The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported the battles of the LPR troops in the line of Severodonetsk, and the DPR troops – for Verkhnetoretsky. The head of the Russian delegation at the negotiations, Medinsky said that Kyiv proposes to establish for Ukraine the Austrian or Swedish version of the neutrality, in which the country will have its own army. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin explained the position of Russia on the situation around Ukraine. The president emphasized …
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Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moravetsky said that the US Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Olaf Sholtsu and other leaders of the European Union needs to visit Ukraine. With such a statement, he made in an interview with Bild.
The head of the Polish Cabinet of Ministers invited politicians to go to Kyiv.
«They should look into the eyes of women and children and help them preserve their lives and their independence”TASS quotes him.
Foreign Minister Singapore Vivian Balakrishnan believes that China is now playing a crucial role for the formation of a new world order.
Over the past day, the Armed Forces fired at the LPR six times, TASS reported in the republic.
The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, against the backdrop of anti-Russian sanctions, sent to the government the list of support measures for the Russian fuel and energy complex-“Kommersant”.
State Duma deputy from the Republic of Crimea Mikhail Sheremet said that it was necessary to confiscate the Russian property of Ukrainian oligarchs, RIA Novosti reports.
According to him, the proceeds can be directed to the restoration of Donbass.
The head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, said in an interview with Izvestia that the situation on the border of the peninsula with Ukraine is calm and controlled.
According to him, there are no more Ukrainian troops on the border, so the tension that took place before the start of the military special operation for eight years has disappeared.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, in an interview with the NBC television channel, appreciated the prospect of the beginning of the Third World War. He was asked if he shares the fears of the American administration, including US President Joe Biden, About the possible beginning of the Third World War because of events in Ukraine.
«Nobody knows, it probably has already begun. And what is the probability of the beginning of such a war if Ukraine falls? It is very difficult to say. We already saw this 80 years ago, when the Second World War flashed, ”Zelensky answered.
Slovakia previously agreed to send to Ukraine its Soviet air defense systems, including S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems (air defense systems).This is reported by CNN, citing sources.
Since the beginning of the humanitarian operation, the Russian Emergencies Ministry has delivered more than 2,000 tons of aid to the residents of Donbass and Ukraine – RIA.
Another 13 buses with about 300 refugees from Mariupol arrived at the Russian border in the Rostov region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported TASS.
Japan has no plans to unilaterally withdraw from the bilateral agreement with the Russian Federation on cooperation in the peaceful use of atomic energy, said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida – TASS.
Popular models of Apple laptops in Russian online stores have risen in price by 46-142% in three weeks – RIA Novosti.
❗️The G7 foreign ministers will hold another meeting on March 17 online meeting on the situation around Ukraine, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
The Switchblade guided missiles of the American company AeroVironment were included in the package of military assistance provided to Kyiv by Washington, CNN reported, citing sources.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that there are no red lines for him in economic sanctions against Russia and called for tougher anti-Russian restrictions.
❗️New steps to implement the plan of eight points of economic cooperation between Japan and the Russian Federation are now impossible, the Japanese prime minister said – TASS.
Twitter has removed 50,000 inaccurate materials about events in Ukraine, said Sinead McSweeney, vice president of public policy at the company.
“We are seeing a massive increase in misleading or inaccurate media content, including old videos of past conflicts being circulated as if they were happening in Ukraine.”she said.
The US authorities will transfer to seven American companies 30 million barrels of oil released from its strategic reserve, the US Department of Energy reported – TASS.
About 400 bulletproof vests were stolen in New York from a Ukrainian NGO Ukrainian congress committee of America, told TASS in the city police.
The police did not specify who had previously handed over this equipment to the Ukrainian organization.
More than 6 thousand people were evacuated from Mariupol over the past day, said President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky – TASS.
⚡️Zelensky said he would address the German parliament on March 17.
Moroccan national carrier Royal Air Maroc cancels all flights to Russia — ATOR.
The dates for which flights are canceled are not specified, TASS reports.
Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are going quite difficult, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with NBC television.
