Ukraine: chronicle of events on March 2 – Rosbalt

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 progress 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, February 28 and March 1.

00:02. Wikipedia” rechecks an article about a Russian special operation in Ukraine, for which Roskomnadzor threatened to block it.

00:04. The International Automobile Federation (FIA) has announced that drivers from Russia and Belarus will compete under the organization’s neutral flag. Competitions will not be held on the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus.

00:05. VTB customers may face restrictions in the operation of the bank’s application on iPhone smartphones in the near future. The problems are related to the imposed sanctions, the company said. The Android app will still work.

00:06. Turkey did not allow three Russian ships based outside the Black Sea to pass on February 27-28, according to Mevlut Cavusoglu, Foreign Minister of the Republic.

00:23. The International Court of Justice in The Hague will hold hearings on the issue of preventive measures in the framework of the proceedings between Ukraine and Russia on the violation of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide on March 7-8. This is stated in a press release issued by the court on Tuesday.

00:36. The Ukrainian authorities appealed to the International Committee of the Red Cross with a request to assist in the creation of humanitarian corridors for the evacuation of residents of Kyiv and the Kiev region.

00:41. A new UK law gives UK authorities the power to detain Russian ships, according to a statement released by the UK Foreign Office. “Russian vessels will be banned from UK ports after a new package of British sanctions against Russia. The ban applies to all ships owned or operated by anyone associated with Russia, and the authorities will have new powers to detain Russian ships,” the statement said.

00:44. The Swiss company Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, has laid off 106 of its employees, said the representative of the canton of Zug, where the company is headquartered, Sylvia Thalmann-Gut.

00:47. The issuance of preferential mortgages at 7% per annum has been suspended by 15 out of 18 banks operating under the state program. The suspension of issuance is explained by the expectations of a revision of the main parameters of the state mortgage program and an increase in rates to 12-13% per annum.

00:49. Canada will maintain economic sanctions against Russia until it withdraws troops from Ukraine. This was stated by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a speech in the national parliament.

00:52. Ford announced the suspension of activities in Russia. “Given the current situation, we have informed our joint venture partners that we are suspending operations in Russia,” Ford said on its website. The measures are said to take effect immediately.

00:55. The first president of Slovenia, Milan Kucan, believes that international arms supplies to Ukraine will lead to an increase in the number of victims, TASS reports.

00:57. The United States intends to continue providing military assistance to Ukraine, including in the supply of weapons, as well as closely coordinating actions in view of the special operation of Russia. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Alexei Reznikov, in a telephone conversation with the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin.

00:59. Ukrainian troops shelled Donetsk with five shells. This was reported in the representation of the DPR in the Joint Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC) of the ceasefire regime. “Five shells of 122 mm caliber were fired,” the Telegram message says.

01:42. The Estonian authorities have promised not to revoke the residence permit of Russians legally residing in the country. The parliament noted that the country’s authorities do not equate Russian citizens with Russian politicians.

01:59. Universal Pictures was the last Hollywood film company to cancel premieres in Russia. Previously, Disney, Warner Brosers, Sony and Paramount took such a measure against the backdrop of Russia’s military actions in Ukraine.

02:40. The Turkish authorities have stated that they do not intend to impose sanctions against Russia. “We must act in accordance with the priorities of our country,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin.

03:11. WSJ writes about the intention of the US authorities to close the sky for Russian aircraft. According to the sources of the newspaper, the relevant decree may be issued within the next 24 hours.

03:20. The head of the Turkish Interior Ministry called the proposals to abandon the Russian S-400 “complete idiocy” at a time when Ukraine “can do nothing against aircraft and missiles.”

03:45. The Austrian financial regulator banned the activities of Sberbank’s subsidiary Sberbank Europe AG.

03:50. The IMF is preparing a package of urgent financial assistance to Ukraine for $3 billion.

04:46. Boeing has suspended technical support and maintenance of Russian airlines, as well as the supply of spare parts to them.

06:00. Biden said that the Russian economy is “shattered” as a result of Western sanctions and “only Putin is to blame for this.” According to him, the Russian president “miscalculated” when he launched a military operation in Ukraine, and is now “more isolated from the world than ever.”

06:48. The net debt of banks to the Central Bank against the backdrop of Western sanctions exceeded 5 trillion rubles. Banks are increasing their obligations to the Central Bank so that they have something to pay off with customers, writes RBC.

07:10. A “Ukrainian House” will open in Vilnius in the near future. The collection and sorting of aid to Ukraine will begin there. After the end of the action, it is planned to carry out activities of a cultural and informational nature in the House.

07:21. Sberbank has begun blocking cards for Russian residents who donated to Ukrainian funds, Novaya Gazeta reports.

