The Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kiev Patriarchate calls on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate and part of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Church to unite in a single local Ukrainian Orthodox Church, reports LB.UA. This is stated in the appeals of the Synod of the UOC -KP about the need to urgently overcome the separation of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine.

Employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine turned to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) of the country with a demand for the resignation of the acting Head of the department Leonid Kozhara. As stated in their collective appeal, widespread by the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “the Verkhovna Rada voted for the resignation of Viktor Yanukovych from the post of president of Ukraine for non-compliance with official duties.

In the capital of Japan, the Tokyo marathon was held in history. Its winner was the Ethiopian runner Tirfi Tsegaye. Russian woman Albina Mayorova took sixth place. Tsegae overcame the distance in 2 hours 22 minutes 23 seconds, R-Sport reports. The second result was shown by another representative of Ethiopia Birkhan Dibab (2: 22.30), bronze at Kenyka Lucy Kabuu (2: 24.46). Russian woman Albina Mayorova took sixth place (2: 28.18).

On the Ligurian coast of Italy, a traditional international music festival was held in San Remo for the 64th time. The main prize - the Golden Palma San Remo - received the 31 -year -old singer Ariza for the performance of the song "Against the Wind", reports Newsru Israel . The festival was held on February 18-22. The leading shows were Fabio Fazio and Luchan Littitzetto. Recall that last year, the Israeli supermodel bar Rafaeli was involved as a co-host of the festival in San Remo.

The striker of the Swedish national team Niclas Besstrom is convicted of use of prohibited drugs. It is for this reason that the teammate of Russian Alexander Ovechkin in Washington missed the Sunday ending of the Olympic tournament against the Canadian national team ( 0: 3 ). In the semifinals with the Finns (2: 1), Bestsh gave the program, thanks to which his team equalized the score. After this match, the hockey player passed a doping test, which gave a positive result, reports Sport-Express.

The Sports Arbitration Court of Lausanne (CAS) rejected the demand of the National Olympic Committee (NOK) of Slovenia and Canada to disqualify three French freestailists who won the ski cross at the Sochi Olympics. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to the official website of the organization. Gold in the competitions that took place on February 20, won Jean -Frederick Shapui, silver - Arno Bovalent, bronze - Jonatan Midol.

The artist Pyotr Pavlensky, who beat his scrotum in Red Square in November last year, was detained along with four comrades during the campaign in support of the Maidan in St. Petersburg. Employees of the local Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs conduct searches of the house at the detainees.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the latest events in Ukraine on the phone and came to the conclusion that the country covered by the crisis should be formed as soon as possible to form a new government. Politicians also agreed on further close cooperation. Putin’s conversation with Merkel took place on the initiative of the German side, ITAR-TASS reports.

The US administration expressed support to Ukrainians in the changes that are now taking place in the country and greeted the liberation of Yulia Tymoshenko, reports Newsru.ua with reference to Facebook by Miroslava Gongadze, where a statement by the White House spokesman was published. The statement says that the United States supports the de -escalation of violence, a change in the Constitution, the creation of a coalition government and conducting early elections.

In one of the largest cities in Ukraine - Dnepropetrovsk - Lenin Square was renamed the Square of the Heroes of the Maidan. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to local media. This became possible thanks to the decision of the city council. “For” the new name of the square voted 68 deputies, only two were “against”, and 16 abstained.

Journalists continue to examine the empty residence of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych "Mezhigorye": on the eve of the hit of Runet, the photos of the strange and incredible wealth of Yanukovych became , and then recordings from the surveillance cameras of the residence were on the air of the TV, which show how a hurry evacuation of values ​​and inhabitants of the estate was carried out. The exact location of Yanukovych is unknown at the time of writing.

The journalist of the Rain TV channel Pavel Lobkov is beaten in Ukraine, where he has been working for several days. According to him, the cause of beating was a household conflict. Earlier, Lobkov spoke about what happened on Twitter, notes Echo of Moscow , but later for unknown reasons he deleted his message.

The doping test of a member of the Austrian Olympic team of the skier of Johannes Dürra was positive, the Olympic news service reports with reference to the International Olympic Committee. A positive test was made on February 16 in Austria. In the blood of a 26-year-old athlete, an prohibited drug erythropoetin was discovered.

An explosion occurred in the Biysk (Altai Territory) at the Shopping Center in the science city. According to preliminary data, three people were killed, RIA Novosti told the State Medical University of the Ministry of Emergencies Biysk. "The explosion occurred early in the morning in the Kalinka shopping center. Currently, the number of victims and dead is specified, but it is known for sure that three women were killed. This is or visitors, it turns out now," the attendant said.

The coordinator of German-Russian cooperation at the Foreign Ministry of the Federal Medical University Gernot Erler calls Brussels to send financial assistance as soon as possible. In his opinion, to prevent bankruptcy of Ukraine, the EU must agree on joint actions with Moscow, DW reports. “The EU must act to prevent the bankruptcy of Ukraine,” said the German politician in an interview with the newspaper Welt Am Sonntag , published on Sunday, February 23.