UN chief arrives in Kyiv after Moscow stop; Russia releases U.S. Marine veteran Trevor Reed.Russia's gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria were halted Wednesday with Moscow's state gas giant Gazprom telling them that supplies would only resume if and when they paid for the gas in Russian rubles. Gas prices in Europe have risen as a result and the euro has fallen against the dollar.The move comes as tensions remain high between Western allies and Russia after Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said the threat of a nuclear war is very significant and the risks should not be underestimated.U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, who visited Kyiv last weekend, responded to those comments Tuesday, calling the nuclear war rhetoric "very dangerous and unhelpful."The U.S. also said it plans to se
The Aftermath: By leaving early, the U.S. has signaled that the "14-day ceasefire" is now essentially a countdown clock for a massive military escalation. The "negotiation" phase is over; the "enforcement" phase begins.