Ukraine updates.
A man passes in front of a billboard against the war as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Bucharest, Romania, March 14, 2022.Japan has decided to freeze assets of an additional 17 Russian individuals, bringing the total number targeted by sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine to 61, the Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday.
The step was taken after the US on Friday imposed sanctions on a slew of Russian individuals including billionaire Viktor Vekselberg and 12 members of the Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament.Corn and soybeans fell on fears that demand from top consumer China could moderate because of rising Covid-19 cases.
The most-active wheat contract on the Chicago Board of Trade rose 1.4% to $10.85 a bushel, as of 0401 GMT, after falling 15% in the last four sessions.Power supply has been renewed to Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Ukraine 24 television station said on Tuesday, adding that authorities had notified the International Atomic Energy Agency.
On Monday, state-owned grid operator Ukrenergo said the Chernobyl plant was relying on electricity from diesel generators after its external power supply had again been damaged.CNN's Jake Tapper examines former President Donald Trump's track record on Russia and Ukraine, as some of his former foreign advisers wonder if Trump may have empowered Putin on the world stage.