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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 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, March 1 and March 2.
00:04. The US sees no sign that Belarus is preparing to send troops to Ukraine, the Pentagon said.
00:07. Republican senators introduced a bill to the US Congress that would impose sanctions against all state-owned companies in the Russian Federation. This was reported by the press service of one of the authors of the project, Senator Marco Rubio.
00:09. The UK and 37 other states have called on the International Criminal Court to investigate possible war crimes in Ukraine. This is stated in a statement released on Wednesday evening by the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Justice of the United Kingdom.
00:12. Washington is ready for diplomacy on Ukraine if Russia withdraws troops and enters into negotiations, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said. “If Russia withdraws its troops and is ready to negotiate, we are ready to do the same,” he said.
00:16. The Ukrainian side stated that negotiations with the Russian Federation would take place, however, they would take place not in Belovezhskaya Pushcha in Belarus, but in another place. “The information about the talks in Belovezhskaya Pushcha is not true. There will indeed be negotiations, but the place is different. All the details will be later,” wrote David Arakhamia, a representative of the Ukrainian delegation, on Facebook.
00:21. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation proposes to raise the minimum level of the “luxury tax” for cars from 3 million to 10 million rubles.
00:24. Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that Russia will respond to US sanctions against the defense and mining sectors. “We will answer you tomorrow. An eye for an eye,” he wrote in his Telegram channel.
00:32. The full House of Representatives of the US Congress on Wednesday passed a resolution in support of Ukraine and calling for new sanctions against Russia.
00:37. A member of the Ukrainian delegation, head of the Servant of the People faction in the Verkhovna Rada, David Arakhamia, said that the second round of Russian-Ukrainian negotiations would take place, but not in Belovezhskaya Pushcha. He claims that the information about the talks in Belovezhskaya Pushcha allegedly “does not correspond to reality.” “Negotiations will indeed take place, but the place is different,” Arakhamia said on his Facebook.
00:42. The Georgian government is ready to start the procedure for joining the EU, follows from the words of the chairman of the ruling Georgian Dream party, Irakli Kobakhidze. structures of the EU on behalf of the government,” the politician said at a briefing.
00:51. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, during a hearing in the House of Representatives, called Russia’s demand that NATO return to its 1997 status as laughable. “Ridiculous request to return NATO to the state of 1997,” RIA Novosti quoted her as saying.
00:59. At least 227 civilians killed and 525 injured in Ukraine since Feb 24According to TASS, this was reported by the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
01:04. The United States this week delivered “hundreds” of Stinger air defense systems to Ukraine, more than 200 on Monday alone, NBC claims, citing two representatives of Congress. It is specified that this is part of a package of lethal and non-lethal assistance in the amount of $ 350 million, which was previously announced by the White House. The package also includes Javelin anti-tank missiles and ammunition.
01:12. Forbes writes that Germany has confiscated the yacht of sanctioned Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov worth $600 million.
01:30. Reuters reports that the World Bank has halted all of its programs in Russia and Belarus.
01:39. The United States this week delivered several hundred Stinger man-portable air defense systems (MANPADS) to Ukraine, NBC reports, citing sources.
02:24. The OSCE reported the death of a mission employee as a result of shelling in Kharkov. The woman died while delivering groceries for the family.
03:01. Seven Russian banks that fell under EU sanctions will be disconnected from the SWIFT payment system on March 12.
03:21. The head of the Pentagon said that the introduction of a no-fly zone over Ukraine would threaten the United States with a war with Russia.
03:44. US President Joe Biden said that the adoption by the UN General Assembly (GA) of a resolution on Ukraine “demonstrates the isolation of Russian President Vladimir Putin,” TASS reports. 141 countries voted for the adoption of the resolution of the General Assembly condemning the military operation of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, five countries voted against: the Russian Federation, Belarus, Syria, Eritrea and the DPRK.
03:55. The International Court of Justice in The Hague has launched an investigation into possible war crimes committed during the operation in Ukraine, reports the BBC. According to ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan, specific cases that could potentially be considered as such “have already been identified and will form the basis of the investigation.”
04:45. The international rating agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded Russia’s long-term foreign currency default rating to B after BBB. Analysts of the agency believe that the tough sanctions that the country has been subjected to due to the start of the military operation in Ukraine pose a threat to financial stability and may make it unable to service the public debt.
04:55. The Japanese government has decided to freeze the assets of Russian banks VTB, Otkritie, Novikombank and Sovcombank, Finance Minister Shun’ichi Suzuki said.
05:30. Investment company ATON reported that the Central Bank increased the commission for individuals to buy dollars, euros and pounds sterling up to 30%. There has not yet been an official announcement from the Central Bank on this matter.
05:44. Analysts at JPMorgan suggest that Russia is in danger of default, writes Reuters.
06:05. Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad supported Ukraine and its President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying that “popular resistance has revealed the satanic plans of the enemies of humanity,” BBC News reports.
06:15. During the week of the military operation, a million people left Ukraine, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said on Twitter.
06:37. Embraer has announced that it will stop supplying parts and servicing its aircraft in Russia. The decision could affect Russian airline S7, which operates 15 Brazilian-made E-170 twin-engine narrow-body aircraft on its regional routes, CNN notes.
06:45. Spain will send 1,370 grenade launchers and 700,000 rifle and machine-gun cartridges to Ukraine along with light machine guns, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said in an interview with Antena 3 TV channel.
07:10. French President Emmanuel Macron said in an address to the nation that he is “as much as possible and necessary” in contact with Russian leader Vladimir Putin to prevent the conflict from expanding from Ukraine to other parts of Europe. He also recalled that Paris sent its military contingent to Romania and the Baltic countries.
07:25. Bill submitted to the State Duma on the protection of Russians in connection with the “unfriendly actions” of other countries and international organizations. It provides credit holidays for borrowers until September 30, 2022, writes RBC.
07:42. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, condemned Macron for his words about a special operation in Ukraine. The official advised the high representatives of France to read documentary materials about the acts of the Nazis under the current Kiev regime and cited as an example the desecration of a monument to the victims of the Holocaust near Nikolaev in Ukraine, “although there are thousands of such facts over the years.”
07:50. The Spanish authorities promised to supply offensive weapons to Ukraine. A day earlier, Prime Minister of the Kingdom Pedro Sanchez announced the need to include Russia in the “black list” of offshore countries.
07:59. The Yakut newspaper “Vse dlya vaz” came out with a black cover with the inscription “No to war”, but the Gorpechat “just in case” forbade the sale of circulation, saying that “they have a slogan there,” reports Sibir Media. Officially, Russia has not declared war on Ukraine, and the actions of the Russian armed forces, the media, in accordance with the requirements of the ILV, are required to be called a special operation.
08:07. US sanctions imposed on Russia for military special operations in Ukraine will not apply to smartphones, household appliances and cars made in South Korea, the Ministry of Commerce in Seoul said.
8:45. Polish President Andrzej Duda said in a video address to the country that those responsible for what is happening in Ukraine should be held accountable in an international tribunal. He noted that Poland has been actively helping Ukraine from the first days and initiated sanctions against the Russian Federation, which the West supported.
Source: Rosbalt
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