The Ukrainian leader stressed that any armed conflict can be stopped at the negotiating table. At the same time, he did not comment on information that appeared earlier in the media about the alleged terms of a possible agreement between the parties, TASS reports.
A new trip to Ukraine is currently not included in the plans of French President Emmanuel Macron, French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told TASS.
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, sent an official request from the Russian Federation to meet with representatives of the competent authorities and discuss the situation in Ukraine.
Twitter began to mark the accounts of a number of state media of Belarus and Ukraine – TASS.
More than 100 citizens of Argentina were able to leave the territory of Ukraine to neighboring countries, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the South American Republic – TASS.
A source in the UN Security Council informed RIA Novosti that the Council of People's Commissars were asked to hold on Thursday in the afternoon, it should be devoted to the humanitarian situation in Ukraine.
⚡️ Breetings, the USA, France and a number of other countries requested a meeting of the UN Security Council in Ukraine, the British Permanent Protection – RIA said.
After the start of the conflict in Ukraine, the relations of Moldova and Russia, which were already difficult, were even more complicated-TASS with reference to the Prime Minister of Moldova Natalya Gavrilitsa.
Press Secretary of the Bayden administration Jen Psaki:
▪ Washington believes that both the closure of the airspace of Ukraine and the “humanitarian useless zone” can lead to the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine
▪ Negotiations on the supply of air defense systems and the location of the equipment will be kept secret
▪ The USA still believe that the transfer of Poland to Ukraine MiG-29 would not be an effective step, but would lead to the escalation of the situation in Ukraine
⚡️ Generation RT and RT France is prohibited in Canada – TASS.
Russia sent information about the shelling of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of Donetsk to the UN Security Council and the General Assembly.
The statement states that the actions of the Ukrainian side violate international humanitarian law.
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation under the UN emphasizes that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation does not have a point-U missile systems.
Sotheby's and Christie's auction houses will refuse to conduct trading in Russian art in June. The reason is the situation around Ukraine – TASS.
Peskov said that Biden’s words to Putin are “the unacceptable and unforgivable rhetoric of the head of the country, from which hundreds of thousands of people died.”
Earlier, US President Joe Biden to the question of an American journalist said that Putin considers Putin a “war criminal”.
The Embassy of the Russian Federation in London:
▪ The British authorities are trying to close one of the Russian schools in England
▪ Musicians and athletes force to sign statements of loyalty in which the special operation in Ukraine is condemned
▪ At the universities of Britain, they are completely starting trials against teachers who do not support the position of Western countries in conflict in Ukraine
⚡SHA are not interested in starting the third world war. This was said by the press secretary of the White House Jen Psaki, commenting on the repeated call of Zelensky to create a useless zone over Ukraine, writes TASS.
❗ Bayden considers his Russian colleague Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” (according to RIA Novosti).
During communication with the White House media pool, the US president asked the question of whether he could, “after everything we saw,” call Putin a war criminal.At first he answered in the negative, then he asked again and said: He is a war criminal.
In a telephone conversation with Zelensky, Erdogan promised to continue to make efforts to organize his meeting with Putin. The head of Turkey also assured that Ankara will continue to deliver humanitarian aid to Ukraine – TASS, citing Erdogan's office.
The Turkish leader claims that he is striving to establish peace between the Russian Federation and Ukraine as soon as possible.
At the next NATO summit, Poland will discuss with the allies the sending of a peacekeeping force to Ukraine, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said.
At the same time, earlier the US State Department noted that they would like to avoid the implementation of this proposal, so as not to provoke an expansion of the conflict in Ukraine. The German government also opposed the idea of the Poles. For the Germans, sending peacekeepers anywhere is a red line (according to TASS).
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (according to TASS):
An increase in inflation in the United States can lead to rising prices for oil and commodities due to the situation in Ukraine. The US economy will also be adversely affected by the disruption to global supply chains that could result from the conflict.
The head of the Fed warned that high inflation will remain in the country until the middle of the year, after which it will begin to decline.
