OPEC and allied oil-producing countries decided to gradually increase the flows they send to the world Thursday, even as Europe’s plan to sanction russian oil threatens millions of barrels off a global market already thirsty for crude.

State law enforcement officers will help Minneapolis with patrols as the city deals with a police force that has seen its ranks reduced in the wake of George Floyd’s murder.

City and state officials said the arrangement has state troopers patrolling city streets three nights a week beginning Thursday and agents from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension helping local investigators.

When Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, theology professor Paul Gavrilyuk spent most of his time teaching classes at St. Thomas, now, the Kyiv native is dedicating his time to raising over $300,000 for Rebuild Ukraine, his nonprofit aimed at providing aid to those fighting and living in Ukraine.

Rebuild Ukraine started less than two months ago at the beginning of what has now become a war in the country. in the first 50 days of war, the organization has been able to deliver tourniquets to the front lines and establish a school for refugees.