Today in Paris, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has discussed the EU's current and future support for Ukraine with French President Emmanuel Macron.

“I have accepted the death. Why am I not afraid to die in this war?

​​These days I talk a lot about death. I mean, about dying in a war. I mean, about such possibility. Probability. And, finally, readiness. Such acceptation calms down. Moreover – it makes you braver, stronger and more steady. Not everyone is ready for that. Not everyone needs it. And not everyone must.

But it gives freedom. You accept – you calm down. If you talked it through in your mind, negotiated with your fears – then you become free. Strong and steady.

In the beginning there was the first night of the war. I have accepted a possibility of death as a probability. Then I thought a lot about it, but somehow chased away those thoughts. But every single day I visited the page of Sasha Makhov. I knew where he was. And I was delighted every time I saw any post of him. It was a blessing. I was guided by his life.

And then everything ended abruptly. And I have completely accepted the death on this war like “almost inevitable”. Ok, so, this is how it will be. Or not. And if it will – there's nothing frightening about that. There's something nice about that even. As strange as that sounds.

Globally I am not afraid anymore for a long time. And it is perceived as a matter of time. And, partly, as a matter of conscience. There will be enough of this war for everyone. But I'm not ready to retreat. So, this is how it’s going to be.

Anyone among my mates (beloved, relatives, comrades-in-arms) almost never touches this topic. Totemic, frightening. To ward it off. Not to jinx it. But I do. And everybody is like: you are not going to die.

Ok. I am not going to die. Let it be so. Or not so.

But I finally felt free. And strong. And balanced.”

Artem Cheh

The United States will not impose its will on Kyiv on the issue of concessions to Moscow, but will continue to strengthen the military potential of Ukraine, said President Joe Biden.

"This is their territory, and I'm not going to tell them what they should or should not do with it," Biden said, answering a question from journalists whether, in his opinion, Ukraine should make territorial concessions to Russia in order to reach a peace agreement.

At the same time, the head of the White House expressed the hope that "sooner or later" the conflict in Ukraine will be crowned with the achievement of peace agreements. He stressed that he did not know when and under what circumstances this could happen.

The Swiss government did not allow Germany and Denmark to transfer Piranha III armored personnel carriers and Swiss-made ammunition for Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft guns to Ukraine.

Putin's unofficial wife Alina Kabaeva is included in the EU and Canadian sanctions list

Also on the list were Peskov's wife, his son and daughter, as well as Yandex co-founder Arkady Volozh. In total, 18 legal entities and 65 individuals fell under the sanctions.