UKRAINE LIVE. Defense finds old Belgian F-16s not usable for Ukraine – Putin and Erdogan are talking about a grain deal today

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked parliament to dismiss the current Defense Minister and appoint a successor nominated by Zelensky. He said this in his daily video message on Sunday evening. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is trying to persuade his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to agree to a new grain deal. The two meet today in the southern Russian resort of Sochi. Follow all the news about the war in Ukraine here via our live blog.

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