Updated June 12, 2023 at 1:40 PM ET
Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.
What to watch
Ukraine's counteroffensive to recapture territory from Russian forces is being closely watched.
NATO's kicking off a two-week military exercise called , which host-country Germany bills as "the largest deployment exercise of air forces in NATO's history."
Russia is celebrating Russia Day, with President Vladimir Putin saying at a "" for the country, patriotism unites society in support of their troops fighting in Ukraine.
The White House had to reschedule a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House and other planned meetings because President Biden had a root canal.
Rafael Mariano Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is to Ukraine to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and visit the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant.
Officials from Turkey and Sweden are due for talks this week on the Swedish bid to join NATO.
NATO member states' defense chiefs will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday. A meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission is scheduled for Thursday.
What happened last week
Ukraine launched its much-awaited , hitting different points of Russia's defensive lines with newly NATO-supplied weaponry and . Russia's government said its forces were mainly holding their ground and inflicting a toll on Ukrainian troops and tanks.
Ukraine's burst, flooding areas with homes and farms and leading to major potential environmental and food problems. Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the dam's destruction, while Ukraine's leader called for an international investigation. Seismic activity indicating an explosion at the dam.
Another American in Russia. A court in Moscow accused Michael Travis Leake, a musician based in Russia, of engaging in drug dealing with young people.
Russia and Ukraine announced a prisoner swap of captives on each side.
President Biden Rishi Sunak at the White House and countries' of security aid to Ukraine. Earlier in the week, the White House also hosted Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen.
In-depth
Ukraine's Zelenskyy confirms that an .
Many in Poland fear their .
Ukraine's anarchists have .
Seismic stations detected .
Ukraine blames Russia for .
What we know about a .
For Russia and Ukraine, .
, 79 years after D-Day.
On the State of Ukraine podcast: , and more.
Special report
Russia's war in Ukraine is changing the world:
Earlier developments
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