According to the Ukrainian National News Agency: A Russian Su-34 fighter jet reportedly crashed in the Kherson region.

According to ABC News: A federal judge is considering detaining former FBI informant Alexander Smirnov pending trial. Smirnov is accused of lying to the FBI about U.S. President Joe Biden.

According to ABC News: NASA announced this week that it is recruiting qualified personnel to participate in a one-year simulated mission to Mars. Volunteers will travel to the Johnson Space Center in Houston to live and work in a 3D printed habitat, Mars Dune Alpha.

According to the Kyiv Independent: Ukraine shot down 12 drones and 2 missiles in southern states.

U.S. military: Destroyed seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles that the Houthi armed forces prepared to launch into the Red Sea.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred 216 kilometers southeast of Kushimoto Town, Japan.

Market News: U.S. President Biden discussed Russia and Ukraine with French President Macron.

Tesla announced that the global installation of Powerwall, a home battery energy storage system, has reached 600,000. Tesla CEO Elon Musk retweeted the blog post to congratulate the Tesla team.

According to the Armenian Factor TV website, Ukrainian President Zelensky may visit Armenia in the near future.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended February 20, speculators increased their net long positions in WTI crude oil by 29,441 lots to 109,135 lots. Net short positions in natural gas futures in the NYMEX and ICE markets increased by 40,494 lots to 174,632 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended February 20, COMEX gold speculative net long positions increased by 17,948 contracts to 64,348 contracts, and COMEX silver futures speculative positions turned into net long positions, increasing by 14,995 contracts to 5,363 contracts. hand.

UAW: International executive committee votes to create a new solidarity project to support Mexican auto workers.

Market News: Binance’s plea agreement to pay a $4.3 billion fine was approved by a U.S. judge, and Binance admitted to money laundering and sanctions violations.

White House: Republicans need to ensure they work to avoid unnecessary government shutdowns.

Pinduoduo (PDD.O) fell short-term, falling 2.4% at one point.

US White House: Sanctions will continue to impose costs on Russia.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.04% in night trading at 16,725 points, 1 point lower.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE): In the week ended February 20, the net long position of ICE Brent crude oil held by speculators decreased by 3,768 contracts to 272,269 contracts. Speculative net long positions in gasoline futures fell by 4,836 contracts to 76,528 contracts.