President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky made a video message following the results of the 34th day of the war. In it, he commented on the results of the new round of peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, held on March 29 in Istanbul. The signals that we hear from the negotiator can be called positive. But these signals do not drown out the ruptures of Russian shells. Of course, we see all the risks.

Sergei Kholodilin / BelTA / ТАSS Ukrainian delegation arrives in Belarus for peace talks with Russia on February 28, 2022 A peace negotiator from the Ukrainian delegation, lawmaker Rustem Umerov, was poisoned in early March and temporarily unable to participate in the talks with Russia, investigative outlet Agentstvo reported on Monday, March 28, citing three sources from both parties.

Negotiations in Istanbul. It seems they went better than in Belarus. Is there any hope for the world? Hello, THIS MESSAGE (MATERIAL) IS CREATED AND (OR) DISTRIBUTED BY A FOREIGN MASS MEDIA PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT AND (OR) A RUSSIAN LEGAL ENTITY PERFORMING THE FUNCTIONS OF A FOREIGN AGENT this is Meduza's mailing list, where we briefly talk about the main events related to the war in Ukraine that took place during the day.

On the evening of March 29, explosions occurred in the Belgorod region, bordering Ukraine. Witnesses posted several videos of the explosions on social media. The governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov, commenting on reports of explosions in a telegram, announced an "incident" in the village of Krasny Oktyabr. Explosions are now heard on the territory of Belgorod and the Belgorod region. The incident occurred near the village of Red October. The head of the village is now in place.

Sergey Fadeichev / TASS On March 29, the dollar rate dropped below 88 rubles. This has not happened since the first days of the war, and in early March, the dollar cost more than a hundred rubles. The euro year then was about 140 rubles - today it amounted to 97 rubles. What are the reasons for such a sharp strengthening of the ruble and can it return to the pre -war indicators? Medusa talked about this with an economist, director of investment of Loko-Invest, Dmitry Polev.

The battalion commanders of the Kharkiv Azov territorial defense cell, Sergei Velichko (call sign Chile) and Konstantin Nemichev, deny that the Russian military took them prisoner.

Polish clothing manufacturer LPP Group, which owns the brands Reserved, Cropp, House, Mohito and Sinsay, has announced the closure of all its stores in Russia. The company said in a statement that on March 29, the retailer completed the operational arrangements needed to shut down stores and closed the last one today.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expelled four experts from the scientific council under the Russian Security Council. This follows from the presidential decree of March 28.

Short answer: everything is more complicated, it is worth expecting exacerbations in the Donbass EFREM LUKATSKY / AP / Scanpix / Leta The representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel General Alexander Fomin on March 29, after negotiations between the delegations of Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul, said that Russian troops were “radically, at times, reduce military activity in the Kiev and Chernihiv directions.” This decision is directly related to the new Russian

Former deputy commander of the Sever battalion Ruslan Geremeyev was wounded during a battle in Mariupol, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov reported on his Telegram channel. “Unfortunately, during further fighting for the city, Ruslan Geremeyev was wounded and ended up in hospital,” Kadyrov said. On the afternoon of March 29, a video appeared online of Kadyrov visiting Geremeyev in the hospital, but the information about the Chechen security officer's injury was not officially confirmed.

Director Kirill Serebrennikov left Russia for France. This was announced by film expert and film selector for the Cannes Film Festival Joël Chapron. On March 29, he posted on Facebook a photo of Serebrennikov taken at Place de la Bastille in Paris. Une excellente nouvelle dans ces temps exécrables: Kirill Serebrennikov est sorti de Russie! Voici la photo que j'ai...

The head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Denis Pushilin, said that the DPR would consider joining Russia. He stated at a press conference in Donetsk that this issue would be raised after the DPR established control over the entire Donetsk region of Ukraine. “As for joining the Russian Federation, as for desire and aspiration, they have been clearly traced since 2014 – the desire to be in Russia. But now the main task is to reach the constitutional borders of the Republic.

Three VPN services — Amnezia VPN, Proton, and HighLoad VPN — have announced that they will provide Russians with free access to media outlets, social networks, and non-profit organization websites blocked in the country. In this way, the services responded to the corresponding petition launched by the Roskomsvoboda project. It was signed by more than 64 thousand people.

Izvestia TV channel military correspondent Rodion Severyanov was wounded near Mariupol in Ukraine on March 29. The publication's website reported that "a sniper bullet hit him in the leg." The circumstances of the incident are unknown. The victim is in stable condition, RIA Novosti reports , citing the Izvestia press service. On March 13, the first death of a journalist in the war in Ukraine was reported : American documentary filmmaker Brent Reno was killed in Irpen near Kiev.

Following Russia’s withdrawal from the Council of Europe on March 16, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) announced that it was suspending the examination of all applications against the Russian Federation. In ceasing to be a member of the CoE, Russia denounced the European Convention on Human Rights , which forms the basis of the ECtHR’s work. So what happens now? Where can Russian nationals turn if their rights have been violated?