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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 in response to the appeal of the leaders of the LPR and DPR. 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 1st, March 2nd, March 3rd, March 4th, March 5th, March 6th, March 7th, March 8th and March 9th.
00.30. The Ministry of Digital Development suggested that users to visit Russian sites and online services, in particular Gosuslug, install browsers that support the Russian security certificate.
00:59. The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is canceling all exams in Russia, Kommersant reports, citing letters sent to those who planned to take the test.
01:18. Sony Interactive Entertainment stops selling its PlayStation consoles, as well as software and hardware in Russia, CNBC reports, citing a company message.
01:28. The US authorities will “take action” if Moscow begins to nationalize the property of foreign companies that have left the Russian market, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
01:44. The Ministry of Transport proposed a way to leave the planes in Russia, which the lessors demand to return. It is assumed that the relevant decisions should be made by the government commission on import substitution.
01:58. The IMF approved the allocation of assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $1.4 billion, the fund said in a statement.
02:10. The Japanese company Epson, which produces printers, scanners and other electronics, suspends the supply of products to Russia and Belarus due to events in Ukraine. Also, the suspension of production in the Russian Federation due to sanctions and violations of the supply chain was announced by the American manufacturer of construction equipment Caterpillar.
03:11. The largest Italian oil and gas company Eni has suspended the purchase of oil from Russia, reports Reuters.
03:22. The United States is not developing biological weapons in Ukraine, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said. A similar statement was made by White House press secretary Jen Psaki.
03:40. Britain will step up sanctions pressure on Russia in order to inflict maximum economic damage on it, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said in a conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
03:55. Former US President Donald Trump announced the threat of nuclear war. He also suggested that the world could start World War III because the US “is no longer respected.”
04:30. The Japanese company Nintendo is suspending the supply of game consoles, such as the Nintendo Switch, and software to Russia, Bloomberg reports, citing a statement from a company representative.
05.37. Representatives of the European Union disagree on the issue of possible membership of Ukraine, reports Reuters. As one of the EU officials told the agency, Ukraine “is unlikely to be offered the status of a candidate, it is more likely that cooperation within the framework of the association agreement will expand.”
06:01. Atran cargo airline has suspended flights due to lack of spare parts. The airline will also reduce the staff of all services and departments by 10%, and the remaining 90% will be sent on vacation, writes RBC.
06:51. The Ukrainian government has prepared a plan to remove state secret data and servers from the country due to the offensive of Russian troops, Reuters reports citing Viktor Zhora, deputy head of the State Special Communications Service of Ukraine.
06:55. The US House of Representatives voted to allocate $13.6 billion to Ukraine, The Washington Post reports, citing a meeting of the lower house of Congress.
07:12. Another Western brewery, Carlsberg, is leaving the Russian market. The company has suspended production and announced the end of sales. “Baltika breweries will be managed as a separate business.
07:37. The IAEA announces the loss of control over the nuclear fuel of two Ukrainian nuclear plants – in Chernobyl and Zaporozhye. The international organization still finds it difficult to determine the cause of the incident. It is noted that the IAEA stopped receiving data from the safeguards systems established for monitoring nuclear material at the Chernobyl and Zaporozhye nuclear power plants.
07:42. “Kommersant” learned about the increase in prices for Coca-Cola in Russia. Coca-Cola HBC Russia has warned customers in the catering industry that from March 14, the cost of its products will increase by 15-30%.
07:44. In Russia, the work of payment systems GooglePay, Apple Pay, SamsungPay, Garmin Pay has stopped. It is impossible to pay contactless and using SberPay. The international giants Visa and Mastercard left the country on March 10. The Central Bank advises Russians to switch to the Mir Pay payment service for contactless payments.
07:49. The Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, called on the United States to curtail illegal work in the field of military biology, including in the post-Soviet space. According to him, America is seriously concerned about the disclosure of the truth about the work on the military biological program near the borders of the Russian Federation, writes TASS.
07:52. The American company Mondelez International Inc., which produces chocolate and biscuits Milka and Oreo, has decided to curtail capital investments and advertising expenses in the Russian Federation. The reason is the ongoing Russian military special operation in Ukraine, explained in the management of Mondelez.
08:01. The Polish authorities allowed Ukrainian refugees to stay in the country for a year and a half. According to the law urgently adopted by the Sejm, Warsaw guarantees Ukrainians housing, access to education and other vital things.
08:09. London calls on its military sent to Ukraine to urgently return to their homeland, CNN reports, citing a source in the British armed forces.
08:17. The ruble exchange rate on Forex at 8:00 Moscow time exceeded 137 rubles. per dollar. At the same time, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation set the dollar exchange rate at 116 rubles.Alexey Venediktov, former editor-in-chief of the liquidated Ekho Moskvy radio station, reports in his Telegram.