US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during a press conference in Washington, D.C., July 2019
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❗️On March 16, the Ukrainian side opened fire on a convoy with refugees. Four people were killed, there are wounded – the Russian Ministry of Defense.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz supports negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv. But he believes that it is up to Ukraine to decide what results suit it.
During the day, 31,367 civilians, including 89 foreigners, left Mariupol through humanitarian corridors.
The head of the DPR Denis Pushilin said that the militants of Azov, recognized in Russia as an extremist organization, are trying to escape from Mariupol in civilian clothes, but they are identified by tattoos in the form of a swastika and other Nazi symbols.
Rally dedicated to the fourth anniversary of the proclamation of the DNR in Donetsk
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Ministry of Defense of Russia: The department denied claims that the Russian military had allegedly attacked the building of the Mariupol Drama Theater, where civilians could be held hostage.
“In the afternoon of March 16, Russian aviation did not carry out any tasks related to strikes against ground targets in the city of Mariupol.”
The Ministry of Defense stated that according to reliable data, “militants of the nationalist battalion Azov (recognized as an extremist organization in Russia) committed a new bloody provocation by blowing up the theater building mined by them.”
The ministry said in a statement that refugees who had previously fled the city said that “in the theater building, the Nazis of the Azov Battalion (recognized as an extremist organization in Russia) were able to hold civilians hostage, using the upper floors as firing points.”
⚡️ECHR suspends consideration of all complaints against Russia – TASS.
Athletes from Russia and Belarus are banned from participating in the European Summer Sports Championships in Munich – press service of the competition.
Erdogan phoned his Ukrainian counterpart Zelensky. They discussed the latest events in Ukraine, RIA Novosti writes.
There is no talk of severing relations between London and Moscow – TASS, citing the Russian ambassador to the UK.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance is already fulfilling plans for the defense of member countries of the military-political bloc.
“Now in the countries of the alliance, hundreds of thousands of soldiers are in a state of high combat readiness. The 100,000 US troops in Europe and about 40,000 more under direct NATO command are deployed mainly in the eastern part of the alliance.”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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Biden said the United States will provide additional military assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $800 million. Washington will also send Kyiv 9,000 anti-tank systems, 800 air defense systems, and 20 million rounds of ammunition.
The new authorities of Kherson want to improve relations with Russia — R.T. In particular, they intend to establish trade, economic and socio-cultural ties.
Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov:
▪ The Russian military disabled communications, intelligence, relaying and switching centers in the village of Vinnitsa
▪ The Russian Aerospace Forces shot down a Ukrainian aircraft near the village of Sarany and six UAVs
▪ 24 military facilities of Ukraine were hit with the help of operational-tactical, army and unmanned aircraft
▪ A total of 180 aircraft and helicopters, 166 unmanned aerial vehicles, 1,367 tanks and other armored combat vehicles, 132 multiple rocket launchers, 502 field artillery and mortars, and 1,156 units of special military vehicles were destroyed.
Ministry of Defense of Russia:
The LPR group is advancing in several directions inside the city of Severodonetsk.
DPR troops are fighting for the village of Maryinka. During the day they moved 2 km.
The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, denied the presence of the Russian military in Chernihiv:
NATO will continue to provide military and financial assistance to Ukraine.
At the upcoming summit, which will be attended by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the member countries of the alliance will discuss the long-term consequences of the conflict in Ukraine for the defense of the alliance.
At the same time, defense ministers are developing expanded plans for the alliance's defense against Russia on land, in the sky, at sea and in cyberspace.
The SC has published an operational video. According to the department, it shows footage of a search at the place of residence of the suspects, as well as the interrogation of witnesses. The entry refers to previously announced cases under an article about fakes about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces during a special operation in Ukraine.
In the Leningrad region, a man sued IKEA. He demands to pay him a quadrillion rubles (a billion million) due to the fact that the plan of his design studio fell through.
To prevent such precedents from IKEA and other similar companies, he explained to RIA Novosti.
