President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on calling up reservists during a special period. Zelensky's address was broadcast by the Rada TV channel. “Today there is no need for a general mobilization. We need to quickly complete the Ukrainian army and other military formations,” he said. The operational reserve is subject to conscription - citizens who have signed contracts and retired military personnel. Territorial Defense Forces will also be gathering in the near future.

US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against Russia due to the recognition of the “DPR” and “LPR”. Biden’s broadcast was broadcast on the US State Department Channel. The restrictions will affect the sovereign debt of Russia, Russian elites and their families, the VEB state corporation and the Bank of the Russian Military (Biden did not specify what he means by him).

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) awarded compensation in the amount of 5 thousand euros of Krasnodar residents of Krasnodar Maxim Drozdov for violation of the right to free elections. This was reported in Facebook by lawyer Julia Fedotova, representing his interests in the ECHR. Maxim Drozdov. Photo: Facebook Fedotova clarified Novaya Gazeta that in the complaint of Drozdov it was a question of elections to the State Duma of 2011.

Russia is now establishing diplomatic relations with the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics. This was stated in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. They noted that the parties exchanged notes and agreed on the mutual establishment of embassies in accordance with the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin of February 21, which refers to the recognition of the self-proclaimed republics by Russia.

A resident of Donbass - about how mobilization goes in unrecognized republics Drawing up point in Donetsk, "DPR". Photo: RIA Novosti Universal mobilization in the “DPR” has been on February 19, when Denis Pushilin announced the signing of the relevant decree in the video message. Soon, the head of the self -proclaimed “Lugansk People’s Republic” Leonid Pasechnik signed a similar decree.

Ukraine informs: the country is ready to repulse Russian creeping aggression. Will the world support her? A briefing of the presidents of Ukraine and Estonia in Kyiv. Photo: Office of the President of Ukraine The morning of Tuesday, February 22, brought another news from diplomatic fronts. Employees of the US Embassy, ​​temporarily moving from Kyiv to Lviv, will spend the night in Poland - for security reasons.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has decided to evacuate all employees of foreign missions from Ukraine in the near future. This is stated in the message of the department. “Under the current circumstances, our first priority is to take care of Russian diplomats and employees of the Embassy and Consulates General. To protect their lives and safety, the Russian leadership decided to evacuate the personnel of Russian foreign missions in Ukraine, which will be implemented in the very near future.

The EU imposed sanctions against 351 State Duma deputies due to Russia's recognition of the "DNR" and "LNR". This was stated by the head of EU diplomacy, Josep Borrell. Sanctions have also been imposed against 27 legal entities and individuals, including banks that finance Russian operations in the Donbass. Vladimir Putin is not included in the EU sanctions list, notes . TASS “This package of sanctions was unanimously approved by the member countries.

The authors of Novaya Gazeta answer: Kirill Martynov, Elena Romanova, Valery Shiryaev LISTEN WHERE YOU ARE CONVENIENT Castbox || soundcloud || Vk || Apple Podcasts || Google Podcasts || Yandex Music || Spotify We were preparing this episode of the What's New podcast yesterday, discussing the evacuation of residents of the "DNR" and "LNR". But then it became known about Putin's recognition of the independence of the "LPR", which implies "joint defense" and counteraction to "acts of aggression".

Why the famous director is confident - the better it will be in Ukraine, the better it will be in Russia. Text in Russian and Ukrainian Roman Balayan. Photo: social networks - What happens in the world? And just a shame. One can only be amazed as the Russian authorities with a militaristic rhetoric, with their actions will fought not only themselves, but also the country. It itself - completely absurd - the possibility of Russian military invasion of Ukraine is becoming more and more real.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Federation recognized the "DPR" and "LPR" within the boundaries that are enshrined in their constitutions. The Russian leader's press conference after the meeting with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is broadcast by Russia 24. “To what extent will we recognize these republics? We have recognized them, which means that we have recognized all their fundamental documents, including the constitution.

In 2020, against the background of the coronavirus pandemic, the detection rate of oncological diseases decreased by 13%, according to a study by the Need Help Foundation's To Be Exact project. This is due to the fact that access to planned medical events has been suspended, experts say.

The Council of People's Commissars allowed Russian President Vladimir Putin to use the Russian armed forces abroad, which allows him to enter troops into the self -proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics. The broadcast of the meeting was conducted on the website of the top of the Chamber of the Russian Parliament. The appeal of Putin was supported by 153 senator. None of the members of the Council opposed or refrained from voting.

For recognition of the “DPR” and “LPR”, Russian children with rare diseases have already begun to pay. Text in Russian and Ukrainian Eve and Kira Prokofiev. Photo: Alexhafond.ru At 14:30 Monday, February 21, Elena Belyaeva, an employee of the Alyosha charitable foundation, was counting on the amount of the contract for the treatment of little twin girls Kira and Eve Prokofiev. Kira and Eve have a spastic diplegia - one of the forms of cerebral palsy.

Meta Platforms Inc., which owns the social networks Facebook and Instagram, as well as the WhatsApp messenger, and Zoom Video Communications Inc. began to implement the "landing law". This was reported on the website of Roskomnadzor. According to the department, the Meta company sent an application for registration of a personal account on the official website of Roskomnadzor.