The Kremlin said contacts between the U.S. and Russia had taken place, the first time Moscow has hinted the two countries are discussing a potential plan to end fighting in Ukraine.

The Russian leadership is exchanging men—many of them previous casualties discharged prematurely from military hospitals—for land.

Ukraine has become a war lab for the future since the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion. As a result, Ukraine is at the forefront of military technology, leveraging robotics and automation to redefine modern warfare and serve as a testing ground for future combat technologies.

Moscow: NATO is planning to remove Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy through elections, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed on Monday, alleging that Western officials see him as an obstacle to negotiations with Moscow.