yesterday s anniversary. translator: if we all do our homework, which will be inevitable, i am certain there will be victory. i don t think, i want it this year. in parts of ukraine today, there has been no let-up in the fighting. a russian military spokesman said up to 60 ukrainian soldiers were killed fighting on the eastern front. cnn s melissa bill is in kyiv, priscilla alvarez at the white house. are there any signs of the major russian offensive that ukraine has been warning about? reporter: there has been this intensification, fredricka, but very much confined to the east of the country. all along that line and at several lines along it, and according both to ukrainian sources and to russian state media, what we have been seeing is an increase in the violence along that front line, and specifically along areas around bakhmut. what we ve been hearing this evening, now that all the ceremonies for the first year anniversary have passed, is that the result of the
he is going to be addressing that with his chinese counterparts. also three americans wrongfully detained in this country. but chinese officials leading into this meeting had an incrediblyographer tone telling the secretary they need to show respect while he was here, to stay out of the domestic affairs, chinese affairs. so we will see how this all goes, if china is really invested in trying to find some areas where the united states and beijing can actually work together. the u.s. has said they would like to work together on climate, on stabilizing the global economy, and so those are two issues we ll watch to see if there is any forward momentum. of course, u.s. officials hope this could launch some more regular communications, some visits between u.s. and chinese officials in the coming months and, of course, potentially that biden/xi visit later this year. thank you very much. cnn global and national affairs analyst david singer with us
what it is is a cease-fire in place. let s have russia keep what it s got and then let s talk about it. and that s not going to result in anything favorable to ukraine or to the west. so we re looking with concern at the xi visit and what he s saying, because as the intelligence indicates, there is consideration by china of upping war support. there are already obviously some chinese military observers and other people, no doubt, who are closely connected, watching the russian operations. we don t ever hear about this. i m sure it s there because it s just a normal thing that they would do. china doesn t want to get in with russia if russia s losing. china doesn t want russia to lose. so it s a difficult position for china. xi jingping is still trying to rebuild his economy. his military is not ready to go