Russia investing 'significant effort' in eastern offensive; Zelenskyy says Kremlin defeat is obvious

This is CNBC's live blog tracking Friday's developments on the war in Ukraine. See below for the latest updates.

A Russian soldier is due to stand trial on Friday for killing an unarmed Ukrainian citizen. It marks the first alleged war crime since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24. It added that Russian forces are likely to launch a ground offensive on or around Severodonetsk, an eastern city in the Luhansk Oblast, in the coming days.A Russian soldier is scheduled to go on trial Friday in the killing of an unarmed Ukrainian civilian, marking the first time since the start of the invasion that a member of the Russian military will be prosecuted for a war crime.

In its latest intelligence update, the U.K. ministry says the Kremlin's primary objective is to envelop Ukrainian forces in the Joint Forces Operation area, referring to the eastern line of contact between the separatist-held areas of Donetsk and Luhansk. Zelenskyy accused Russian forces of being "cowards," adding that they are seeking "to hide the truth behind missile, air and artillery strikes."G7 foreign ministers meet to discuss Ukraine war, impact

Zelensky the most ignorant president in the world after Michel Aoun, the president of Lebanon, for his extreme ignorance of politics. Ukraine will continue to collapse as long as he heads it

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