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KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky remained defiant Monday, saying he would never agree to an ultimatum from Russia or surrender Ukraine's cities, ...

The Bank of Russia said Monday that federal loan bonds would resume trading, days after the government made a $117 million interest payment to foreign bondholders, averting what would have been its first foreign debt default since 1918. The major U.S. indexes erased mild advances, then remained in the red after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell raised the specter of bigger interest rate hikes to beat back decades-high inflation. Odessa, a city in southwestern Ukraine known for its historic downtown and Black Sea beaches, has largely avoided the bulk of the Russian strikes, and many residents have chosen to stay in the city. The increased resolve is perhaps unsurprising and probably can be at least partly attributed to the “rally ‘round the flag effect,” in which public support grows for governments and their leaders in times of war or conflict. Here’s what to know. But Biden also warned that the effectiveness of their alliance would drive Putin to pursue more severe war tactics. He wanted to make sure they were comfortable with the fact that he is gay and married, with a pet cockapoo dog named Canela. Odesa has so far avoided the worst of Russia’s onslaughts, and many residents have chosen to stay. The fate of Mariupol remained in doubt Monday as Ukrainians refused to give up in the face of withering Russian attacks. Two Associated Press journalists who had been in Mariupol detailed in a story Monday how they witnessed horrific scenes of children dying and homes and businesses being shelled; the journalists were rushed out after they said authorities told them the Russians were trying to hunt them down. We need to calm down and say, ‘Okay, what other security guarantees are possible?’” he said. Military experts have warned that the Kremlin could turn to progressively deadlier siege tactics and missile strikes in civilian areas to compensate for its lack of battlefield progress in the three-week war.