LIVE UPDATES: West Condemns Russia, Does Not Notice Ukrainian Crimes, Kremlin Says

"Observers" of the G7 countries will become legitimate targets for the Russian military should they be sent to Ukraine, a source in Moscow has told Sputnik.

On Tuesday, Volodymyr Zelensky called on G7 countries to deploy international observers on the Ukrainian-Belarusian border to monitor the security situation.

"If the G7 countries, which are already taking part in the conflict by providing Kiev with arms, intelligence, and warfare guidance, and training Ukrainian fighters, if they respond positively to Zelensky's request to send observers to Ukraine, it will permanently consolidate their status as a party to the conflict and make the so-called observers legitimate military targets," the source said.

US President Joe Biden said he does not have any intention to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"I have no intention of meeting with him but for example, if he came to me at G20 and said I want to talk about the release of [Brittney] Griner, I would meet with him. I mean it would depend," Biden said on Tuesday. "It would depend on specifically what he wanted to talk about. But look, he’s acted brutally, he’s acted brutally. I think he’s committed war crimes. And so I don’t, I don’t see any rationale to meet with him now."

US President Joe Biden said he does not think that Russian President Vladimir Putin will use tactical nuclear weapons.

"I don't think he will," Biden told CNN. "But I think it's very [ir]responsible [for] him to talk about the idea that a world leader of one of the largest nuclear powers in the world says he may use a tactical nuclear weapon."

He said militants are trained not only by foreign instructors in Ukraine, but also in Poland and Lithuania.

The United States has so far provided Ukraine with more than $13 billion in economic assistance, she added.

On Tuesday, Al Nahyan paid a visit to Russia for the first time since his appointment as UAE President in May 2022.

Lavrov slammed on Tuesday US statements that Russia left unanswered Washington's proposals on negotiations on Ukraine as lies, noting that Moscow received no serious proposals.

In total, Berlin plans to deliver four such systems to Kiev. According to Spiegel, the handover was made near the Polish-Ukrainian border n Tuesday.

In addition, during the conversation, the importance of interaction to prevent the terrorist threat in Syria, as well as the readiness to comply with all agreements reached on this issue, was noted.

"Following Russian airstrikes on residential areas in numerous #Ukrainian cities, I summoned the Russian ambassador. #Switzerland condemns these indiscriminate attacks and calls on #Russia to respect international humanitarian law, in particular the protection of civilians," she said on Twitter.

The United States will continue working with Ukraine on providing the country additional air defense capabilities amid Russia's special military operation, White House National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby said on Tuesday.

"We will continue to work with them [Ukraine] on additional needs going forward and that would include continuing to talk to them about additional air defense capabilities, I don't have any other announcements to make," Kirby said during a conference call.

Kirby said the United States will deliver the first National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) to Ukraine in the very near future. Kirby added that the United States is certainly interested in expediting the delivery of additional NASAMS to Ukraine as soon as possible.

The death toll from the Crimean Bridge terrorist attack has increased to four after a judge from Moscow died of his injuries, a source in the Emergency Situations Ministry has said.

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu discussed the situation in Ukraine during a phone conversation on Tuesday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.

"During the conversation, Minister Akar discussed bilateral and regional defense and security issues with his Russian colleague, in particular, the situation in Ukraine and Syria," the ministry said, adding that Akar and Shoigu also talked about the grain deal.