In Luzhniki, a concert was held in support of Crimea and war. Vladimir Putin quoted the Bible on it, and Margarita Simonyan asked Russia-Mother to protect children. Report "Medusa" Ramil Sitdikov / TASS On Friday, March 18, rallies and concerts were held throughout Russia, dedicated to the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. However, the main theme of these shares was still not Crimea, but a war.

Italian law enforcement agencies seized a villa in Sardinia owned by Severstal owner Alexei Mordashov. The value of the property located in the city of Olbia is estimated at 105 million euros. The arrest was imposed as part of the sanctions imposed by the EU countries due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Mordashov, like many other Russian businessmen, politicians and officials, was on the sanctions list.

After three weeks of war, Kyiv and its residents have changed irrevocably. A dispatch from Meduza’s Liliya Yapparova. Fadel Senna / AFP / Scanpix / LETA Roadblocks in Kyiv. March 15, 2022. The war arrived in Kyiv on February 24, the day Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Three weeks later, what’s happening on the front lines indicates that Moscow still hopes to take the Ukrainian capital — Russian forces are still trying to encircle Kyiv (albeit unsuccessfully).

The press service of the White House told some details of the almost two-hour conversation between US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In particular, according to CNN online, White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters: The president detailed what the consequences would be if China were to provide material support for Russia's brutal attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians. And this is what we will be watching, and the whole world will be watching.

What happened at the front in the last days Marcus Yam / La Times / Scanpix / Leta The dead Russian soldier in the field near the village of Sitnyaki. Kyiv region, March 3, 2022 In this text, the editorial office is trying to evaluate the combat situation in Ukraine on the basis of available data. "Medusa" opposes the war and for the speedy return of Russian troops home.

For the first time in a long time, the group released a new clip - "Dead But Pretty" The IC3PEAK Moscow Electronic Duet released a video for the song “Dead But Pretty”. At streaming (most of which, however, does not work in Russia), the single of the same name has also been released. The group laid out the previous “Plac-Plak” clip on its channel in April 2020. IC3PEAK In the video description, the group left a link to fundraising in support of Ukraine.

The South Korean company LG Electronics, which produces electronics and household appliances, announced the suspension of deliveries to Russia. “We are deeply concerned about the health and safety of all people,” the company said in a statement. “LG remains committed to supporting humanitarian relief efforts.” LG Electronics is one of the largest electronics and home appliance companies in the world.

War. Twenty -third day Photos in the collage on the cover: Mikhail Tereshchenko / Scanpix / Leta; Mikhail Metzel / Scanpix / Leta In Moscow, there was a lot of thousands in honor of the eighth anniversary of the annexation of Crimea. She was remembered by a strange broadcast The concert in full "Luzhniki" with the participation of star supporters of the Russian government was broadcast on all the main Russian television channels.

The TJournal publication, blocked in Russia since March 14, announced that it will continue to operate. The publication's statement said that even before the blocking, the editorial office and other departments had been forced to cut costs by at least 50% since the beginning of March. However, this was not enough to support the publication's work in the context of sharply reduced advertising.

The US Department of Industry and Trade has published a list of aircraft that continue to fly despite the sanctions imposed on Russia. The list includes 33 Aeroflot aircraft, 12 AirBridgeCargo, 5 Aviastar-TU, 23 Azur Air, 14 Nordwind, 12 Utair and a plane owned by Roman Abramovich.

Bunkers are being built in Kyiv. Families part. Windows of children's hospitals are laid with sandbags March 18 - the twenty -third day of the Russian war with Ukraine. The residential quarter of Kyiv in the Podolsky district fired - 19 people (including four children) were injured, one person died. In the hospital, an artist of the ballet of the national opera of Ukraine Artem Datsishin, who suffered as a result of shelling in Kyiv on February 26, died.

Lefortovo District Court judge Margarita Kotova, who is hearing Alexei Navalny's case of fraud and contempt of court , has been appointed a judge of the Moscow City Court. The corresponding decree was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who makes such appointments by law. The Insider drew attention to the decree.

More than 6.5 million people in Ukraine were forced to leave their homes and move to other places within the country due to the outbreak of war. Such an assessment is contained in a new report published by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. With another 3.2 million already leaving the country, the total number of displaced persons has reached almost a quarter of the country's 41 million people.

The Russian Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation proposed to redistribute part of the approved budget expenditures "in order to minimize the consequences of restrictive measures." In the budget for 2022, according to Interfax, the financial department wants to redistribute expenses totaling 485.8 billion rubles (about 2% of all budgeted expenses).

Mikhail Postuev / TASS In 2010, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan united in the Customs Union, agreeing that the goods between their countries will move without duties, and the conditions of trade with the outside world will be unified. Since 2015, the Customs Union has become the Eurasian economic (EAEU), and it included Armenia and Kyrgyzstan. The change of name also suggested closer integration of economies. But now in the EAEU it seems to be everyone for himself.