- The UN Human Rights Council has passed a resolution by a strong majority, setting up an investigation into allegations of rights abuses by Russian troops in parts of Ukraine formerly under their control.
- Pressure on Europe to secure alternative gas supplies is rising after Moscow imposed sanctions on European subsidiaries of state-owned Gazprom and Ukraine stopped a gas transit route, pushing prices higher.
- UN human rights chief says many abuses committed by Russian forces in Ukraine may amount to war crimes.
- Finland leaders announce they intend to apply to join NATO “without delay”.
- Pro-Moscow authorities in Ukraine’s occupied southern region of Kherson declare they plan to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin to incorporate the territory into Russia by the end of this year.
- Ukraine’s prosecutor general has said for the first time since the war began that a Russian soldier will stand trial for an alleged war crime in Ukraine.
- Ukrainian officials warn of “medieval” conditions in Mariupol as Moscow continues its push for complete control of the southeastern port city.
