▪️The leaders of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates refused to have a telephone conversation with Joe Biden. The 36-year-old Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman and 60-year-old Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed al Nahyan from the UAE rejected the White House’s proposals for negotiations on the situation on the world oil market. According to the White House, “negotiations have been postponed”
▪️Zelensky said that he no longer insists on Ukraine’s membership in NATO. Another step aimed at meeting Moscow’s demands was that Zelensky declared his readiness to make a “compromise” regarding the status of the DPR and the LPR
▪️The United States is studying the issue of restricting Russia’s access to cryptocurrencies
▪️Head of European Diplomacy Josep Borrel said that the EU is not going to ban the import of Russian energy
▪️The Russian Federation, under the conditions of sanctions, reduces the use of the dollar in reserves and external settlements, switches to non-Western capital markets. A restriction on the withdrawal of dollars has been introduced. The Russian central bank said that customers wishing to withdraw more than $10,000 should withdraw the balance in rubles
▪️If Germany bans the import of Russian oil, the transport will stop, German Foreign Minister Berbok said
▪️Zelensky again called for negotiations to resolve the situation in Ukraine
▪️McDonald’s are closing their restaurants in Russia. The exact timing of the entry into force of the decision has not yet been reported
▪️”Putin will not succeed in defeating Ukraine” – Biden
▪️Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation:
“The Russian army destroyed 2,581 objects of the military infrastructure of Ukraine during the special operation”
▪️The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine has officially announced the introduction of a moratorium on the fulfillment of financial or other obligations to the Russian Federation or persons associated with it
▪️In the Russian Federation in 2022, on behalf of Putin, a ban on the import and export of products and raw materials will be introduced. The list will be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers.
▪️Russia has filed an appeal against FIFA and UEFA bans
▪️The Russian Federation declares a “regime of silence” and is ready to open humanitarian corridors from 10.00 today in several directions in Ukraine, the humanitarian response headquarters reported
▪️White House press Secretary Psaki said that Russia is to blame for the record rise in gasoline prices in the United States
▪️US CIA Director: “China is concerned about Russia’s war in Ukraine”
▪️Any no-fly zone over Ukraine, including over humanitarian corridors, is fraught with conflict with the Russian Federation, which the United States does not want, the White House says
▪️In the UK, the entry of any Russian aircraft into the country’s airspace was equated to a criminal offense.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense banned military personnel from going to Ukraine voluntarily to participate in military operations
▪️France is “concerned about delays” of the Iranian nuclear deal