Day 202 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Kyiv has Recaptured 1 Percent of its Territory this Month

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

Zelensky accused Russia of energy terror over Europe

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will discuss with the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva a program to provide additional financing to Kyiv. Zelensky also called on the West to speed up arms deliveries to Ukraine and accused Russia of imposing energy terror on Europe.

The Ukrainian leader will seek a full-scale financing program from the fund, Reuters reports, without specifying whether President Zelensky and Kristalina Georgieva will talk by phone or hold a face-to-face meeting. The IMF's Executive Board yesterday discussed the possibility of providing Ukraine with $1.4 billion in emergency aid through the Rapid Financing Facility.

A few days ago, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal criticized the fund for being "passive" in providing support to Kyiv and called for more activity. The head of the National Bank of Ukraine, Kirill Shevchenko, previously said that by the end of this year, Kyiv wants to conclude a new agreement with the fund in the amount of $15-20 billion, with payments within two to three years.

Meanwhile, Ukraine's president is calling on the West to speed up the delivery of weapons systems as Ukrainian troops seek to consolidate control over much of the northeastern territory retaken from Russia. He added that an eighth package of sanctions against Russia should be implemented. Volodymyr Zelensky said that the country has recaptured about 6,000 square kilometers in the counteroffensive against Russia in recent days. The president accused Russia of imposing terror by shelling the Zaporizhzhia nuclear...