Rosstat data on price increases in Russia due to sanctions:
Russia and Ukraine must refrain from steps that could aggravate the conflict, the International Court of Justice has urged.
The department also demanded that Moscow stop the special operation.
The Investigative Committee reported that the first criminal cases were opened for spreading fakes about the Russian Armed Forces:
▪ One of them concerns blogger Veronika Belotserkovskaya. According to investigators, in March she published several posts on Instagram, in which “under the guise of reliable reports, they contained deliberately false information” about a special operation in Ukraine. Now she is abroad, so they intend to put her on the international wanted list. The Russian woman could face up to 15 years in prison.
▪ Other cases were initiated against a resident of Seversk and a resident of Tomsk. In social networks and messengers they posted, as the agency writes, “under the guise of reliable reports, deliberately false information about the losses of the Armed Forces, their actions in Ukraine during the military operation and its results.
Putin to the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov: “Thank you Ramzan. Thank you. Say hi to the guys.
US and allies An interagency group of the US and its allies began work to search for and seize assets, legally prosecute Russian elites – the US Treasury Department.
CNN notes that the US authorities intend to expand the list of anti-Russian sanctions, taking into account the wishes of Zelensky.
Earlier, the Ukrainian president called on the West to impose restrictions on all politicians in Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on the economic situation in the country:
❗The Central Bank will not have to print money – the Russian Federation has enough budget revenues
❗regional payments on loan budgets scheduled for 2022 will be deferred
❗The Ministry of Finance will provide an additional credit line to each region of the Russian Federation in the amount of 10% of its income
❗it is possible that the volume of infrastructure loans in Russia will be increased
❗all national development goals of the Russian Federation until 2030 must be achieved
❗Long-term tasks must be solved – the Russian economy has all the resources for this
❗Current difficulties should mobilize the country
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting on measures of social and economic support for Russian regions via videoconference, March 16, 2022
Alexander Astafiev/POOL/TASS
Putin addressed Europeans and Americans:
Putin: The appearance of Russian troops near Kyiv and other cities of Ukraine is not connected with the intention to occupy this country
Putin signed a decree On measures to ensure socio-economic stability and protection of the population in the Russian Federation
❗ The head of the state signed a decree on the additional powers of the heads of subjects that will concern the support of citizens and the economy, depending on the situation in the ground.
The heads of the regions must take “comprehensive measures” to ensure socio-economic stability, including those provided for in protection against emergencies.
▪ The capabilities of enterprises to attract financing from development institutions must be increased
▪ Products in the consumer market, including in the field of drugs, should be in the public domain, but without manual intervention
▪ Putin called on exporters to send additional flows of goods to the domestic market of the Russian Federation
Putin at a meeting on regions support measures:
According to Putin, private business can play a key role in overcoming the country's economic problems, since it is easier for him to carry out the restructuring of the process. For example, to establish logistics – Putin.
Structural changes in the economy that are necessary in the current situation will lead to temporary growth of inflation and unemployment, but it is necessary to minimize themPutin said.
❗️ Putin promised to increase the minimum wage, the cost of living, the salaries of state employees, social payments and pensions.
▪ The fight against Russians abroad is comparable to anti -Semitic pogroms in fascist Germany
▪ Russia will continue to bring its position to the whole world
▪ Empire of Lies of Western countries is powerless against truth and justice
▪ The West is trying to drive over Mozha and dismember the country
⚡Kiyev could create nuclear weapons with the help of outside, which would be a real threat to Russia – Putin.
For 8 years, residents of Donbass were subjected to genocide – Putin at a meeting on regions support measures.
All this time, Kyiv saboted the Minsk agreements, and at the end of last year he refused them, he added. According to the president of the country, the fact that the Western countries did not pay attention is moral and moral degradation, complete disconnection.
At the Russian-Turkish negotiations, the possible meeting of Putin and Zelensky-Lavrov was not discussed.
“There are no obstacles to organizing a meeting when understanding that it will not be a meeting for the sake of herself, but will be the contact of the presidents who will fix the agreements that are now being developed through the channel of the two delegations.”
