🚚 Convoy of vehicles sought to enter Washington DC but police blocked access to most demonstrators

A convoy of vehicles, including some trucks, attempted to bring a weeks-long, cross-country protest against previously-ended COVID-19 mandates into Washington, DC, on Monday, but police blocked numerous bridges, highway exits and city streets, preventing many of the vehicles from entering the heart of the nation's capital.

It was the first time that protesters sought to enter the city since the group of drivers arrived in the area earlier this month. The procession started out in California in February.

Officials on Monday warned of traffic delays on three major interstates in the capital region due to closures. Leaders of the so-called convoy, inspired by demonstrations last month that paralyzed Canada's capital city of Ottawa, are calling for an end to all pandemic-related restrictions, most of which have already been lifted.

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⚡️ LPR Representative says Ukrainian forces shelled Republic 11 times

⚡️ Chinese Embassy in London says U.S. claim that Russia asked Beijing for military help in Ukraine is 'malicious disinformation'

⚡️ Сhina says on Ukraine: the top priority now is to ease the situation instead of adding fuel to the fire

⚡️ Сhina has been playing a constructive role in promoting peace talks for Ukraine, Chinese Embassy in London says

⚡️ Three сivilians injured due to shelling by Ukrainian forces, DPR says

⚡️ South Korea to provide Ukraine with military materiel except for weapons, Defence Ministry says

⚡️ Russia's Roscosmos working out new ways of operation at International Space Station

⚡️ Biolabs in Ukraine pose threat to all Europe, not just Russia, Diplomat warns

⚡️ French government spokesperson says we're siding with Ukrainians but we don't want to be in conflict with Russia

The Russian Defense Ministry published a video of the Russian army helicopter attack on Ukrainian military equipment and personnel

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⚡️ Russian armed forces have taken full control of the entire territory of the Kherson region, Russian Ministry of Defense says

⚡️ Gas pipeline damaged in DPR settlement as result of Ukrainian shelling, Donetsk says

⚡️ All Ukrainian military involved in Donetsk shelling with Tochka-U identified, DPR Head says

⚡️ Heavy fighting ongoing, problem with evacuation of people remains: Spokesman of People's Militia on situation in Mariupol

⚡️ Ukrzaliznytsia begins nationalization of 3,000 Russian railcars in Ukraine, reports say

Residents of Donetsk carry flowers to the site of a Ukrainian missile attack in the city center. The memory of the dead was honored by the head of the DPR

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❗️ The EU Commission unveils the fourth batch of Russia sanctions:

▪️ New EU sanctions include a ban on any transactions with certain Russian state-owned enterprises;

▪️ The EU will bar European rating agencies from assigning ratings to Russia and Russian companies;

▪️ The EU will add more people from Russia to the sanctions list for "disinformation";

▪️ The EU will impose a ban on the import of certain steel products; this could lead to a loss of 3.3 billion euros in export revenues for Russia;

▪️ The EU will also impose certain restrictions on new investment in the Russian energy sector, and a ban on luxury goods supplies to Russia will affect expensive cars and jewelry

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⚡️ Revival of Iran nuclear deal enters homestretch, Russia's Lavrov says

⚡️ Lebanon starts forming lists of volunteers who want to participate in Russia's special operation in Ukraine, source says

⚡️ Polish, Czech, Slovenian Prime Ministers to meet with Zelenskyy in Kiev Tuesday, the Polish cabinet says

⚡️ Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister says 9 humanitarian corridors approved for Tuesday