▪️The United States allocates an additional $800 million to help Ukraine in the field of security. The latest armed drones will be delivered to the country in the near future. In total, 9,000 anti-tank complexes, 800 air defense systems, 20 million pieces of ammunition will be transferred to Ukraine
▪️Putin said that “the global dominance of the West is ending.” He also said that the Russian economy currently generates enough income and announced that the minimum wage, living wage, public sector salaries, social benefits and pensions will be increased in the Russian Federation. According to him, “the US is trying to convince its citizens that their difficulties are the result of Russia’s actions, but this is a lie”
▪️Putin: “A network of dozens of laboratories operated in Ukraine, where military biological programs were conducted under the guidance and financial support of the Pentagon”
▪️Ukraine legalizes cryptocurrencies. Zelensky signed a bill on virtual assets
▪️NATO has no plans to send troops to Ukraine
▪️A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan. An alarm went off at the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant. Later, an earthquake of magnitude 5.6 also occurred in the northeast of the country. More than 700,000 private homes in Tokyo are de-energized. The probability of a tsunami remains
▪️The United States is putting pressure on India, China, Egypt because of Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov says
▪️The International Court of Justice of the United Nations has ruled that Russia must immediately stop the military operation in Ukraine
▪️The Russian LDPR Party is ready to submit for discussion an initiative on a referendum for the return of the death penalty
▪️The NATO countries believe that the alliance forces should not be present on the territory or in the airspace of Ukraine
▪️The US Federal Reserve: The war in Ukraine will lead to an increase in inflation and a slowdown in the economy
▪️The International Criminal Court is deeply concerned about Russia’s use of force in Ukraine
▪️The European Court of Human Rights has suspended the consideration of all cases related to Russia
▪️According to the deputy mayor of Mariupol, as a result of the Russian bombing, the city drama theater, in which civilians were hiding, was damaged. According to his estimates, there were from 1,000 to 1,200 people there. The number of victims is currently unknown, the BBC reports. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation said that this is another lie and Russia has nothing to do with the destruction of the drama theater