we ll have much more on the suspected spy balloon in a moment, but first this breaking news just coming in. the man who led pakistan at the start of america s declared war on terror and the conflict in neighboring afghanistan has died. he died after a prolonged illness according to a statement from pakistan s military. he was in dubai where he lived for several years in self-imposed exile. musharraf was 79 years old. you re now about to see and hear i think we re going to you re now about to see and hear the dramatic moment a u.s. sidewinder missile took out the suspected chinese spy balloon that caused such havoc last week. here it is. it happened saturday off the coast of south carolina near myrtle beach. the balloon was so high up at nearly 12 miles or 20 kilometers that it took a few seconds for the shock wave to reach the ground. china issued a stern protest afterward accusing the u.s. of overreacting. beijing insists it was a civilian research balloon that blew of
reduced demand for russian products there s going to be a lesser price put paid by these third countries. case in point russian crude, brent crude they trade usually around the same price. you can buy russian crude around 30%. one thing to add quickly the eu coming off an eu ukraine summit in kyiv this week says there ll be a brand new round of sanctions to coincide with the anniversary of war. this round of sanctions will have an impact to the tune of $11 billion or so or go after the trade and technology behind russia s war effort. scott mcclain reporting, thank you so much. scott. and we ll be back with more news after this break. love entwined. shop the valentine s day sale and save on everything. only at kay.
I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I'm drilling down on two major issues: the question of whether the EU should further sanction Belarus, and what to expect when European diplomats descend on Kyiv for a summit in early February.