08:22. In the Russian Federation, there is an explosive growth in demand for consultations on emigration issues, the Kommersant newspaper writes with reference to the YouDo online service. Thus, during the first week of the special operation in Ukraine, Russian residents began to request the services of lawyers four times more. In addition, the Russians urgently needed advice on currency conversion, credit obligations, mortgages and bankruptcy proceedings. The Profi service, meanwhile, records an increase in the demand for tutors in Chinese, Georgian, Armenian and Hebrew.
08:25. The Mars company (USA), which produces a wide range of food and pet food in addition to chocolate bars of the same name, suspends advertising campaigns in Russia and refuses to invest in the country.
08:32. The European Union has planned a gradual phase-out by 2030 of Gazprom’s products, as well as Russian coal and oil. According to Reuters, the countries are going to act decisively, a draft declaration has already been prepared for the EU summit in Versailles, which will be held on March 10-11. Brussels “decided to take more responsibility for the security of the EU countries and take further decisive steps to strengthen European sovereignty, reduce energy dependence and develop a new model for growth and investment,” the document excerpts.
08:39. According to the Izvestia newspaper, the list for nationalization in Russia includes 59 foreign companies, including Apple, Toyota, Volkswagen, IKEA, Microsoft, IBM, Shell, McDonald’s, Porsche, H&M. The reason for the selection is that these enterprises announced the termination of work in the Russian Federation, but did not provide guarantees to consumers.
08:42. The people’s militia of the DPR destroyed a large base of the Azov battalion in Mariupol (the formation was recognized as extremist and banned in the Russian Federation), according to the Novorossiya news agency website.
08:45. The Association of Freight Carriers proposed to the government to abolish fees through the Platon system for six months. As Vedomosti writes, this way the sphere could overcome the consequences of Western sanctions.
08:48. Supply columns of the Russian army arrived in the Kiev region of Ukraine. This is reported by Izvestia, which has a video recording of passing vehicles.
08:51. Russian Ministry of Transport proposed not to return foreign planes without the decision of the government commission. If the project is approved, Russia will be able to keep the fleet of foreign-made aircraft.
08:53. Initiatives to support the Russians in the face of sanctions are being put forward in the State Duma. Thus, according to Vedomosti, the deputies propose to exempt families with many children from paying utility bills, and to subsidize them by 70% for families with an unemployed person. The Federal Parliament will also consider, as a matter of priority, a draft law on regulation of prices for a number of goods.
08:57. India, two weeks after the start of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, is ready to complete the evacuation of its citizens who have escaped from Ukrainian territory to neighboring countries. On March 10, Delhi plans to take out all compatriots from Moldova, Romania, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia, TASS informs.
09:02. The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill prohibiting the import of energy carriers from Russia. 415 legislators voted in favor and 17 against. The document also implies the adoption by the United States of measures to suspend the participation of the Russian Federation in the World Trade Organization (WTO).
09:07. The Google project – the YouTube video platform has completely suspended all monetization functions for users in Russia. Thus, the Russians will no longer be able to subscribe to Premium, Music Premium, as well as pay for sponsorship, super chat and super sticker.
09:10. Against the backdrop of the conflict in Ukraine, which has lost part of its territory since 2014, China has said it will never tolerate Taiwan’s “independence”. The Chinese Ministry of Defense also warned that the “Taiwan issue” is an exclusively internal affair of the Celestial Empire and foreign interference is unacceptable.
09:12. Meanwhile, the Japanese automaker Nissan has allocated 2.5 million euros in aid to Ukraine. Most of this amount will go to support the company’s employees and their families in Nezalezhnaya. Money, in particular, is intended for moving from territories that have become unsafe.
09:19. Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Mukhtar Tleuberdi, against the background of statements by the Russian Federation about American biological laboratories in Ukraine, denies that the United States is working in the Central Reference Laboratory in Alma-Ata. The laboratory was built with the support of Washington, but only Kazakhstani scientists work in it, Nur.kz quotes a government official.
09:31. Google, referring to “problems with the payment system,” warned that it was restricting the operation of the Google Play app store in Russia. From now on, Russians will be able to download only free applications from it. Meanwhile, experts advised Russian residents to save their data from Google cloud storage and iCloud. “If users cannot renew their iCloud subscriptions, then most likely something bad can happen to their cloud, since it is not known how Apple will react to this,” says Vladimir, director of the Association of Professional Users of Social Networks and Messengers (APPSIM). Zykov, quoted by REN TV.
09:35. Mitsubishi and Hitachi suspend work on the Russian market. Earlier, the Ukrainian authorities asked the management of Hitachi to stop operating in the Russian Federation, Kyodo reports. Russian residents were advised to save their data, which is now in Google and iCloud cloud storage, amid possible problems with paying for these services. Vladimir Zykov, director of the Association of Professional Users of Social Networks and Messengers (APPSIM), spoke about this.
09:56. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Turkey for talks on Ukraine. There, the chief Russian diplomat will meet with Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba. Meanwhile, former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, who disappeared from the public field after the January mass protests in his country, is also in Turkey, writes TengriNews. As the press secretary of the first president of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Aidos Ukibay, explained, Nazarbayev arrived in Antalya to participate in the Diplomatic Forum at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Source: Rosbalt
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