Russia said its forces have occupied Kherson, a port city of about 280,000 people in southern Ukraine where the Dnieper River meets the Black Sea north of Crimea, the Interfax news service reported, citing the Defense Ministry.
Ukrainian television reported that Russian soldiers were in control of Kherson, although the mayor was still in the City Council building and the Ukrainian flag was still flying. Ukraine’s Defense Ministry said that the second-largest city, Kharkiv, was shelled overnight, hitting buildings including the headquarters of the police and the state security service.
The sanctions have no obvious impact on China’s finance and economy so far and are not expected to have too big impact in the future, Guo said at a briefing. China will continue normal economic and trade ties with “related parties,” he said. While most Germans previously opposed the weapons deliveries, following Russia’s invasion more than three quarters, or 78 percent, now support it, according to the Feb. 28 Forsa poll of 1,002 people. The same percentage backs the boost in military spending.A selloff in stocks paused on Wednesday as the war in Ukraine sent crude oil price above $110 a barrel for the first time since 2014, prompting traders to reassess bets on interest-rate increases.
While the incursion lasted only tens of seconds, according to Kyodo News, it was the first of its kind publicly announced since September, broadcaster NHK said. Japan, which has announced an array of sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine invasion, lays claim to Russian-controlled islands off the north of Hokkaido that were seized by the then-Soviet Union at the end of World War II.Exxon Mobil Corp.
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