Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and an industrial city in the east, while the huge armoured column stalled for over a week outside Kyiv was on the move again, spreading out into forests and towns near the capital.
Military analysts were divided over whether the manoeuvring by the Russian convoy signalled the imminent start of a siege of Kyiv or was just an effort by the troops to disperse to more protected positions.
On the economic and political front, the U.S. and its allies moved to further isolate and sanction Russia. U.S.President Joe Biden
