitarian material to the region," they wrote in a letter to Austin and Blinken.

Tensions are running high in Bnei Brak as locals chant “death to Arabs” and “revenge” following a deadly shooting attack

US Ambassador to Israel Tom Nides has offered his condolences in a statement tweeted out following the deadly shooting in Bnei Brak:

“Just now hearing reports of another attack in Israel, this time taking the lives of innocent people in Bnei Brak. My heart goes out to the families of the victims. No one should have to endure such heartbreak”, Nides wrote.

❗️🇺🇸The US is considering a "plenty of options" to impose more anti-Russia sanctions

"There are plenty of things that we can do, including broadening sanctions to new targets, deepening the severity of sanctions that are existing. So, I don't have any specifics to announce at this time, except to say that there are certainly other options should we decide to move forward with them," Biden Communications director Kate Bedingfield told a press conference.