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Russia withdraws, Ukraine shuts down

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement earlier on the 15th that the troops recently dispatched to Russia's southern and western military districts (on the border with Ukraine) have completed military exercises and set off on the same day to return to their stations and demonstrate Video of military vehicles returning with a full load.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has also made a clear statement that he has made a decision to partially withdraw its troops. Putin said: "Of course we do not want a war in Europe." Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to negotiate on Ukraine and security issues.
According to Xinhua, the series of military exercises took place amid a tense standoff between Russia and Western countries over the situation in Ukraine. Recently, Russia and Ukraine have deployed a large number of military personnel and equipment in the border areas of the two countries. The United States, Ukraine and NATO allege that Russia has assembled heavy troops near the eastern border of Ukraine and has the potential of "invasion", which Russia denies.

In this regard, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kulba said, "We will believe only if we see it with our own eyes. If we see the withdrawal of troops, we will believe that the situation has eased." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky also said "Any withdrawn troops can return quickly, and we take these reports with great caution."

It is worth mentioning that at 15:00 local time on February 15th, the websites of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces and other military websites and banks were shut down by a large-scale cyber attack. Ukraine's security services said the attack was very powerful and was a distributed denial of service (DDoS).

Biden: Russia will still invade Ukraine

Although Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the withdrawal, Biden continued to insist during a brief appearance at the White House that a Russian "invasion" of Ukraine is still possible and that Americans should follow his previous orders to leave Ukraine.

He also claimed that some 150,000 Russian troops continued to "encircle Ukraine," but offered no evidence of the figure he cited.

The G7 finance ministers also issued a statement saying they were "gravely concerned" about Russia's continued military build-up on the Ukrainian border. The diplomatic approach to the situation.

The G7's immediate priority is to support efforts to de-escalate the situation, but any further Russian military aggression against Ukraine will be met with a prompt, coordinated and forceful response, the statement said. The G7 is prepared to collectively impose economic and financial sanctions that will have a massive and immediate impact on the Russian economy.

Even Japan is disrupting the situation. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that Japan will provide Ukraine with a loan of at least $100 million (about 630 million yuan). If Russia "invades" Ukraine, it will cooperate with Ukraine. The G7 countries have joined hands to take measures such as sanctions against Russia.

Some Western media have even drawn a picture of Russia's offensive situation.
In this regard, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky agrees that Ukraine faces the threat from Russia, but he has always said that Ukraine's Western allies have exaggerated the possibility of an imminent attack on Ukraine.

Regarding Western remarks, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zakharova said such a thing was unheard of. She pointed out that for two months, the United States has been making fun of the Ukrainian people and common sense by saying that Russia is about to attack Ukraine.

Global stock markets collectively rebound

As soon as the Russian side's troop withdrawal statement came out, the global market was relieved that the geopolitical crisis could be eased.

Affected by this, on February 15, Eastern Time, the three major U.S. stock indexes also rose across the board. The three major U.S. stock index futures rose about 1%.

Major European stock indexes also rose across the board. France's CAC 40 rose 1.45%, Europe's stoxx 50 rose 1.29% and Germany's DAX rose 1.12%.

The Russian stock index Moex index rose 3.16%, and the Russian Trading System Index (RTS) once rose 5.8%. As of press time, the increase narrowed to 5.08%.

At the same time, international oil prices fell significantly. As of the close, New York March crude oil futures closed down $3.39, or 3.55%, at $92.07 per barrel; Brent April crude futures closed down $3.20, or 3.31%, at $93.28 per barrel.

International gold prices fell. As of the close, the most actively traded April gold futures price in the New York Mercantile Exchange gold futures market fell $13.2 from the previous trading day to close at $1,856.2 an ounce, a decrease of 0.71%.

Logistics prices plummet

It is reported that recently, the price of air shipments and the U.S. shipping have skyrocketed, and freight forwarders are frantically reducing air freight prices after the Spring Festival.
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The drop in air delivery and shipping prices is undoubtedly good news for sellers. The drop in shipping costs is good news for everyone and saves on logistics costs. However, it is predicted that this wave of price cuts may only be temporary, mainly because the market has no goods in the near future.

Logistics and transportation are often the most problematic links. If you have a delivery plan, you must make a delivery plan in advance, make a delivery plan in advance, and make an advance stocking plan.

After selecting the product and estimating the quantity for stocking, FBA needs to be sent to the warehouse in advance to prepare for warehousing. During the peak season, the logistics price and timeliness fluctuations are relatively large. Ship as soon as possible and put it on the shelves as soon as possible. Before shipping, you should also communicate with your logistics service provider about the recent logistics status in advance.