Europe News: Ukraine said on Monday its troops had regained more territory on the eastern front and were advancing south in their counteroffensive against Russian
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(Bloomberg) S&P Global Ratings cut Ukraine’s credit grade on Friday after the war-ravaged nation asked foreign creditors for permission to delay payments on its external debt. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he spoke on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about a proposed swap to secure the release of two imprisoned Americans, Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan. Ukraine said it’s close to restarting grain shipments from two Black Sea ports, although the exact timing remains unclear and subject to the guarantee of a safe corridor. Ten ships already loaded could sail soon, Kyiv’s infrastructure ministry said. (See RSAN on the Bloomberg Terminal for the Russian Sanctions Dashboard.) Key Developments Ukraine Downgraded by S&P as Default Becomes ‘Virtual Certainty’ Germany May Extend Life of Nuclear Plant to Ease Power Squeeze Meet the Russian Architect of Putin’s Economic Counterattack US Prisoner Swap Bid Discussed by Lavrov and Blinken in a Call Ukrain
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