Western analysts have said Russia’s claims – if true – are ‘purely symbolic’ and there are still major obstacles facing the Kremlin’s forces in the city. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky attends a bilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden during the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Hiroshima on May 21, 2023. Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP President … Continue reading EXPLAINED: Zelensky Says ‘Bakhmut is Only in Our Hearts’ After Russian Claims of Capture