An Update on Russia & Ukraine

🇺🇦 The Ukrainian government voted to introduce a 30-day state of emergency yesterday and recommended that millions of citizens living in Russia leave immediately due to a growing threat of war.

• The country also called up military reservists between the ages of 18 and 60 and enacted a measure allowing all citizens to carry firearms. 
• President Volodymyr Zelensky (☝️) has said he’ll invoke martial law if Russian troops advance any further into the country.
• The EU announced more sanctions against Russia’s defense minister and the country’s Internet Research Agency; they’re still being referred to as the ‘first wave’ of sanctions, with more to come should Russia further escalate the conflict.
• A cyberattack on Wednesday took down Ukrainian government websites and banks, the country's digital minister confirmed on Telegram; the US has repeatedly said it believes Russia is behind recent cyberattacks against Ukraine.

🇺🇸 Closer to home: The US stock market continued to slide, with all three major indexes closing down more than 1% for the second straight day. (Dow: -1.4% | S&P: -1.8% | Nasdaq: -2.6%)

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