Granted rare access inside the Kremlin, CNN's Fred Pleitgen attends a meeting between Russian president Vladimir Putin and the president of Kazakhstan. | CNN International

"Everything is being done to slow down the transfer of air defense systems to Ukraine." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says he believes Russian air incursions have managed to scare Europe. bloom.bg/4nWQbRB | Bloomberg

BREAKING NEWS: Russia VS Ukraine frontline update: Putin's men wiped out Ukrainian soldiers, zelensky and his commanders silence as own troops trapped by Russian soldiers Trapped, starving, and desperate - intercepted radio calls reveal Ukrainian troops in Kupyansk pleading for food as their commanders allegedly deny supplies. Russian forces close in along the Oskol River, tightening the noose while Kyiv’s soldiers beg for survival. #TrumpNews #Trump #Mali #Geopolitics #WorldNews #RussiaUkraineW