Ukraine: As It's Happening
Ukraine: As It's Happening American clothing manufacturer Levi Strauss & Co. announced it was "temporarily" ceasing operations in Russia. Russian national currency ruble keeps falling. Euro costs more than 150 rubles, the lowest rate since Putin became president. The third round of talks between delegations from Russia and Ukraine will take place at 14:00 GMT on Monday in Belarus, a Ukrainian negotiator said in a tweet. "Third round. Start at 16:00 Kyiv time. Delegation unchanged," Mikhailo Podolyak wrote. There was no confirmation yet from Russia. A spokeswoman for Russia's Foreign Ministry on Monday demanded France protect Moscow's representative offices in the country, claiming an attack had occurred at a building used by a Russian government agency in Paris. "We demand that the French authorities ensure the proper security of our official institutions," wrote Maria Zakharova, a Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, on Telegram. The U...