▪️Zelensky signed the law on the principles of compulsory seizure of property of the Russian Federation and its residents in Ukraine.
▪️The Polish President said at a briefing after a meeting with the US Vice President about the need to impose new sanctions against the Russian Federation.
▪️”Washington will provide an additional $50 million to support Ukrainian refugees in Poland,” the US Vice President said.
▪️Pandora jewelry Company suspends its activities in Russia and Belarus.
▪️Chinese Foreign Ministry: China calls for an early ceasefire in Ukraine.
▪️Auchan and Globus hypermarkets have denied rumors about their withdrawal from the Russian market.
▪️Kadyrov: You’re driving me into a corner, and you don’t have to do that. If I am angered and exasperated, then my anger is terrible, and my revenge is uncontrollable. That’s when you will understand that your sanctions are flowers.
▪️Zelensky’s adviser said that, according to preliminary estimates, $100 billion worth of assets were destroyed in the country.
▪️Gasoline prices in the United States are rising to $ 4.31 per gallon, updating the historical maximum for the third day in a row — Automobile Association.
▪️External management at foreign enterprises can be introduced if the company leaves Russia — Mishustin
▪️The head of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Siluanov called the freezing of Russia’s reserves abroad a “default” of the West on obligations to the Russian Federation.
▪️Putin: Energy prices in the West are rising because of their own miscalculations.
▪️Putin: In general, everything is stable and calm in our regional budgets.
▪️WesternWestern Union stops working in Russia and Belarus.
▪️Putin: Russia is not going to close itself off from anyone.
▪️The world price of wheat has increased by 62% compared to the beginning of the year
▪️The US House of Representatives has passed a $1.5 trillion bill to finance the government until the end of September, which includes $13.6 billion to help Ukraine
▪️The Davos Forum has stopped contacts with persons who have been sanctioned and has “frozen” relations with Russian organizations.
▪️Zelensky: “Only after direct negotiations between the two presidents will we be able to put an end to this war.”
Kiev appealed to the German Chancellor for help in organizing a meeting between Putin and Zelensky
▪️The Slovenian Parliament “adopted a resolution condemning the Russian invasion and strongly supporting Ukraine’s membership in the EU”
▪️The Ministry of Defense of Russia: “About 80 tons of ammonia were imported by Ukrainian nationalists to Zolochiv (near Kharkov). According to local residents, the nationalists teach them how to act properly in a chemical attack”
▪️The UN cannot confirm the data on the development of weapons in biological laboratories in Ukraine, the office of the Secretary General of the organization reported
▪️”China will never tolerate Taiwan’s “independence”, this issue is exclusively an internal matter, foreign interference is unacceptable” – Ministry of Defense of the People’s Republic of China
▪️YouTube has completely stopped the monetization of Russian users, including all types of paid subscriptions
▪️Amazon stops shipping goods to Russia
▪️The WHO again says that the conflict in Ukraine may contribute to the growth of Covid-19 infections
▪️In a conversation with Scholz, Putin informed him about the organization of humanitarian corridors in Ukraine, as well as about the attempts of militants to prevent the safe evacuation of people. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, operations to deliver humanitarian aid and open safe corridors did not bring results due to Kiev’s fault, since they “do not own the situation on the ground”
▪️Adviser to the Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine said that the agreements on humanitarian corridors basically did not work
▪️Zelensky signed a law authorizing the use of weapons to all Ukrainians
▪️The UK claims that “a small number of soldiers” went awol to fight in Ukraine, disobeying orders. A representative of the British army confirmed that all military personnel are prohibited from traveling to Ukraine
▪️Trump’s plane made an emergency landing after engine failure
▪️The UN nuclear surveillance systems controlling nuclear materials at the Zaporizhia nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine have stopped transmitting data to the headquarters
▪️An explosion occurred on the territory of the Belarusian Embassy in Italy. Italian police officers who arrived at the scene preliminarily qualified the incident as a terrorist attack. There are no casualties
▪️U.S. intelligence says China continues to build up its nuclear forces
🔻Badoo dating service will stop working in Russia and Belarus.
🔻The UK has imposed a ban on the export of aviation and space products and technologies to Russia, — the British Foreign Ministry.
🔻Heineken suspends the production and sale of beer under the Heineken brand in the Russian Federation, all plants continue to operate.
🔻Energy resources from the Russian Federation play a crucial role, Hungary will not make decisions to the detriment of its people, — the head of the Hungarian Foreign Ministry.
🔻Sony.
The company suspends all sales on PlayStation in Russia.
The PlayStation Store will also no longer be available in the country.
🔻Fast food chains Burger King and KFC are likely to remain on the Russian market, due to the fact that they operate under a franchise in Russia, — Moscow Restaurant Business Ombudsman Sergey Mironov.
🔻A major backbone Internet provider Lumen announced the termination of work in Russia.
🔻The British tobacco company Imperial Brands is leaving the Russian market, and with it the Davidoff, Winston and West brands.
🔻Discovery Channel, Discovery Science, Eurosport, TLC and Animal Planet TV channels stop broadcasting in Russia.
🔻Supercell has removed its games from app stores in Russia and Belarus.
🔻Starting tomorrow, Victoria’s Secret stores will temporarily suspend operations in Russia.
🔻Coca-Cola will continue to be sold in Russia – the company will not stop production, but will stop investing in marketing and new projects.
🔻Zelensky signed a law on toughening responsibility for treason (up to life) and for looting (from 5 to 10 years).
🔻The Wise payment system closes the accounts of Russians on May 7.
🔻Sanctions should not concern civilians – UN about possible problems with the export of Russian coronavirus vaccines.
🔻WarnerMedia media holding, which includes HBO and Warner Bros, suspends broadcasting, licensing, release of films and games in Russia.
🔻Zelensky signed a law allowing all residents of Ukraine to use weapons during martial law.
🔻AppleApple/Google/Samsung Pay is officially unavailable in Russia. Just 15 minutes ago, the suspension of Visa and Mastercard in the Russian Federation began.
🔻YouTube has completely stopped all monetization functions for Russian users.
This also applies to Premium subscriptions, Music Premium, sponsorship, superchat, superstikers and merch.
🔻A meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Turkey — the Russian Foreign Ministry – has begun in Antalya.
🔻Nintendo followed Sony’s example and suspended shipments of game consoles and software to Russia.
🔻Xiaomi, Oppo and Huawei have cut smartphone shipments to Russia at least twice — Financial Times.
🔻Toyota has no plans to leave the Russian market and close the plant in Russia – the company’s statement.
🔻After leaving the Council of Europe, Russians will not be able to apply to the European Court of Human Rights, Klishas said.
🔻The British law on economic crimes, which facilitates the imposition of sanctions against “oligarchs”, will come into force next week, — the Interior Ministry.