It was unclear from the president’s remarks whether he meant the missile was not likely to have been fired from inside Russia, or by Russian forces in Ukraine or elsewhere.
Timothy Morales, a teacher, was trapped in the southern Ukrainian city during the occupation. To evade Russian troops, he rarely ventured out, switched apartments and pretended to be Irish.
A deadly explosion took place at a grain processing facility near the border with Ukraine, according to Polish media outlets. The cause of the explosion was not immediately clear.
Residents told of a frantic escape: “We were just running around, no idea what to do,” one said.
A government trade agency report suggested that the impact of trade policy differed for workers depending on their race and socioeconomic status.
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