A referendum on amendments to the basic law was held yesterday in the country. 65.16% of voters voted for the amendments, 10.07% voted against, the Central Election Commission reported. Turnout was 78.63%. One question was submitted to the referendum: “Do you accept amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus?”.

According to the newspaper, their task is to kill Volodymyr Zelensky The Kremlin sent more than 400 Wagner PMC mercenaries to Kiev, writes The Times. Their task is to kill Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, members of the Cabinet of Ministers, and also “prepare the ground for the seizure of power by Moscow.” The newspaper reports that the mercenaries were sent from Africa five weeks ago, promising the organizers a handsome payment.

Previously, the country moved away from the use of non-environmentally friendly fuel Germany may expand its use of coal to move away from gas from Russia. According to Bloomberg, this was stated by the Minister of Economy of the country Robert Habek. According to him, now the German authorities are revising their energy plans due to the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine. Even the ex-co-chairman of the environmental party said that coal-fired power plants can work longer.

The head of the Bank of Russia explained this by restrictions on the use of gold and foreign exchange reserves in dollars and euros due to sanctions The Central Bank of the Russian Federation suspended foreign exchange interventions. Today they were not held, said the chairman of the regulator Elvira Nabiullina. According to RBC , she noted that the suspension of interventions was caused by restrictions on the use of gold and foreign exchange reserves in dollars and euros due to sanctions.

Since February 11, it has been 9.5% per annum The Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia immediately raised the key rate to 20% per annum. Since February 11, it has been 9.5%. The need for such rapid growth is caused by a "dramatic change" in the external conditions for the country's economy, explained the Central Bank . They noted that this would lead to an equally serious increase in interest rates on deposits in Russian banks.

They were denied entry and imposed financial restrictions Australia announced sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and other senior officials of the country due to the introduction of troops into Ukraine, announced . Prime Minister Scott Morrison The restrictions included Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

They take place in a residence on the banks of the Pripyat River The delegation from Moscow is headed by presidential aide, former Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky. It also includes representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense and the administration of the head of state.

Among other things, they will be deprived of access to assets in dollars The United States has imposed sanctions against the Bank of Russia, the Treasury and the National Wealth Fund, according to the website of the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC). The reason was the entry of Russian troops into Ukraine. The sanctions imply a ban on American individuals and legal entities from any transactions with these structures.

At the same time, the citizens of the country actively support Ukraine. Israel is afraid of provoking Russia, while powerful grassroots support for Ukraine is brewing in the country. According to The Washington Post, Tel Aviv avoids publicly condemning Moscow. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on February 27 that the country is praying for the well-being of Ukrainian citizens.

We are available in Russia via VPN The New Times website was blocked in Russia. The reason for the decision was the publication of the possible victims of the Russian army with reference to the data of the Ukrainian side. The note separately stipulated: at that time, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported that the army did not suffer losses in several days of hostilities. The New Times is available in Russia using a VPN.

It included Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Garry Kasparov, Sergey Aleksashenko, Boris Zimin and others This was reported in the Telegram channel of the former head of Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. “The Anti-War Committee of Russia is based on a simple, but very important principle for us. There is a clear difference between Russians — involuntary participants in Putin's adventures — and those who consciously help the Putin regime in fratricidal aggression.

Moscow and Kiev sat down at the negotiating table The United States imposed sanctions against the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the NWF and the Ministry of Finance The Central Bank of the Russian Federation urgently raised the key rate immediately to 20% The New Times website was blocked in Russia The decision to liquidate the "International Memorial" * entered into force Main Moscow and Kiev sat down at the negotiating table.

The regulator will make a final decision at 13:00. The Central Bank of Russia has postponed the start of trading on the stock market at 15:00 Moscow time. Earlier, he canceled the morning currency session, postponing the opening of the Moscow Exchange to 10:00. “The Bank of Russia will assess the feasibility of opening trading on other markets, depending on the development of the situation.

The Supreme Court rejected the appeal of the historical and educational society The liquidation decision has entered into force. “This is our extraordinary, legally formalized invitation to live in another state. The state will be called an "authoritarian dictatorship," lawyer Henry Reznik, who defended Memorial International*, told reporters. In December 2021, the Supreme Court of Russia and the Moscow City Court liquidated Memorial International* and the Memorial Human Rights Center*.

Instead of the main pages, there was a "stub" with an anti-war appeal The websites of the TASS agency, Izvestia, Kommersant, Forbes.ru, Fontanka and other popular Russian media were hacked in a short period of time. When you enter them, a "stub" appears with a message against hostilities in Ukraine.