On completion of the first week of Ukraine invasion, Russia seized the southern city of Kherson - the first major city to fall to Russian forces. Kherson mayor Ihor Kolykhaiev said the Ukrainian military is no longer present in the city, and residents must now carry out the instructions of "armed people who came to the city's administration." A second round of ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia is scheduled to be held at the Belarus-Poland border Thursday.
"On our way to negotiations with the Russian Federation. Already in helicopters," presidential advisor Mykhailo Podolyak said on Twitter.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.