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Kremlin insiders are concerned, Netflix sheds customers and real rates turn positive.

A small but growing number of senior Kremlin insiders are quietly questioning Vladimir Putin’s decision to go to war. Ukrainian defenders at a sprawling steel plant in Mariupol said they were outnumbered and appealed to world leaders for help. Troops risk being encircled in a new Russian offensive. China said it will continue strengthening strategic ties with Russia. European car sales plunged as the war deepens manufacturers’ supply-chain woes.