The conflict between Russia and Ukraine continued.
According to the news reports of Xinhua news agency and China Central Television, on April 20 local time, the Russian Ministry of defense released an aerial picture showing the use of UAVs to guide high-precision guided shells and "surgical" precision attack on the Ukrainian army command post. It was the reconnaissance Department of the Ukrainian mechanized infantry command post, which was located in the building of an industrial park.
On April 20 local time, Marcus raubenthal, deputy director of the German Bundeswehr, rejected the request of the Ukrainian ambassador to Germany to transport leopard tanks and other heavy weapons. In his view, the transfer of tanks to Ukraine will significantly weaken the strength of the German Bundeswehr and make it unable to respond to emergencies.
On April 20, the three major US stock indexes opened slightly higher and then went down. As of press time, the Dow rose 0.58%, the NASDAQ fell 0.94% and the S & P 500 index fell 0.04%. Netflix fell more than 30%, and the company's quarterly report showed that the number of streaming media paying users decreased by 200000 in the first quarter, and analysts expected an increase of 2.5 million.
Donetsk armed forces: after the first battalion commander of Ukraine was hit with precision killed in battle
battalion officers and soldiers collectively surrendered
According to media reports, a spokesman for the Donetsk armed forces in eastern Ukraine said that a battalion commander of the Ukrainian army was killed after a precision attack near Donetsk. The spokesman said that the battalion commander who died was named STZ Sergei olegovi ć, and the 2nd mechanized battalion of the 54th brigade "suffered heavy casualties and collective surrender".
Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
Ukrainian authorities recruited about 7000 foreign mercenaries
On the 20th local time, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman zaharova said that since the beginning of the special military operation, the Ukrainian authorities have recruited about 7000 foreign mercenaries from 63 countries.
Russia:
28 civilians from the residential building adjacent to the Yasu steel plant
evacuate via safe passage
Russian sources said that a total of 28 civilians, including 7 children, were evacuated from the two residential buildings close to the Yasu steel plant through a safe passage on the 20th.
Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister veleshuk previously said that Russia and Ukraine have reached an agreement on the humanitarian corridor starting from Mariupol on the 20th. The corridor will be opened at 14:00 local time, and the evacuation team will follow the route of Mariupol mangush berjiangsk tokmak olekhov zaporoje.
Putin: flag raising and national anthem singing ceremony of Russian schools
needs to be carried out seriously
On April 20 local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for the ceremony of raising the national flag and singing the National Anthem in Russian schools, stressing that these ceremonies need to be carried out seriously. Putin also supported the establishment of history education courses in the school curriculum to correct the incorrect view of history produced by many Russian students affected by false information since the special military action.
Russia will study the necessity of remaining in WTO and other international organizations
On the 20th local time, the president of the Russian State Duma, Vladimir volokin, ordered the relevant committees of the Duma to study the necessity of Russia's continued presence in the WTO, the International Monetary Fund and the World Health Organization.
Volokin said that it is necessary to make a professional assessment of the benefits and losses of Russia's continued presence in these organizations before making relevant decisions.
press secretary of the Russian President:
Uzbekistan often changes its position
had a negative impact on the effectiveness of the negotiations
On April 20 local time, Peskov, press secretary of the Russian President, said that Russia had submitted the draft negotiation document to Ukraine and was waiting for a reply. The time of reply depends on Uzbekistan.
Peskov said that Uzbekistan often changes its position, which has a negative impact on the effectiveness of the negotiations. Ukraine's work needs to be strengthened in many places, and Ukraine has no tendency to speed up the negotiation process.
Philadelphia Semiconductor index higher
On April 20 local time, as of the time of publication, the performance of U.S. stocks was mixed, and the NASDAQ index fell significantly. Among the constituent stocks, meta platforms fell more than 5%, Tesla and NVIDIA fell more than 3%, and Amazon fell more than 2%.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose. Among the constituent stocks, asmai rose 3.98%, Ketian semiconductor rose 3.23% and micron technology rose 2.2%.
Except for Russian stocks, the main stock indexes in Europe are red across the board. Britain's FTSE 100 sheets rose 0.1%, France's CAC40 rose 1.28%, Germany's DAX rose 1.22%, Italy's MIB rose 0.9%, Russia's MOEX fell 0.23%, and Europe's stoxx50 rose 1.61%.
Most of the international gold and silver futures prices fell during the session, the international crude oil prices strengthened collectively, and the US natural gas price fell slightlyP align = "center" tender offer is tonight p align = "center" musk hinted again
Tesla CEO musk has always been in the habit of expressing his views through online expression packs and code words on social platforms. Musk's latest tweet has again sparked speculation about what he might do next on twitter.
Musk posted a mysterious message on twitter today: is the night Some people speculate that the preceding blank should be filled with "tender". The whole sentence is "tender is the night", which is the famous work of the famous American writer Scott Fitzgerald.
If there are seven words in the sentence "night", it should be used to underline the night.
After Musk's request to acquire a 100% stake in twitter and privatize it was rejected by the twitter board of directors, there was further speculation that he would launch a tender offer for Twitter's shares.
However, according to media reports, musk seems more difficult than expected to find supporters. Musk may consider borrowing from its 9.1% stake, which could raise billions of additional dollars. In addition, musk also hired Morgan Stanley to refinance $10 billion, similar to traditional leveraged buyouts.
Earlier this month, musk announced that he had acquired a 9.2% stake in twitter. Then he offered to privatize the company for $43 billion, which sent Twitter's share price soaring. At present, the twitter board of directors has begun to take defensive measures to prevent malicious acquisitions, including a "poison pill" clause. Musk earlier tweeted a tweet called "love me tender" with notes.
As of press time, Twitter's share price was weak.
Naifei fell by more than 30%
Netflix's earnings fell short of expectations, putting pressure on technology stocks. Previously, the company reported a loss of 200000 users in the first quarter. The news led to a decline in the shares of streaming media companies such as Disney, roku, Warner Bros. discovery and paramount, and investors may be further worried about buying technology stocks before the earnings release. After Naifei released its first quarter earnings, many analysts also downgraded the company.
members of the Management Committee of the European Central Bank: the fastest possible interest rate hike in July
On April 20, Martins Kazaks, a member of the ECB Management Committee, said: "the significant inflation risk makes the ECB need to further tighten monetary policy, possibly raising interest rates as soon as July."
Kazaks' statement is also the first time a senior official of the European Central Bank has given a clear time point for raising interest rates. At the European Central Bank's Management Committee held last week, the European Central Bank did not disclose the exact date of major decisions such as ending QE and raising interest rates for the first time. At the subsequent press conference, ECB president Lagarde also made a vague statement.
In terms of the range of interest rate increase, Kazaks believes that the current 25 basis point interest rate increase "seems appropriate", but policymakers can always discuss "bigger measures" based on economic data. For the high inflation data in Europe, he said that the current inflation data means that the European Central Bank should not wait for wage growth to rise further (and then take measures). If there is a significant slowdown in price pressure or the economy, the authorities should only delay rather than "destroy" the process of normalization of European monetary policy.
European investors had previously been confused by the ECB's decision last week. Although the latest inflation rate in the eurozone was 7.5%, the European Central Bank decided to postpone the cancellation of monetary stimulus measures. Otmar issing, a former chief economist at the European Central Bank, attacked the decision and accused the Central Bank of "living in fantasy" and ignoring the surge in inflation. "Inflation is a sleeping dragon, and now it's waking up," he said
