· The Pentagon has rejected Poland's plan to hand over its MiG-29 fighter jets to the United States, to donate them to Ukraine. Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said his government was "ready to deploy - immediately and free of charge - all MiG-29 aircraft at Ramstein Air Base and make them available to the United States government. The Pentagon, however, rejected the proposal, saying it was not "stable." of NATO.
Russia said earlier it was opening humanitarian corridors from Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkiv and Mariupol so that civilians could be evacuated. Some Sumy residents, including Nigerian and Indian students, have now left the city by bus. Two million people have fled Ukraine since the start of the war, the UN refugee agency said.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have reportedly refused to make phone calls to Joe Biden in recent weeks as the US seeks to boost oil supplies while formally suspending Russian oil imports on Tuesday, pushing oil prices to $ 130 a barrel. barrels, the highest level in 14 years.
· The Ukrainian government accused Russia of violating the ceasefire agreement by bombing a road intended to allow civilians to leave the besieged city of Mariupol. The townspeople not only suffer from Russian bombing, but have no heating, water, sanitation or telephones.
Joe Biden announced that the United States would suspend imports of Russian oil "to inflict further pain on Vladimir Putin." The European Union has not joined the blockade, but the European Commission said it was possible to reduce the use of fossil fuels by two-thirds this year. The British government promised to phase out Russian oil imports by the end of the year.
Shell , Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Pepsi, Estee Lauder and McDonald's are the latest Western companies to pull out of Russia.
· The World Health Organization said attacks on Ukrainian hospitals, ambulances and other healthcare facilities had increased "rapidly" in recent days and vital medical supplies were running out. Among the supplies running out are oxygen, insulin, surgical supplies and blood products.
The European Commission has prepared a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus that will hit oligarchs and other Russian politicians, as well as three Belarusian banks, Reuters reported. Sources told the news agency that the sanctions would ban three Belarusian banks from the Swift banking system and add more Russian oligarchs and politicians to the EU blacklist.
· Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said 12,000 Russian personnel were killed. They said that so far Russian forces had lost 48 aircraft, 80 helicopters, 303 tanks, 1,036 armed vehicles, 120 artillery and 27 anti-aircraft combat systems. The CIA chief told U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that he believed between 2,000 and 4,000 Russian soldiers had been killed.
