The most important news at a glance
– The Russian space agency Roscosmos said that it can no longer cooperate with the American NASA and its Canadian, Japanese and European colleagues as long as economic sanctions against Russia are in place.
Russia continues to see progress in talks with Ukraine. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said talks should continue and that Ukraine was showing greater understanding of the situation in Crimea and the eastern Donbass region.
Rotterdam will receive Ukrainian refugees on a cruise ship. The ship, Volendam of the Holland America Line, can accommodate up to 1,400 people. The ship will dock on Saturday at Merwehaven, close to Schiedam, and will remain there for three months.
The Ukrainian armed forces said they have recaptured 11 villages in the southern Kherson region in recent days.
– Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to deal with his opponents inside Russia more difficult. Russia’s TASS news agency reported that he had discussed additional measures with the Security Council “to avoid and neutralize threats to internal security.”
– The Red Cross said that the team sent on Friday to facilitate the evacuation of thousands of civilians from the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Russia, had to turn around because conditions “made it impossible to move forward.”
