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U.S. Department of Energy: Issued emergency directive to mitigate power outages in the Mid-Atlantic region during Winter Storm Finn.

According to the PowerOutage.us website: As of 1:52 a.m. Eastern Time, 201,990 power outages have been reported in the United States.

According to the British Financial Times: Vanguard’s assets outside the United States exceeded US$1 trillion.

The U.S. Department of Energy issued an emergency order to deploy backup power generation resources to data centers and other major facilities in Texas during the storm.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: The government will take necessary measures to deal with speculative and abnormal market fluctuations.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: The focus of this discussion is on possible solutions to end the war. I greatly appreciate all parties' understanding of the need for the United States to monitor and control the process of ending the conflict and to ensure genuine security. The U.S. side raised questions regarding the parameters for ending the conflict and the possible forms of security conditions required to achieve this goal.

US President Trump: The United States has retrieved oil from the seized Venezuelan oil tanker. The Venezuelan oil will be shipped to the Houston refinery.

Market news: The Federal Housing Finance Agency has decided to allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to continue holding $40 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities.

According to RIA Novosti: The Russian Foreign Ministry stated on the prospects of further talks with Ukraine in Istanbul that we remain open to continued dialogue.

UAE government spokesman: The talks focused on "outstanding elements" of the peace framework proposed by the United States.

U.S. President Trump: Venezuela’s interim leader Rodriguez has performed very well.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Duffy: The Federal Aviation Administration is working with our aviation partners to support airlines and airports in their preparations.

European Commission President von der Leyen: We are about to finalize a free trade agreement with India.

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said regarding the winter storm that we have entered a state of emergency.

Sources: Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia resume in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

According to Interfax: Russia launched a large-scale attack on remote drone bases and energy facilities in Ukraine last night.

According to RIA Novosti: Russian troops took control of Staritsa in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine.

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: The biggest victim of Trump’s tariff policy is American consumers.

ECB Governing Council member Nagel: The German economy should not be belittled without reason.

Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine: The Russian attack caused at least 1.2 million users in Ukraine to lose power, including more than 800,000 users in Kiev.