As Russia's invasion enters its fourth month, a semblance of normality is returning to some parts of Ukraine. Even as fighting concentrates in the east, more than 2 million Ukrainians have crossed back into the country since Feb. 28, border authorities said. The subway system in Kharkiv, where Ukrainian forces successfully held off a fierce assault, will also resume operations on Tuesday. It was shuttered for nearly three months and repurposed as a shelter from Russian bombardment.
However, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that the coming weeks will be difficult. Key cities in the contested Donbas region, such as Severodonetsk, are now the focus of Russian firepower, he said Monday evening. Eighty-seven people were also killed after four missiles struck a village in northern Ukraine, Zelensky said, in what appears to be among the single deadliest attacks of the war.
German Economic Minister Robert Habeck told reporters Monday that a European Union oil embargo on Russia was within reach. The bloc has not been able to formalize a ban because of internal disagreements. Carveouts can be made depending on the needs of member nations such as Hungary, but they must "lead to a common answer," Habeck said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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