Russia strikes four ships in Black Sea near Ukrainian ports
The attack follows a Turkish proposal, still pending in Moscow and Kyiv, to halt strikes on Black Sea shipping.
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Russia attacked four ships in the Black Sea near Ukrainian ports, the Interfax news agency reported.
Russia has said separately that it struck a cargo vessel in Odesa, part of a pattern of strikes on shipping in the region. The attacks continue even as Turkey has put forward a plan to Moscow and Kyiv aimed at halting them.
The US House of Representatives has passed a Russia sanctions bill by a vote of 262 to 159 and sent it to President Trump's desk.
Oil has moved in the other direction this week. Brent crude fell to a one-week low on Thursday as repairs advanced on a Saudi pipeline, though the price remains up more than 70% so far this year. New US tariffs on buyers of Russian oil are among the risks that could send prices higher again. Renewed attacks on Black Sea shipping corridors, coming despite Turkey's ceasefire proposal, add to supply-chain risk already priced into that year-long rally, and keep pressure on inflation expectations that feed into how central banks set interest rates.