▪️From the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Russia: “498 Russian soldiers were killed in the performance of military duty, 1,597 were injured. Ukraine’s losses during the operation amounted to more than 2,870 people killed”
▪️From the statement of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine: “Soldiers (from Russia) according to official data alone, more than 5,840 people have already died”
▪️The UN General Assembly has approved a resolution demanding that Russia “stop the war in Ukraine and withdraw all troops.” UAE and Saudi Arabia voted against Russia
▪️Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said that the EU is preparing a new package of sanctions against the richest Russian businessmen in addition to the already imposed “powerful” sanctions. He called the closure of Russian stock exchanges and the sharp fall in the ruble exchange rate signs that the punitive measures of the West are working
▪️Hillary Clinton has revealed her “model” of successfully countering the Russian special operation in Ukraine – to follow the pattern of the Afghan war of the 1980s, when the United States gave billions of dollars to arm the rebels.
That conflict “didn’t end well” for the Soviet Union, Clinton noted in an interview with MSNBC, before admitting that “there were other unforeseen consequences”
▪️The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine announced that it is considering the possibility of nationalization of all Russian property in the country
▪️Biden said that the issue of Ukraine’s possible membership in NATO should be decided by the alliance itself and Kiev
▪️The Third World War (if it starts) will be “nuclear and destructive,” Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said. He forwarded Biden the question of “is the world on the verge of World War III?” and he said that “in the process of denazification of Ukraine, everything is being done to prevent any serious civilian casualties”
▪️The US Department of Justice is launching a task force “KleptoCapture” “to combat Russian oligarchs,” US Attorney General Merrick Garland announced
▪️The Russian delegation has arrived for talks with Ukraine. The second round of negotiations between the two countries is scheduled in Belarus for today. The delegation of Ukraine is going to negotiations with Russia on the border of Poland and Belarus, Kiev reports
▪️The State Duma has been amended on criminal liability for fakes about the actions of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
▪️The US Air Force said that Russian aircraft in the country’s airspace can be intercepted, the crews will be detained
▪️EA Sports removed the Russian national team from the FIFA and NHL series games
▪️UN: the number of refugees from Ukraine has reached 836,000 people
▪️Zelensky spoke by phone with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Benet
▪️Georgia is applying for EU membership
▪️”The International Court of Justice, the main judicial body of the United Nations, will hold public hearings on charges of genocide in accordance with the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, Ukraine v. Russia, on Monday, March 7, and Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at the Peace Palace in The Hague,” the official statement reads
▪️Zelensky said he was ready to negotiate with Putin
▪️Negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian sides may be postponed to the end of the week, according to one of the sources close to the situation
▪️The Government of the Russian Federation has issued a decree on the application of special economic measures in connection with the unfriendly actions of the United States and foreign states and international organizations that have joined them
▪️From today, the export of foreign currency from Russia in the amount of more than $ 10 thousand is prohibited
▪️The EU has agreed to disconnect from the SWIFT system banks “Russia”, “VTB”, “Otkritie”, “Promsvyazbank”, “Novikombank”, “Sovcombank” and VEB.RF. In turn, Sberbank decided to withdraw from the European market
▪️Apple, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Ford, Nike and Adidas have stopped selling and supplying their products in Russia. The Apple Pay system does not work
▪️About 70 Japanese volunteered to fight for Ukraine, Reuters reports
▪️Biden announced the closure of US airspace for Russian aircraft. Following this, the American company Boeing stopped the supply of spare parts and maintenance of its aircraft from Russian airlines
▪️Universal has announced the suspension of the release of its films in cinemas in Russia
▪️Rostourism recommended that Russians refuse to visit countries that have imposed sanctions and restrictions on the Russian Federation, and tour operators should suspend the sale of tours to these countries.
▪️During the operation, 1,502 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine were put out of operation, the Russian Defense Ministry says. Also, the Russian Ministry of Defense has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Kiev TV tower and says that the Armed Forces have taken control of the city of Kherson
▪️Ukraine has declared eight dead as a result of a strike on a residential quarter in Kharkiv and five dead after a strike on the Kiev TV tower
▪️Democratic countries should not “turn a blind eye to military aggression,” Taiwan’s leader said, warning that her island faces threats from China similar to those faced by Ukraine.
▪️Brent crude oil is above $113 for the first time since July 2014
▪️A member of the British Parliament asked the head of the British Foreign Ministry whether sanctions against Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan were being considered, saying that these states “support Putin.” In Kazakhstan, the British ambassador was summoned to a meeting to clarify the words of a colleague
▪️Inflation is growing rapidly in Germany due to the events in Ukraine.
Consumer prices jumped by 5.5% compared to February 2021. The national figure reached 5.1% – the highest level since 1992
▪️NATO will hold an emergency meeting on the situation in Ukraine at the end of the week
▪️The cost of bitcoin is actively growing, the indicator for the first time since the end of February exceeded the mark of 44 thousand dollars