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LIVE UPDATESRussia's war in Ukraine
By Kathleen Magramo, Brad Lendon and Lianne Kolirin, CNN
Updated 5:50 a.m. ET, April 25, 2023
What we're covering
- Western diplomats slammed Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov over the war in Ukraine during a UN Security Council meeting he was chairing Monday. Russia leads the council this month due to procedural rules.
- Moscow is threatening to terminate the Black Sea grain deal, viewed as critical for solving the world hunger crisis, if G7 nations ban exports to Russia.
- The embattled eastern city of Bakhmut and the ruined towns of Mariinka and Avdiivka remain the focus of Moscow's assaults, Ukrainian officials say. A military official said the Russians were using "Syrian tactics" of total destruction of buildings and facilities in the Bakhmut sector.
- Beijing said it respects the sovereign status of ex-Soviet nations after the Chinese ambassador to France said the Baltic states don't have "effective status in international law."