Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was “not in a hurry” to end military operations in Ukraine, and threatened to step up attacks on civilian infrastructure. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Russia had committed war crimes following the latest discovery of a mass burial site in one of Ukraine’s newly-liberated regions.
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy made an urgent appeal to allies to supply additional air- and missile-defense systems that he said are crucial to repelling Russia’s invasion and preventing further disruption to food and energy supplies. He also welcomed an upcoming visit by United Nations investigators to a town where mass graves have been found.
Russia’s central bank delivered the smallest interest-rate cut since it started easing monetary policy after the invasion of Ukraine
