The European Union and Great Britain will impose sanctions against President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Latvian Minister Edgars Rinkevich and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said . “The EU Foreign Affairs Council adopted a second package of sanctions, which includes freezing the assets of the Russian President and Foreign Minister. We will prepare a third package,” Rinkevich wrote.

Illustration: Boris Hmel / Mediazone. Photo: AP After the start of the invasion of Ukraine, many celebrities spoke out for the world and called for the bloodshed, in social networks have gained wide popularity. Calls to the world followed from some people connected by family relations with representatives of Russian political and business elites. "Mediazona" collected key statements. Tatyana Yumasheva Tatyana Yumasheva is the daughter of the first president of Russia Boris Yeltsin.

Roskomnadzor announced a “partial access restriction” to Facebook in Russia. Soon, the department updated the message and clarified that it would be about the slowdown in traffic, as well as with Twitter in 2021. The sanction was explained by the fact that Facebook “limited” the accounts of four publications due to the fact that he marked as the inaccurate several posts of the Zvezda, RIA Novosti, Lenta.ru and Gazeta.ru.

Eurovision organizers reported that Russia was not allowed to participate in the competition this year. “The decision shows concern that in light of the unprecedented crisis in Ukraine, Russia's participation in the competition this year will bring the competition into disrepute.”

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe suspended Russia's membership in the organization. “The Committee of Ministers has suspended the right of the Russian Federation to represent itself in the Committee of Ministers and the Parliamentary Assembly [of the Council of Europe] due to Russia’s armed attack on Ukraine,” the said in a statement.

State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Oleg Smolin wrote on Facebook that he did not expect “large-scale military operations” from Russia in Ukraine. “When I heard about the start of large-scale hostilities in Ukraine, [I] felt shocked,” Smolin wrote. — <…> As a Russian intellectual, I am convinced: military force should be used in politics only as a last resort. All serious experts say that large-scale military action in Ukraine will not be an easy walk.

Ukraine “took a break” and is not in contact with Russia after Russia agreed to negotiate. This is confirmed by presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov. According to the press secretary, President Vladimir Putin agreed to hold negotiations with Kiev, which were proposed to be arranged by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.

On February 24, Russians withdrew 111 billion rubles in cash. this RBC reports with reference to data from the Central Bank. The statistics also took into account cash withdrawal data on the holiday of February 23. This is a record since March 27, 2020. Then, at the beginning of the pandemic, against the backdrop of President Vladimir Putin’s proposal to introduce a tax on interest income from large deposits, Russians and businesses withdrew 174.9 billion rubles in cash.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on all sports federations to cancel or postpone competitions in Russia or Belarus. In addition, the IOC called not to fly the flags of Belarus and Russia and not to perform the national anthems at those international sporting competitions that are not yet subject to the jurisdiction of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in relation to Russia.

Roskomnadzor added five news from foreign publications about the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the register of prohibited sites. The list is published by the human rights project Roskomsvoboda. All blockings are carried out on the basis of February 24th. Materials from Russia are still being opened, the Mediazona correspondent was convinced.

The English football club Manchester United terminated its sponsorship agreement with the Russian airline Aeroflot due to the war in Ukraine. This is stated on the club's official website. “In connection with the events in Ukraine, we have withdrawn sponsorship rights from Aeroflot. We share the concerns of our fans around the world and express our sympathy to those affected,” the press release said. Aeroflot has been the official carrier of Manchester United since 2013.

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile ( FIA ) has canceled the Grand Prix stage of the Formula 1 race in Russia due to the war in Ukraine. This was reported on the official website of the competition. “We are watching the events in Ukraine with sadness and shock and hope for a quick and peaceful resolution of the current situation.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, gathered more than 12 thousand security forces in Grozny. this . reports Chechnya Today “We are not transferring anyone yet; our employees are carrying out the tasks assigned by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief at their facilities, where they should be. These are volunteers who are ready at any time to go to any special operation in order to protect our state and our people,” the agency reports Kadyrov’s words.

Kommersant journalist Elena Chernenko was expelled from the pool of the Russian Foreign Ministry after her publication of an open letter against the war in Ukraine. about this Chernenko spoke in her Telegram channel. According to the journalist, she worked in the pool for “almost 11 years,” and was fired “for unprofessionalism.” Chernenko writes: “I regret this decision, but these are the times apparently.

The Channel One program replaced the daily show “Evening Urgant” with a program about geopolitics “The Big Game”. attention to this . drew The Agency As the publication notes, on February 24, “Evening Urgant” was listed in the Channel One program. The cable operator "Pact" still reports that "Evening Urgant" will be shown at 23:05.