European markets are set to slide on Friday as Russia's invasion of Ukraine escalates, with Russian forces attacking Europe's largest nuclear power plant.
, while the U.S. Nuclear Incident Response Team has been activated.
International leaders have condemned the bombardment and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that he would call for an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to discuss the attack. Russia has been ratcheting up its assault on its neighbor in recent days, shelling major cities and advancing toward the capital city of Kyiv. The invasion has drawn unprecedented economic sanctions from Western governments.
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