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According to Reuters, citing German officials, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will express concerns about Beijing’s assistance to Russia during his visit to China on April 15-16.

As an important trading partner of Moscow, China has been facing international pressure not to assist Russia in its war in Ukraine. Beijing claims not to participate in such activities.

The United States has increasingly signaled its readiness to impose sanctions on Chinese institutions found to have aided Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

— Ruksandra Jordash

Denis Pasler, the governor of Orenburg, Russia, said the water level of the Ural River reached 11 meters and 29 centimeters on Friday. explain on the telegraph.

Passler said the water level had risen by 6 centimeters in just two hours at 8:00 local time, calling the situation “difficult,” according to a statement translated by Google.

Russia’s Emergencies Ministry said work was underway to limit the impact of flooding and lower water levels in towns, including Orsk, which was one of the first to be flooded last week when levels in the Ural River began to rise. The water level in Orsk dropped by 30 centimeters overnight, the ministry said on Telegram.

Meanwhile, people in the southwestern Kurgan region were evacuated early on Friday as water levels in the region rose by 1.4 meters overnight, state media reported.

The Ural River is the third longest river in Europe and flows through Russia and Kazakhstan. Melting snow last week caused water levels to rise rapidly, after which rivers breached dams and banks, flooding cities along their banks.

——Sophie Kidlin

Overnight attacks from Russia damaged infrastructure and private homes across Ukraine, officials said on Friday.

Ukrainian military stated telegraph It shot down 16 of the 17 drones Russia used in attacks overnight. The Ukrainian military said Russia had also deployed a Kh-59 guided air missile.

Serhiy Lysak, Governor of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine explain Telegram said debris from a drone fell on “critical” infrastructure, sparking a fire. Reuters reports that this is an energy facility. Several private homes in the area were also damaged, Lesak said.

Elsewhere, Kherson Region Governor Oleksandr Prokudin explain According to Telegram reports, there have been new attacks on infrastructure and homes in southern Ukraine.

CNBC could not independently verify this information.

——Sophie Kidlin

Japan’s finance minister said on Friday he hoped any handling of Russia’s frozen assets would comply with international law, adding that the subject would likely be discussed at a meeting of peers from the Group of Seven advanced economies next week.

“I don’t think countries have yet reached a consensus on how to deal with the frozen Russian assets,” Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told a news conference.

“Japan’s position is that the matter must be handled in a way that does not violate international law,” he said, suggesting Tokyo was wary of Washington’s idea of ​​outright seizure of frozen Russian assets – a move that some experts warned could leading to legal disputes.

Suzuki is expected to travel to Washington, D.C., next week to attend a meeting of G7 and G20 financial leaders on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings.

— Reuters

Ukrainian parliament on Thursday A controversial new law passed As the country continues to fight Russia’s offensive, it will give the government greater power to mobilize society for the war.

The vote in favor of the bill came after months of delays and now must be signed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky before it can take effect.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday that Russia and the United States are discussing not deploying nuclear weapons in space, according to Russian state media TASS.

“Our delegations on relevant international platforms, especially in New York, Washington – where the US government – is promoting the topic of accusations against Russia, are indeed in contact and discussing this,” Ryabkov said in comments posted on Google Translate question.”

Ryabkov said that space can be used for military purposes, but attacks should not occur there, and Russia will work hard to maintain peace in space.

“We will work with most of the world’s countries to ensure that space remains peaceful and that no one is threatened from space,” he said.

Earlier this year, tensions rose between Washington and Moscow over the risk of a potential nuclear attack in space. Russia at the time denied U.S. claims that it was developing nuclear weapons to target space satellites.

——Sophie Kidlin

Russia said it carried out “massive” drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in response to Ukrainian attacks on its oil and gas industry.

“In response to the Kiev regime’s attempts to sabotage Russia’s oil and gas industry and energy facilities, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched massive night strikes using high-precision long-range air- and sea-based weapons, as well as drones, targeting Ukrainian fuel and energy complexes Facilities,” Russian Ministry of Defense Thursday saidaccording to Google Translate.

“The objectives of the strike have been achieved. All objectives have been achieved,” the ministry added.

Early morning attacks by Russian missiles and drones on several areas of Ukraine left thousands of civilians without power and damaged energy infrastructure, officials said on Thursday.

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the attack resulted in “disruption of the operations of Ukrainian military-industrial enterprises, disruption of the transfer of reserve materials to the theater of operations, and obstruction of the supply of fuel to military units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.”

CNBC could not confirm local developments.

— Holly Elliot