Moscow is ready to negotiate only about those contacts with Kyiv that will bring a specific result, and not just a picture on TV.
⚡ Zelensky appealed to the US Congress with a request to provide Ukraine with the S-300 and other air defense systems as an alternative to establishing a baseless zone.
President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky
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Earlier announced that since March 16, Russia has not been in the Council of Europe.
Russia, in contact with the West, draws attention to that it is unacceptable to fire civilians from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.All war crimes are recorded from the Ukrainian side, Moscow will not leave this just like that.
In addition, the Russian authorities pay attention to all cases when such crimes are issued for the actions of the Russian Federation.
From March 16, Russia has ceased to be a member of the Council of Europe – Communist of the Committee of Ministers.
⚡️There will be no shortage of diapers and female gaskets in the Russian Federation – Ministry of Industry and Trade.
Lavrov at a press conference with the Foreign Minister of Turkey Chavushoglu:
▪ The Russian Federation and Turkey should often meet and make hours on international issues
▪ Russia welcomes the course on the normalization of relations of Turkey and Armenia
▪ Ankara adheres to a constructive approach to the situation in Ukraine and has not joined sanctions against the Russian Federation
▪ Bloodyness in Ukraine must be put an end, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating there
▪ Ankara supports Russian-Ukrainian negotiations on the Belarusian platform
▪ Ankara is grateful to the Russian side for help with the evacuation of Turkish citizens from Ukraine
▪ Bloodyness in Ukraine must be put an end, the humanitarian situation is deteriorating there
Poklonskaya said that in Russia they would never oppress Ukrainians on a national basis.
She recalled that today is the anniversary of the Crimean referendum, at which the majority voted for joining Russia. “I am one of its symbols and I am a Ukrainian. Probably, this can cut a rumor-yes, this is such a paradox , – said Poklonskaya.
She added that Crimea and Sevastopol wish the speedy settlement of the conflict in Ukraine.
In the conditions of sanctions, the possibility of increasing serial production of passenger aircraft IL-96 and Tu-214-Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov is considered.
“Today they are produced by a small series for special orders. My colleagues from the transport block are completing an analysis of the need and priority measures. Based on the picture that we will receive, perhaps, we will use the reserve for the additional production of these aircraft too. ”– Borisov.
Magnit retail network increased the volume of sugar packing 20 times amid increased demand.
The German government stated that against sending there any military NATO, including UkraineThis is a red line.
The statement of the Prosecutor General’s Office on the recognition of META was received by an extremist organization. He will examine him in the morning of March 21.
The head of Crimea Aksenov promised 10 million rubles to the Russian military, Rosgvardis and residents of Ukraine for the capture of Ukrainian journalist Sharafmala, who quoted on the air of the Ukrainian channel of the Nazi ideologist Adolf Eichmann and urged to kill Russian children.
“I just say: we will find you … Men are fighting with men. To those who say so, we convey: we will find you all – said Aksyonov.
Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at the EU Chizhov:
▪ The European Union is a superpower of double standards
▪ In the EU, there is an increase in prices not only for energy, but also for food
▪ Most areas of interaction between Russia and the EU are frozen, but no one said that this was forever
The WTO reported that 14 member countries of the organization have notified their intention to deprive Russia of the most favored nation treatment (this will allow them to raise duties on all Russian goods).
The Russian Investigative Committee will give a legal assessment to the statements of the Ukrainian journalist Sharafmal, who quoted the Nazi Eichmann on the air and called for the genocide of Russians.
The Detsky Mir group of companies, Russia's largest retailer of children's goods, said that after an audit by the Federal Antimonopoly Service, it fixed the maximum affordable retail prices for essential goods, including baby food and hygiene products.
BMW and Volkswagen are suspending factories across Europe due to a shortage of parts imported from Ukraine – Financial Times.
Spanish Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Inditex), one of the world's largest clothing retailers, wants to resume work in the Russian Federationwhen it becomes possible, said CEO Oscar Garcia Maceiras. The company also continues to pay employees in the Russian Federation.
