Human rights activists urge not to contact the bank without consulting a lawyer Sberbank began blocking the cards of Russians who sent donations to aid funds for Ukrainians. According to the community of lawyers and human rights activists "The First Department", the bank's explanations say that the blocking is under the Federal Law on combating the financing of terrorism.

Yuri Dud about what is happening in Ukraine Last night it became known that at the UN online climate conference, Russian representative Oleg Anisimov said: “Now I am speaking not as a member of the Russian delegation, but as a person living in Russia and expressing his sympathy for Ukraine, and regretting that we are not were able to prevent these actions.” Anisimov (Doctor of Geographical Sciences, professor, head of the State Geographical Institute of Roshydromet) got into the news, and Meduza

According to him, otherwise they will be "accomplices in crime" Lev Gershenzon, the former head of the Yandex.News service, urged his colleagues not to hide the truth about the "special operation" in Ukraine, so as not to be "participants in a terrible crime." He reminded the service staff that they are responsible to millions of users.

Vladimir Zelensky addressed the European Parliament The President of Ukraine delivered a speech via video link from Kyiv. The New Times publishes Zelensky's statement: Dear friends, in the last days I don't know how to greet people. I can't just say "good afternoon" or "good evening". I can't handle it like that, because every day is a bad day for us. For some, even the latter. Today I speak on behalf of the citizens of Ukraine who are defending their country and their freedom.

It will take place on the Polish-Belarusian border On February 28, Russia and Ukraine held the first round of negotiations to resolve the military crisis. Later it became known that another meeting is to be held after consultations with the leaders of the countries. The negotiations of the delegations lasted approximately five hours.

They drafted an open letter "calling for reconciliation" The New Times quotes this text in full: “We, the priests and deacons of the Russian Orthodox Church, each in his own name, appeal to everyone on whom the cessation of the fratricidal war in Ukraine depends, with a call for reconciliation and an immediate ceasefire. We send this appeal after Sunday about the Last Judgment and on the eve of Forgiveness Sunday. The Last Judgment awaits every person.

This decision was announced by Disney, Sony and Warner Bros. Foreign film studios announced the recall of their films from Russian distribution. They explained this by the introduction of Russian troops into Ukraine. "Given the unprovoked attack on Ukraine and the tragic humanitarian crisis, we are suspending film screenings in Russia, including the upcoming screening of Pixar's I'm Blushing," The Walt Disney Company said in a statement.

According to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, this will unite "the efforts of the international community in the fight against the ideology of Nazism" The congress is planned to be held as part of the Army-2022 military-technical forum, which will be held in August, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference call According to him, quoted by Interfax , the event is designed to "combine the efforts of the international community in the fight against the ideology of

In an open letter, they stated that conflicts "should and can be resolved through negotiations" The New Times gives the full text of the appeal: “We, Russian directors of cinema, advertising and multi-format media, believe that conflicts in the 21st century should and can be resolved through negotiations. We are against hostilities and call on our country for peace. Bullets break not only concrete, but something much stronger than it - fraternal ties and families.

The main reason for the losses is the fighting in Ukraine The super-rich Russians have lost $83 billion since the beginning of 2022, Bloomberg writes , citing its wealth index. Analysts have calculated the fortune of the Russians, who are among the 500 richest people in the world. “The rich are starting to feel the heat,” writes Bloomberg.

It will cost 5 billion rubles The Russian Ministry of Defense has prepared a draft law , according to which all participants in the "special military operation" in Ukraine can be given the status of a combat veteran. If the law is adopted, social support measures will apply to them, “providing them with a decent life, active work, honor and respect in society,” the explanatory note says. The implementation of the law will cost 5 billion rubles.

This was stated by the deputy head of the committee on health protection The State Duma was preparing for the consequences of sanctions, including the threat of a shortage of imported drugs and their rise in price. About this writes "Rise" with reference to the deputy head of the committee on health Tatyana Solomatina.

The reason was online about the events in Ukraine Roskomnadzor blocked the Taiga.info website due to online information about events in Ukraine, according to the publication's Twitter . “We do not understand the essence of the requirements, but we had to remove it from the site for the time being in order to continue working. The RKN has been notified of this, but the blocking is still in place, ”the editorial office said.

Volvo announced this earlier. The American automaker General Motors has suspended deliveries of cars to Russia. The decision will remain in effect "until further notice". “At present, our thoughts are with the people of Ukraine. Loss of life is a tragedy, and our main concern is the safety of people in the region, ”the manufacturer said in a statement (quoted by Fox Business ). On the eve of the Swedish Volvo suspended work in Russia.

EU abandons cautious approach in foreign policy The fighting in Ukraine is remaking Europe: no one expected the EU to abandon its caution so quickly, writes The Washington Post.