Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby briefs the news media at the Pentagon. Russia widened its offensive in Ukraine on Friday, striking airfields in the west and a major industrial city in the east, while the huge armored column that had been stalled for over a week outside Kyiv was on the move again, spreading out into forests and towns near the capital. On the economic and political front, the U.S. and its allies moved to further isolate and sanction Russia by revoking its most favored trading status, while on the ground, the Kremlin's forces appeared to be trying to regroup and regain momentum after encountering heavier losses and stiffer resistance than anticipated. “It’s ugly already, but it’s going to get worse,” said Nick Reynolds, a land warfare analyst at Royal United Services Institute, a British think tank. With the invasion in its 16th day, Russian President Vladimir Putin said there had been “certain positive developments” in Russia-Ukraine talks, but gave no details. For his part, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces had “reached a strategic turning point," though he did not elaborate. MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/nation-world/ukraine/russia-ukraine-war-friday/507-708b19d1-45b4-45fc-a0c6-6e86826724cd