07:24. The musician Leonid Agutin demanded to stop the military operation in Ukraine. “These are new deaths of our guys, Ukrainian citizens, millions of broken destinies on both sides, their pain, resentment, fear and humiliation,” the singer said.

07:25. President Joe Biden has once again said that the United States is not going to fight in Ukraine. At the same time, according to the head of the White House, America is ready to “defend every inch of the territory” of NATO.

07:35. Japan allowed the imposition of sanctions against Belarus, which the West accuses of helping the military participating in the special operation, as early as this week. The measures are expected to affect President Lukashenko as well as export controls. Japanese senators said that Russia’s operation in Ukraine violates Ukrainian sovereignty. The Land of the Rising Sun, in coordination with the G7, may close the sky for Russian aircraft, TASS writes.

07:43. Head of the Republic of Mordovia Artem Zdunov announced the death of another Russian soldier in Ukraine. Colonel Viktor Isaikin died while performing a combat mission during a special operation to assist the LDNR, the governor wrote on his Instagram.

07:58. The courts in Poland have begun to seize diplomatic property from Russia. The decision affected two facilities in Warsaw, the Polish Foreign Ministry said.

08:01. The Embassy of India closed in Kyiv. According to the NDTV channel, the diplomatic staff are moving to the west of Ukraine, to Lviv.

08:05. Opera diva Anna Netrebko said that “now is not the time to make music and perform,” and canceled all upcoming projects, including at La Scala. The theater was informed that the Russian singer would not appear in the play “Adriana Lecouvrere” on March 9.

08:09. US airspace for Russian airliners will be closed by the evening of March 2. “I announce that we are joining our allies in closing American airspace to all Russian flights,” President Joseph Biden said during a speech to Congress.

08:10. The Russian Central Bank refused not to resume stock trading on the Moscow Exchange on March 2.

08:25. In the Ukrainian city of Kherson, residential buildings and municipal infrastructure were damaged, Novaya Gazeta writes, citing Mayor Igor Kolykhaev. The publication adds that the governor of the Sumy region Dmitry Zhivitsky said that Trostyanets became under the control of the Russian military.

08:33. An appeal to Russia demanding to stop the special operation in Ukraine and withdraw troops was signed by over 160 Nobel Prize winners.

08:35. Representatives of the people’s republics told RIA Novosti that as a result of the night shelling of Donetsk from the positions of Ukrainian troops, a school and a sports complex were damaged.

08:37. Rostourism recommended tour operators to suspend the sale of vouchers to the Caribbean and to countries that have applied sanctions against the Russian Federation.

08:50. Sanctions against Russia continue to heat up the oil market. As of today, futures for Brent rose more than 5% to $110.52 per barrel. Approximately the same amount was gained by WTI oil and began to cost $109.04.

08:53. The US Department of Justice was going to create a special group to “investigate the crimes of Russian oligarchs,” said President Joe Biden. “The US will take your yachts, your luxury housing, your private jets. We are going after your ill-gotten wealth,” the head of state said.

08:56. The Kommersant newspaper warns that YouTube may be slowed down in Russia. Roskomnadzor, which is in charge of blocking, is already slowing down the social networks Facebook and Twitter in response to the blocking of pro-Kremlin media outlets RT and Sputnik. Meanwhile, Google, which owns YouTube, has removed RT and Sputnik-related apps from its Google Play store in Europe.

09:00. Sberbank, which fell under sanctions due to the Russian special operation to protect Donbass, leaves the European market. Sberbank said in a statement that its European subsidiaries are facing “anomalous cash outflows and a security threat to employees and branches.”

09:16. The National Bank of Ukraine allowed to withdraw currency from accounts in the equivalent of no more than 30,000 hryvnias ($994 or 886 euros) per day.

09:33. The Russian company Severstal has stopped exporting steel products to the EU countries. Shipment of metal to companies and traders has been completely stopped, Kommersant informs.

09:35. Footage showing the consequences of a strike on the regional department of the National Police of Ukraine in Kharkiv appeared on social networks. The building caught fire, Novaya Gazeta writes.

09:39. Moody’s has placed the ratings of Russian regions under revision.

09:45. The representative of the people’s militia of the Donetsk People’s Republic, Eduard Basurin, said that Mariupol was blocked. According to him, the DPR hopes that civilians will begin to leave the city.

09:46. In Belarus, the Investigative Committee opened a criminal case in connection with the fact that trucks with goods were taken away from Belarusian truckers on the border with Ukraine.

09:49. By decision of the RKN, the channel “Echo of Moscow” was blocked in “Yandex.Zen”. The day before, the authorities stopped broadcasting the radio station itself.

09:50. Andrey Ikonnikov, head of the Ministry of Health of the Belgorod Region, denied Novaya Gazeta’s report that City Hospital No. 2 in Belgorod had allegedly stopped accepting civilian patients.