Secret intercepts from the Russian frontlines and China’s Xi stays at home

Excerpts of Russian soldiers’ calls from the frontlines talk of losses, discontent and disarray. Kim Jong Un may be planning a rare trip outside North Korea to talk to President Putin. China’s President Xi Jinping isn’t travelling much this year – why? Plus, the latest from the Munich motor show and a human trafficking ring stretching from Cuba to Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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