Russia puts sanctions on 61 US nationals, and Ukraine's Zelenskyy says UK is providing Kiev with 'exactly' the right weapons to fend off Moscow's offensive, now in its 104th day Follow our live coverage:👇
Ukrainian service members fire a shell from an M777 Howitzer near a frontline in the Donetsk region. Russia's Foreign Ministry has announced that is levying sanctions on 61 US nationals.
It said the move was being taken "in response to the ever-expanding US sanctions against Russian political and public figures, as well as representatives of domestic business." The list includes US officials and former and current top managers of large American companies, such as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, White House communications director Kate Bedingfield and Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the United Kingdom has been providing weapons Kiev needs to fight the offensive with Russia and thanked Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a "complete" understanding of the needs.
Britain said that, in coordination with the United States, it will supply Ukraine with multiple-launch rocket systems that can strike targets up to 80 km away as part of a new UK military aid for Kiev. "I am grateful to Prime Minister Boris Johnson for the complete understanding of our demands and preparedness to provide Ukraine with exactly the weapons that it so needs to protect the lives of our people," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.
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