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Russian military Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass throughout a court docket listening to in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. He’s accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian. The primary conflict crimes trial since Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor opened Friday.

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Russian military Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin, 21, is seen behind a glass throughout a court docket listening to in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. He’s accused of killing a Ukrainian civilian. The primary conflict crimes trial since Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor opened Friday.

Efrem Lukatsky/AP

As Friday attracts to a detailed in Kyiv and in Moscow, listed here are the important thing developments of the day:

The primary conflict crimes trial of the conflict in Ukraine started in Kyiv. A Russian soldier stands accused of fatally taking pictures an unarmed Ukrainian civilian within the northeastern village of Chupakhivka. The accused, a captured member of a tank unit, faces as much as life in jail.

One other first through the conflict: U.S. Protection Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with Russian Protection Minister Sergei Shoigu. Austin pressed for a direct cease-fire in Ukraine and harassed the significance of sustaining strains of communication, the Pentagon mentioned. Russia’s Overseas Ministry mentioned the telephone name was “on the initiative of the American facet,” Russia’s state-owned TASS information company reported, including, “The edges mentioned present problems with worldwide safety, together with the scenario in Ukraine.”

A Moscow court docket handed U.S. basketball participant Brittney Griner one other month of pretrial detention in Russia. The 31-year-old WNBA and Olympics star was arrested in February on the Moscow airport, the place authorities allegedly discovered hashish vape oil in her baggage. The Biden administration says Griner is being wrongfully detained. Her lawyer, Alexander Boikov, tells NPR that Griner has “been handled OK and has no issues or complaints about her well being.”

Ukrainian forces repelled Russia’s try and cross a key river into japanese Ukraine’s Donbas area, in response to British intelligence. Russia suffered losses making an attempt to cross the Siverskyi Donets river, the British Protection Ministry said on Twitter, together with “important armoured manoeuvre components” of at the least one battalion tactical group.

The European Union’s international affairs chief introduced the bloc would supply one other 500 million euros ($520.13 million) in army help to Ukraine. Chatting with reporters at a G-7 assembly, Josep Borrell mentioned the brand new tranche would improve the EU’s complete Ukraine support to 2 billion euros ($2.08 billion). Borrell was additionally assured the bloc would quickly attain a deal on a Russian oil embargo.

Ukraine is closely favored to win Saturday’s Eurovision Music Contest, which takes place in Turin, Italy, at 3 p.m. Jap time. The Kalush Orchestra will carry out a music incorporating conventional people melodies, costumes and devices alongside vigorous rap breaks. The band will face competitors from two dozen different finalists. Russia is banned from this 12 months’s competitors.

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