The low rumble of heavy artillery fire echoed across Kyiv on Friday as Russian forces renewed their ground offensive and widened their bombardment of Ukraine.
In other major developments:
— President Biden said the United States would join the European Union and other allies in stripping Russia of normal trade relations to punish and isolate President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia for his invasion of Ukraine. Biden also said he would ban imports of some Russian goods, including seafood, vodka and nonindustrial diamonds. “Putin must pay the price,” he said.
— The United Nations said on Friday that at least 564 civilians had been killed and another 982 people had been injured by Russian forces so far in the war in Ukraine, but acknowledged that the full casualty toll was most likely much higher. In Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said, the death toll has reached 1,552 since the beginning of Russia’s siege and bombing of the city.
— Russia on Friday began the process of declaring Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, an “extremist organization” and started blocking access to Instagram.