Inditex, owned by Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, operates clothing, footwear and accessories stores under the brands Zara, PullBear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho, Zara Home and Uterque.
There is no information about the passage of the payment on Russian Eurobonds in foreign currency yet, there are risks that it will not reach the final recipients – Siluanov.
The Berlin Film Festival announced the removal of Russian departments, delegations and persons supporting the Kremlin from participation in connection with the situation in Ukraine.
DPR operator Republican Telecom Operator restored mobile communications and the Internet on the eastern outskirts of Mariupol – Ministry of Communications of the DPR.
Konov leaves the post of chairman of the board SIBUR Holding due to EU sanctions. Resigns from the board and board of directors.
Zelensky called a “childish provocation” a message on the TV channel “Ukraine-24” that he appealed to his fellow citizens to lay down their arms.
“As for the latest children's provocation with a call to lay down their arms. We are at home, protecting our land, our children, our families. So we're not going to lay down our weapons.Zelensky said, TASS reports.
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan arrived in Ukraine, Zelensky said, RIA Novosti reports.
Japan, as an importer of energy and products, may experience a blow from Russia's counter-sanctions – Japanese Prime Minister Kishida. “But in order to show that we are together with the Ukrainian people, in order to protect peace and order, we will not succumb to the threats of Russia”, he said.
The volume of gold production in Russia in January-December 2021 increased by 1.84% compared to 2020 and amounted to 346.42 tons – Ministry of Finance.
Russian muftis expressed their support for the special operation in Ukraine and called it a forced preventive defensive measure, based on the Holy Koran, RIA Novosti reports.
⚡️Switzerland following the EU imposes sanctions against Ernst, Khudaverdyan, Kerimov, Shokhin. In total, more than 200 new individuals and organizations from the Russian Federation have been added to the black list.
Roskomnadzor blocked on Wednesday in Russia, at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office, more than 30 Internet resources. Among them are the websites of Novye Izvestia, the Caucasian Knot (the founder of the publication is included in the register of foreign agents), the Russian-language Israeli media Channel Nine and Vesti Israel, the Belarusian Euroradio and the Estonian newspaper Postimees, as well as the website of the investigative group Bellingcat.
Ankara confirms its commitment to the Montreux Convention and will comply with its provisions – Turkish Foreign Ministry.
This is a convention that restored Turkey's sovereignty over the Bosphorus and Dardanelles from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. Turkey has the right to prohibit or restrict the passage of the military through the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. It preserves the freedom of passage through the straits for merchant ships both in peacetime and in wartime.
There is no pause in the work of Russian enterprises of the aviation industry and there will not be – Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.
The Council of the International Chess Federation temporarily suspended the national teams of Russia and Belarus from competitions under the auspices of the organization.
Russian and Belarusian grandmasters will be able to participate in individual tournaments under the auspices of FIDE in a neutral status.
⚡️Japan is expanding sanctions against Russia. The country will ban the supply of luxury goods to Russia, remove the most-favoured-nation treatment in trade (this will allow to raise duties on all Russian goods), and freeze new Russian assets.
Samsung Pay stated that it continues to work in Russia – some operations may not be available, for example, payments by phone from Mastercard and Visa cards, but Mir card payments work in Samsung Pay without restrictions.
Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation opened a case on the use of Tochka-U missiles by Ukrainian security forces in Makiivka
⚡️The ability to fulfill obligations on the public debt does not depend on Russia, the payment was given, now the ball is on the side of the American authorities — Siluanov. He explained that Russian assets are sufficient to fulfill debt obligations, both in foreign currency and in rubles, and Western countries should unfreeze foreign currency accounts for payments. The Minister pointed out that the term default means the inability to service its obligations, it is not applicable to Russia.
The Spanish authorities have decided to suspend the issuance of a residence permit in the country when investing in its economy (the so-called golden passports).
