Fitch Ratings downgraded Belarus’ standing to the default score of RD, citing its failure to repay a coupon payment on $600 million in greenback-denominated bonds due in 2027. Belarus said in late June that dollar payments would be made in rubles. “This contravenes bond documentation that does not allow for settlement in alternative currencies,” Fitch Ratings’ statement reads.
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Wednesday, March 4
The number includes 980 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.
Russia launched 149 drones at Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said, reporting that Ukrainian air defenses intercepted 129.
The vessel will not be allowed to leave port until the bail is paid and a re-inspection confirms compliance with maritime regulations.
"Russia is playing for time here, and in doing so is also acting against the will of the American president. In today's talks, I called for increasing the pressure on Moscow," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on March 3 after meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Tuesday, March 3
A Russian-flagged liquified natural gas (LNG) tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, has reportedly caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea, multiple media outlets reported on March 3.
The Ukrainian Institute of America (UIA) will convene technology innovators, defense experts, investors, policymakers, and scholars for a conference examining Ukraine’s emergence as a global driver of technological innovation under wartime conditions.
"If they give them to us, we will give them interceptors. It is an equal exchange," he said.
