Intermittently blocked here in Italy. Here is the lead article right now.

China tells US how to help Ukraine

Washington should drop its sanctions-focused approach to Russia, Beijing says

The US is profiting from its campaign to impose anti-Russian sanctions, while even its close allies are suffering, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said during a briefing on Wednesday. The drive for anti-Russian sanctions should be dropped to resolve the Ukrainian crisis, he claimed.

For some reason the computer in my living room connects with no problem most of the time, while the one in my bedroom does not.