Kremlin says it is monitoring changes in the Ukrainian government and that the selection of a defence minister will not have an impact.

Amazon Global Selling launched the Benchmark New Seller Incubation Program. The initial target is to help 2,000 newly onboarded brands, from launch through 2029, achieve single‑brand three‑year sales exceeding RMB100m. The program targets manufacturers, brand owners and emerging brands seeking transformation and overseas expansion and offers customized go‑global solutions across marketplaces in North America, Europe and Japan.

A Bloomberg survey found roughly two-thirds of economists expect ECB President Lagarde to serve her full eight-year term, leaving office when it expires in October next year. Speculation about an early departure began last year when she was linked to a possible World Economic Forum role and resurfaced in February after media reports she might leave early; she did not explicitly deny those reports. Lagarde has also said she might play a role on the margins of French politics; France holds a presidential election next spring.