Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visited Kyiv on Saturday as Spain took the helm of the rotating European Council presidency. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed the visit as symbolic, saying in his nightly address that it showcased a “new reality” amid the Russian invasion.
CIA Director William J. Burns said Russia’s “mistakes” in Ukraine had revealed its military weaknesses and damaged its economy. He also reiterated that the United States had no part in the armed rebellion in Russia by Wagner Group founder Yevgeniy Prigozhin.
Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
Those concerns are most poignant for the people living near the plant, The Post’s Fredrick Kunkle and Kostiantyn Khudov report from Tomakivka, Ukraine. Vita Lyashenko, 47, a nurse, said she has been gathering rainwater, recycling water for household chores and going longer without showers since the municipal water system went down after the dam breach. She has also set aside iodine tablets, extra water and tape to seal her windows in the event of a radioactive fallout.