Zelenskiy: Russia's Black Sea Dominance Melting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has pledged to keep pressure on Russian-occupied Crimea after another attempt to attack Moscow's Black Sea Fleet installation in Sevastopol. Zelenskiy stressed that the "illusion" of Russia's domination of Crimea and the Black Sea had been shattered. Meanwhile, Moldova has blocked access to more than 20 Russian media websites, Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militants have detained another women's rights activist, Ukraine has set up a joint defense venture with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall, Iran's budget deficit is growing due to lagging oil revenues, Belarus has issued a license for the second unit of its nuclear power plant, the EU is set to assess Ukraine's membership bid, the EU is on track to reduce its reliance on Russian fossil fuels, and Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been placed in punitive confinement and deprived of writing materials.