▪ The idea of Ukraine as a demilitarized country with its own army, following the example of Austria or Sweden, can be seen as a compromise
▪ Russia's personal sanctions against the leaders of unfriendly countries will follow
▪ Western actions clearly demonstrate the collapse of the sacred sanctity of private property and the danger of doing business there
▪ The actions of the West in relation to Russian big business can only be called banditry at the state level
▪ The situation around Ukraine can be improved with the help of agreements in the negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv
▪ The USA puts pressure on many countries of the world, many bend under this pressure, but there are those who openly declare that this is unacceptable
▪ Putin works according to an irregular schedule, his emotional state is normal. The working day of the president in the full sense of the word is an irregular working day. In any case, from morning until late at night. Emotional state is normal
▪ Refused to answer the question whether the head of state will propose to re-appoint Elvira Nabiullina as chairman of the Central Bank. Her term expires June 24th. We never announce this. When the president submits [the candidacy of the next chairman of the Central Bank], then he will submit»
▪ The Kremlin does not follow the correspondence between Elon Musk and Rogozin on Twitter
German insurance company Munich Re decided not to renew existing agreements in Russia and Belarus because of the situation around Ukraine.
A meeting of defense ministers of the alliance countries with the participation of the Minister of Defense of Ukraine is being held at NATO headquarters.
Rogozin responded to the accusation that the Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine brought against him in absentia: Madame Venediktova, I have a request to you as the Prosecutor General of Ukraine – tell me your address in Kyiv, where I can drive up.
The Council of Europe is trying to draw Moldova into the conflict over Ukraine, said the vice-speaker of the Moldovan parliament.
Earlier, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council (PACE) recognized Pridnestrovie as a territory occupied by Russia. The Vice Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament stressed that PACE adopted a declaration on Transnistria without taking into account the opinion of the Moldovan delegation, which did not vote. The Moldovan Foreign Ministry has already stated that the PACE declaration will not change Chisinau's position in the process of resolving the situation in the region.
Director General of the International Committee of the Red Cross Maurer arrived in Kyiv, is going to communicate with the local population and authorities.
Cars of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the village of Luganskaya
Sergei Averin/RIA Novosti
Germany's largest energy company E. ON stopped buying gas from Russian companies. At the same time, the company does not intend to withdraw from the Nord Stream 2 project.
⚡️Rosgvardia announced that it took the Kakhovskaya hydroelectric power station under protection, the Ukrainian side surrendered it without a fight, the local paramilitary guards laid down their arms and went home.
The battalion-tactical group of the National Guard and the Russian armed forces also successfully repelled the attack of neo-Nazis who tried to recapture the station, there are no casualties among the personnel.
The prime ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia have safely returned from a joint trip to Kyiv.
⚡️Sheremetyevo Airport temporarily closed terminals E, D and the third runway. He suspended investment projects, significantly reduced all non -production costs. The schedule of the movement of inter -suberminal trains has been temporarily changed: only one of two trains will run between the Sheremetyevo 1 and Sheremetyevo 2 stations.
These measures will operate until the volume of passenger transportation and the intensity of take-off and landing operations.
Norwegian Equinor I agreed with the Norway authorities to increase gas production from three deposits during the year to meet demand in Europe.
In total, production will grow by about 1.5 billion cubic meters. This is comparable with the volume of Gazprom’s supplies to Europe for half a month only through Ukraine.
The flow of refugees from Donbass to Russia has grown over the past two days, more than 270 thousand people arrived in total.
▪ Negotiations with Kyiv are difficult, slowly, but Russia sincerely seeks to come to them as soon as possible
▪ Russia's goal in negotiations with Ukraine did not change, Moscow needs peaceful, free, neutral and independent Ukraine
▪ We want it to be an agreement on generation, so that our children also live in peace.
