Ukraine calls for tighter sanctions as Russian attacks spark Kyiv gridlock

According to Al Jazeera, traffic chaos gripped the Ukrainian capital on Friday after Russian drone attacks overnight closed key bridges.[1] Al Jazeera reports that Kyiv's Southern Bridge and Paton Bridge[1] were closed in both directions. Euronews gives a different account of the Paton Bridge, reporting that it was open only one way, city mayor Vitali Klitschko said, but there were no reports that it had been hit.[2]NBC News reports that the strikes closed all or part of three of Kyiv's six road bridges[3] and appeared to be a new tactic in its campaign to torment the city's residents.[3] Zelenskyy said a drone hit a high-rise apartment block in Kyiv, killing one person[3], according to NBC.One commuter told AFP, "It's impossible to cross the bridges today."[1]Al Jazeera reports that Zelenskyy wrote that Russia's "ability to escalate remains critically dependent on foreign components."[1] He also wrote, "If the Kremlin has chosen more strikes, sanctions must work and must be strengthened,"[4] according to the same report.Al Jazeera reports that US President Donald Trump separately signed a sweeping Russian sanctions package into law[1].According to Al Jazeera, the Russian Ministry of Defence said on Telegram that its drones hit a bridge over the Dnipro River in Kyiv[1], and claimed all the sites were used for Ukrainian military purposes.[1]NBC News reports that Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Kyiv had received separate proposals for a partial truce with Russia from the United States, India, Turkey and Egypt.[3]