Russia-Ukraine War Update

Russia-Ukraine War Update

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has launched a $4 billion Ukraine Crisis Adjustment Trade Financing Programme for Africa (UKAFPA) to manage the impact of the global crisis on African economies and businesses.

*Russian forces have completely withdrawn from Kyiv and Chernihiv, the Pentagon has said, but the is full-scale ground war in the east of Ukraine.

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* NATO foreign ministers are meeting for a second day of talks in Brussels on how best to support Ukraine as the war continues

* Ukraine’s deputy PM has urged residents of the eastern regions of Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk to evacuate as fears grow that Russia will intensify attacks there

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* The US has imposed sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s adult daughters and targeted Russian banks following allegations of Russian war crimes in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden says the measures will raise the economic pressure on Putin

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