Ukraine Latest: Chemical Plant Reported Ablaze in Embattled City
(Bloomberg) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Kyiv and said Ukraine is making progress on its bid to eventually join the European Union. Ukraine said Russian shelling set off a fire at a chemical plant in the country’s east. In the US, the average price of gasoline climbed to more than $5 per gallon for the first time, exacerbated by western sanctions on Russian energy. Discord emerged after US President Joe Biden said his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, brushed off his warnings about an imminent invasion. Zelenskiy’s office said Ukraine’s partners...