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Rosbalt continues to talk about the events that followed after statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin about the start of a special operation in the Donbass and in Ukraine. On demand Roskomnadzor media should use data on its course, received only from official Russian sources. With information about events that took place in previous days can be found here: February 24, February 25February 26, February 27.
00:07. PayPal froze the ability to withdraw money to cards of Russian banks.
00:12. Aeroflot suspends all flights to Europe from February 28 until further notice, the national carrier reports.
00:18. China told the UN that it would welcome early talks between Russia and Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports.
00:25. Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said in his speech that Western countries in reality did not even try to resolve the situation in Ukraine in the UN Security Council. He also called statements about the disproportionate use of force by the Russian Federation “a lie”, stressing that they are trying to pass off the strikes of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as Russian actions. According to Nebenzi, the uncontrolled distribution of weapons by the Ukrainian authorities to everyone who wants them threatens the security of the country’s inhabitants. In addition, the Russian permanent representative emphasized that attempts to circumvent the position of the Russian Federation in the UN contradict the basis of the Charter of the organization.
00:31.The Ministry of Culture of Ukraine stated that they had applied to UNESCO with a request to deprive Russia of membership in the organization, RIA Novosti reports.
00:38. Bloomberg reports that the European Union is considering imposing sanctions against Dmitry Peskov, Alisher Usmanov, Mikhail Fridman, Alexei Mordashov and Sergei Roldugin.
00:45. The curfew in Kyiv will not end on the morning of February 28, from 22.00 to 07.00, the use of personal vehicles will still be prohibited, and those on the street will be considered saboteurs, said Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
00:50. FIDE condemned the public statements of grandmaster Sergey Karjakin and announced that it was referring his case to the Ethics and Discipline Commission. Earlier, Karjakin wrote an open letter to President Vladimir Putin, in which he supported the start of a Russian special operation in Ukraine. The case of Sergei Shipov will also be referred to the commission.
00:59. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a decision to allocate £40 million for additional humanitarian assistance to Ukraine, in particular for the supply of medicines, the press service of the British government reports.
01:48. Italy will ask the UN Security Council for a humanitarian truce in Ukraine to evacuate women and children, said Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio.
02:07. The office of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky reported the loss of control over Berdyansk. On the morning of February 27, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that Berdyansk was blocked by Russian military personnel.
03:18. The Bank of Russia has banned Russian brokers from selling securities on behalf of foreign clients, RBC reports citing two well-informed sources in the financial market. According to the agency, a copy of the order was published in several investment Telegram channels.
03:36. The OSCE announced the evacuation from Ukraine of most of the staff of the monitoring mission. The head of the mission, Yashar Halit Cevik, remains in Kyiv to oversee the evacuation of the remaining personnel.
03.50. The number of Ukrainians who will need asylum in Europe in connection with the military operation of the Russian Federation on the territory of Ukraine may be about 7 million people, said EU Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarcic.
04:11. Cyprus closed the airspace for Russian aircraft. An exception will be made for humanitarian and air rescue flights, as well as for emergency landings.
04:32. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during a conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said that the next 24 hours would be decisive for Ukraine, Downing Street reports.
04:42. Australia has imposed personal sanctions against Putin, Shoigu and Lavrov. The measures include a travel ban to Australia as well as targeted financial sanctions.
Source: Rosbalt
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