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Latest on Ukraine: Russia runs U.N. Security Council as China runs damage control

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs a United Nations Security Council meeting on defending the principles of the U.N. Charter in New York Monday.

Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.

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Anticipation has been growing for Ukraine to launch a spring counteroffensive.

European countries are demanding answers after China's ambassador to France questioned whether former Soviet republics are sovereign nations under international law. Beijing tried to walk back the remarks saying it respects the sovereignty of former Soviet republics.

Russian Foreign Minister is in New York at the U.N.. Elizabeth Whelan, the sister of , an American imprisoned in Russia, is attending a Security Council meeting.

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