[HIGHLIGHTS] Dead in Russian shelling on Slaviansk and Berlin calls for additional sanctions on Moscow

Nine people were killed in a Russian missile attack on the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk. Germany called on the European Union to impose sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry.

Brazilian President Luiz Lula da Silva called for the U.S. to stop "encouraging war" in Ukraine. Neither China nor Brazil have imposed sanctions on Russia and are trying to play the role of mediator, while Beijing is under increasing international pressure to influence Moscow and push it to the negotiating table.