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Mikheil Saakashvili, now a Ukrainian citizen, has been imprisoned in Georgia. He appeared frail and skeletal in a court appearance that renewed concerns about his treatment in prison.

In televised comments after a devastating Russian strike in Dnipro on Saturday, the adviser, Oleksii Arestovych, said that the missile had been struck by Ukraine’s air defense system before crashing into an apartment building. He later apologized.

The Ukrainian leader said he had spoken with the NATO chief and the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a key mediator between Russia and Ukraine since the full-scale invasion began last February.

President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that Aleksei Navalny, the Russian dissident, “was killed by Putin, like thousands of others.”

The visits by the Ukrainian and Russian leaders came as both sought to display strength and confidence ahead of an anticipated Kyiv counteroffensive.

Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and Vladimir V. Putin of Russia are expected to address their nations as the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion approaches.

On the anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Mr. Zelensky offered a broad overview of where the war stood, the challenges Ukraine faced and the opportunities in the months ahead.

The Ukrainian leader was later expected to travel to a G7 meeting in Japan, part of a diplomatic tour to cement support before Kyiv’s anticipated counteroffensive.

The Ukrainian president’s talks with the pope and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni came at a potentially pivotal moment in the war against Russia, as Kyiv’s forces make advances near the key city of Bakhmut.