Russia-Ukraine war live: Kremlin critic Kara-Murza sentenced to 25 years; Putin meets Chinese defence minister

Court sentences Vladimir Kara-Murza to 25 years in prison for criticising the war in Ukraine; China’s defence minister Li Shangfu tells Russian president Vladimir Putin their countries have ‘already entered a new era’

Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 418 of the invasion

Ukraine’s agriculture minister said Kyiv would aim to secure the reopening of food and grain transit via Poland as a “first step” at talks in Warsaw on Monday, after Poland and Hungary announced bans on some imports from Ukraine.

Agriculture minister Mykola Solsky also said there would be additional talks this week in Romania on Wednesday, and in Slovakia on Thursday. Reuters reports the minister’s comments were published on the Telegram messaging app by the agriculture ministry.

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