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Russia invasion continues, commodities surge again, and more firms leave Russia.

Russia’s increasing isolation from the rest of the world is doing nothing to slow its invasion of Ukraine. The defence ministry in Moscow said the country’s forces had captured the Ukrainian port city Kherson. President Joe Biden warned in his State of the Union address yesterday that Vladimir Putin will pay a high price for the invasion. There are signs that even China is distancing itself from Russia’s actions, with the country’s foreign minister saying is it “extremely concerned” about the harm to civilians. Russia said it is ready to continue peace talks with Ukraine.