The war in Ukraine has reached day 778. Switzerland announces a peace conference for Ukraine for June but Russia warns: “We won’t be there, it’s an American project”. Meanwhile, for 2024 Russia plans to recruit around 400 thousand contract soldiers according to estimates from the British Ministry of Defence. Kiev believes that “over 450 thousand Russian soldiers have been killed or wounded since the beginning of the conflict”. Meanwhile the Ukrainian parliament approved at first reading a measure that will allow the prisoners to serve in the army. For Zelensky, Russia has managed to exert influence on US politics and media. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Borrell warns: “War in Europe? It is no longer a fantasy”. Meanwhile, after the attacks on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the IAEA calls an emergency meeting.