THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2022

UKRAINE WORLD

• Kyiv explosions, unsure whether bombing or demining.
• Russia has either captured or is blocking Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea.  Maritime trade is a huge part of Ukrainian economy and food exports.  It is key for global food security.
• This is a violation of international freedom of navigation norms.
• The Russians have virtually taken over the Sea of Azov, and is now trying to do the same with the Black Sea.
• The warships on the Black Sea are being used to launch missiles.
• The world should help Ukraine lift the Black Sea blockade.
• 16 Cruise missiles were on the Moskova warship.
• 3,600 cultural heritage sites destroyed in Ukraine.
• Since the beginning of the invasion 324 hospitals have been damaged.
• Over 500,000 Ukrainians have been forcibly taken to Russia.

KYIV INDEPENDENT

• Parliament dissolves pro-Russian Opposition Platform faction.  Zelensky signed a decree banning all pro-Russian political projects.
• Ireland supports EU ban on Russian gas imports.
• Moldova bans Russian pro-war symbols.
• Dutch government instructs firms not to pay for Russian gas in rubles.

CNN

• Unsure whether Russian ship explosion has resulted in a withdrawal of that ship and other ships.
• This leads to belief that it was a strike or Russian ships would not be moving back off the coast.