BRUSSELS — The European Union’s embargo on seaborne Russian crude and the Group of Seven’s oil price cap go into effect Monday, sending oil markets into uncharted territory as the West seeks to hit Russia’s oil revenue without creating price spikes. Russia has accused the United States and its allies of capping the price for political reasons and has said it is willing to cut production rather than sell oil that is subject to the cap.
Reports of two separate incidents at air bases in western Russia that killed or injured several people did not yield immediate claims of responsibility. Here’s the latest on the war and its ripple effects across the globe.
4. From our correspondents
Ukraine allows perilous Dnieper River crossings to flee Russian occupation. Ukrainian officials announced Saturday that they would lift a ban on crossing the Dnieper River, encouraging residents on the occupied eastern bank to flee to the recently liberated southern city of Kherson, whatever the danger, in a possible sign that Ukraine’s offensive could continue to push east.
So far, few have taken up the offer to flee, write Samantha Schmidt and Serhii Korolchuk. The route is perilous: A 65-year-old woman, attempting to cross the river by boat alongside her husband died under gunfire Sunday, according to a statement released by the Kherson City Council.
Russian forces have battered Kherson with shelling in recent days from firing positions on the east side of the river.
Timsit reported from London and Pannett from Sydney. Maham Javaid in Washington, Rick Noack in Paris and Natalia Abbakumova in Riga, Latvia, contributed to this report.
