Latest on Ukraine: China's foreign minister visits Russia after Kim Jong Un's trip

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 30. Florence Lo/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi before a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Aug. 30.

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Here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.

What to watch

The International Court of Justice in The Hague holds hearings this week on a case Ukraine filed alleging Russia abused international law in its claimed reasons for invading Ukraine in February 2022. Russia presents its arguments on Monday and Ukraine does on Tuesday.

Analysts are watching for explanations around Ukraine's on Monday. The reshuffle comes weeks after the government defense minister.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins a four-day trip to Russia Monday, which includes talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and vowed to fully support Moscow's fight against "imperialism." Putin offered to help North Korea put a satellite into orbit. The United States and South Korea warned that the two leaders could be pursuing a weapons deal.

The International Criminal Court opened an , expected to increase efficiency in responding to reports of war crimes. Ukraine's prosecutor general it is the largest ICC office outside The Hague.

The European Parliament adopted a resolution calling the Belarusian government an "" in Russia's war in Ukraine. The country, bordering both Russia and Ukraine, has allowed Russian military and mercenary forces to be stationed on its territory, which Russia used as a for its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.

The U.S. issued sanctions on people and entities that officials said are benefiting from closeness to the Kremlin and its war.

Ukraine took back eastern villages on Bakhmut's southern flank, the nation's . Recapturing the villages of Andriivka earlier in the week and Klishchiivka on Sunday — both destroyed by fighting — could allow Ukrainian forces to move farther into enemy lines around Bakhmut, an eastern city that in May after months of fighting.

in support of Evan Gershkovich for the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashana. The American reporter has been imprisoned in Russia since March.

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