The heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Foreign Ministry) of 27 EU countries agreed on new sanctions against Russia, and also approved the previous restrictions, including the disconnection of several Russian banks from SWIFT. This was announced by the Supreme EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrel.

Packages of sanctions imposed by the USA, EU, Japan, and which have not yet been compensated by China, have become real "black swans" for Russia The key difference between the current packages of sanctions and previous ones lies in the degree of their impact on the consumer market of Russia and on international business as a whole. In previous years, sanctions packages were “soft and fluffy” compared to the current ones. And the effect of the current ones we still have to feel.

The head of the British oil and gas company BP, Bernard Looney, announced his resignation from the board of directors of Rosneft after the Russian military entered the territory of Ukraine. this The company reported to RIA Novosti. “The BP Board of Directors announced today that it will sell its stake in Rosneft. BP has owned a 19.75% stake in Rosneft since 2013. In addition, the head of BP, Bernard Looney, is resigning from the board of directors of Rosneft," the press service said.

In Moscow, Pussy Riot participant Maria Alekhina was detained under the article on disobedience to the legal request of the police officer (Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). This was announced by Novaya Gazeta by Pussy Riot, Alexander Sofeev. Photo: Alexander Sofeev “Three men in civilian clothes were detained by Alekhin right during a taxi trip. Before that, the same people were on duty near her house for several days, ”Sofeev said.

The European Union announced the complete closure of airspace for Russian aircraft due to military operations of the Russian Federation in Ukraine This was announced by the head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Russian planes will not be able to land, take off or fly over EU territory.

The authorities of Sri Lanka have been holding a Russian in the dungeons for almost a year, waiting for payments from the shipowner of the burned-out X-Press Pearl container truck The high court of Colombo continues the investigation of the X-Press Pearl container locomotive, which burned and sank in May-June last year off the coast of Sri Lanka. One crew member remained in a foreign land - our compatriot, the captain of the vessel Vitaly Tyutkalo.

Roskomnadzor sent “Real Seven”* Notification of the site blocking. Journalists report this in the telegram channel. What is the reason for the notification of the regulator, the channel does not specify. In the register of prohibited sites of Roskomnadzor there is a “present time”, but it states that access to the website of the TV channel was not limited.

In the crisis around Ukraine, they now reminded of the nuclear forces of Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian forces to contain the deterioration for special duty. This demonstrative action for the information of NATO countries took place on Sunday during a meeting with the Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu and the head of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov. Training in the management of the strategic nuclear forces of Russia (amendment). October 2017.

Roskomnadzor (RKN) sent a letter to the American company Google demanding to remove the restrictions imposed on the YouTube channels of the Russian media Zvezda, Sputnik and RBC. This was reported in the telegram channel of the department. Network Freedoms notes that failure to comply with a similar requirement led to a slowdown in Facebook.

President Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, ordered the containment forces of the Russian army to be transferred to a special mode of combat duty, reports . RIA Novosti The strategic deterrent forces include the Strategic Offensive Forces (SNA) and the Strategic Defensive Forces (SOS). The former are based on intercontinental-range missile and aviation systems and strategic nuclear forces .

On the anniversary of the murder of Boris Nemtsov, we publish chapters from the book of Jeanne Nemtsova “The daughter of his father” (Bombor publishing house) Boris Nemtsov is exported from the territory of the pre -trial detention center on Simferopol Boulevard, where he spent 15 days under arrest. Photo: RIA Novosti At the Bank "Neftyanaya" father worked for a couple of years. This was obvious: he will not be able to be silent regarding what was happening in the country.

The Central Election Commission of Belarus reported that more than half of citizens with the relevant right voted in the referendum on amendments to the country's constitution. The commission reports this in a telegram. According to the CEC, at 12:00 pm, 52.85% of voters voted in the referendum. The question was put to the vote of the citizens: “Do you accept amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus?”.

In the case of disconnecting Russian banks from SWIFT, you will have to make a choice of what is more important - equipment for oil production or goods for people Photo: RIA Novosti Banking super -mixer The easiest analogue of the Swift system is a messenger. Here's how you exchange “through messenger” messages and files, so banks exchange “through SWIFT” with payment orders. The SWIFT abbreviation decodes from English as Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications.

But the financing of the club by the Russian title sponsor is still preserved Schalke 04 is more than just a football club in Germany. This is a legend. The Royal Blue Club is from Gelsenkirchen, the mining town in the Ruky region. It got its name from the same area. Schalke is a religion. Anyone who began to root for this traditional club, founded in 1904, usually remains his fan forever.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that any city in the country “from whose territory no missiles fly” is suitable for Ukraine for negotiations. The appeal was published on Zelensky's telegram channel. “The venue may be other cities for the meeting. Of course we want peace. We want to date. We want an end to the war. Warsaw, Bratislava, Budapest, Istanbul, Baku - all of this we offered to the Russian side.