Minsk-style agreements are pointless and will never work, a Ukrainian negotiator says A temporary truce with Russia is “meaningless” and will only lead to a further escalation in the ongoing military conflict between Kiev and Moscow, a member of the Ukrainian team negotiating in peace talks has stated.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation said on Friday it had stopped car production at its Kaluga plant in Russia “until further notice.” According to Nikkei reports, the decision was made due to the lack of components and the disruption of supply chains amid Western sanctions on Russia.

The US has pledged to replace the S-300 missile defense system that Slovakia sent to Ukraine with one of its own Patriot systems, President Joe Biden announced on Friday. Bratislava previously revealed it had “donated” its only S-300 system to Kiev earlier on Friday.