▪ Kyiv in negotiations offers for Ukraine an Austrian or Swedish version of neutrality-a demilitarized state, but at the same time with its own army and military-Mordical forces. All these issues are discussed at the level of leaderships of the Ministry of Defense of Russia and Ukraine
▪ A large team of lawyers, military, experts at night between the rounds of negotiations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine is sparkling positions and looking for possible compromises of the parties
▪ Applications from Kyiv on the exclusion of a paragraph on denazification from the agenda of negotiations are not fully true. “The topic of denazification and tightening of punishment, law enforcement, first of all, punishment for the heroization of Nazism, neo-Nazism, extremism on their basis is still an important point on the agenda of negotiations”
▪ The topic of mutual sanctions claims is one of the key in each negotiation of Russia and Ukraine
▪ “All this crazy situation with economic sanctions, which already resembles, of course, no sanctions, but a full -fledged, full -scale, unprecedented economic war in history against Russia, this position is one of the key negotiation topics at each of our meetings”
▪ Negotiations of the Russian Federation and Ukraine were transferred to video format to save time, effort and means
The Russian analogue of Instagram with the usual functionality called Rossgram will be launched on March 28. For ordinary users, access will be open in April 2022-the creator of the network, the Internet marketer of the zobs.
The Ukrainian prosecutor’s office in absentia charged the head of Roscosmos Rogozin, RIA Novosti reports.
There are no prerequisites for default in Russia – the chairman of the State Duma Committee on the financial market Anatoly Aksakov.
Utair Continues flights to a number of countries on aircraft owned by airline. The certified UTAIR centers have a sufficient supply of aviation components, the carrier said.
At the next meeting, the CEC Litera “Z” was changed to “Z” in support of the special operation in Ukraine.
The Chairman of the CEC Ella Pamfilova said that employees are engaged in humanitarian aid for refugees from Donbass: “”Today we are all together, at the same table, shoulder to shoulder, like the entire electoral system of Russia, like our whole big country. I am proud that I have the honor to lead the electoral system of our great country».
London refused to transfer swords from the British royal collection to the museums of the Moscow Kremlin.
We are talking about the exhibition Duel. From God's judgment to a noble crime, ”which was supposed to open on March 4. The event was planned with the support of the Foundation of businessman Alisher Usmanov. Museums of the Kremlin announced the transfer of the exhibition.
According to The Guardian, the royal collection planned to transfer three swords of the 17th century to the exhibition, one of which belonged to King Charles I, but withdrew its decision.
▪ Kuleba at their meeting in Turkey did not put forward any new ideas
▪ The main negotiation platform remains the Belarusian format
▪ The neutral status of Ukraine is now being discussed in negotiations seriously in conjunction with Russia's claims on security guarantees. Russia is ready to look for any way of ensuring security – both its own and Ukraine and Europe, except for the expansion of NATO.
▪ In the negotiations of Russia and Ukraine there is some hope of reaching a compromise. Zelensky himself has recently made a number of interesting statements
▪ Zelensky’s statements that no one is waiting for Ukraine to NATO indicates that in Kyiv, “adequacy breaks through its way”
▪ NATO refusal from Kyiv’s requests to close the sky over Ukraine shows that “sane people” still remained in the alliance
▪ The current situation is epoch -making, there is a battle for how the world order will look. The West did not want to solve the security situation with the world
▪ Russia will be ready for contacts with the Ukrainian side and in the future, but you need to understand what value added will be
▪ Lavrov called for the negotiators of the Russian Federation and Ukraine the opportunity to work in a calm environment, without the injury of hysteria
▪ It is strange for us to hear about intermediary services on the issue of the situation of the situation in Ukraine from those countries that have joined sanctions against Russia
▪ The United States play a decisive role in determining the position of the Kyiv authorities. And the Russian Federation does not see the interest of the United States in an early settlement of the conflict around Ukraine
▪ Moscow has never had complaints about the Ukrainian people personally. The West began to moron the Ukrainian people and configure it against the Russians
▪ Lavrov noted that he loves Ukrainian culture, language and humor
▪ Washington is trying to put pressure on China, India, Egypt, Turkey and other countries because of cooperation with the Russian Federation. US ambassadors are instructed to dissuade the leadership of the respective countries from cooperating with Russia
▪ Confidence in the dollar is significantly reduced today
▪ Called the special operation in Ukraine “very neat”, noting that the Russian military was “precisely” shooting at military infrastructure