Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the law introduced by the Cabinet on a set of measures to support citizens and business in conditions of Western sanctions due to “special operation” in Ukraine. The document has already been published on the official Internet portal of legal information. On March 3 , the Russian government introduced into the State Duma a package of bills aimed at supporting citizens and business after imposing sanctions.

On March 8, the United States intends to approve the ban on Russian oil imports, shall communicate Bloomberg with reference to sources. On Tuesday, one of the largest fuel companies in the world, Shell refused to work with Russian oil and gas. “We will immediately stop the purchase of Russian raw oil in the spot market and will not extend urgent contracts.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that he was ready to discuss with Moscow and seek a compromise on the recognition of Crimea, as well as the Donetsk and Lugansk republics. It is reported by RIA Novosti. So the President of Ukraine answered the journalist’s question about the readiness to recognize these regions.

In Ukraine, from February 24, the “special operation” continues, which was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin. He explained that its goal is “demilitarization and denazification” of the republic. At the Council of People's Commissars on March 3, Putin said that the “special operation” is strictly on schedule. The main events around Ukraine by the end of the thirteenth day of the Putin's “Special operation”.

Cosmetics manufacturer The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. I decided to temporarily stop deliveries to Russia. He will also close all stores in the Russian Federation, including online, Interfax reports with reference to the company. Estee Lauder will pay compensation to employees. Earlier, the company announced the suspension of investment in Russia. The date of closing supplies and stores in Estee Lauder has not yet been called. The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.

The YouTube video hosting blocked the channels of Russian TV presenter Vladimir Solovyov “Solovyov Live” and “Evening with Vladimir Solovyov”. “This account is blocked for violating the conditions of use of YouTube,” the channel page said in the message. Soloviev at 7:04 wrote in his channel that he would be a live, despite the "war of YouTube." He attached the link of the broadcast to another service.

A group of residents of Tuva called on Senator Lyudmila Narusov to hand over the mandate of a member of the Federation Council after her criticism of the Russian “special operation” in Ukraine, Vis Gazeta.ru reports . “Mrs. Narusova comfortably got a job: has all privileges, contentment, and benefits. However, she does not appear in Tuva. But how the senator has the arrogance to act on our behalf. We did not give her such powers, ”the Tuvans said in the appeal.

Over the 12 days of Putin’s “special operations”, more than 2 million people were forced to leave Ukraine, said the official representative of the UN Supreme Commissar for refugees Shabiya Mantu. “This is the fastest growing crisis of refugees in Europe since the Second World War ,” Mantu said. According to the UN, by March 8, 2 million 11 thousand 312 people left Ukraine. 1.2 million of them remained in Poland.

The persecution of Soviet power to the Russian Church was such that it was not to say about their faith, but even silently follow it as a feat. The new martyrs and confessors, glorified in the face of the saints did not come: believed, prayed and meekly went to their Calvarys. “Polit.ru” recalls those who gave their lives for faith and by whose prayers the Russian Church is alive - even if almost nothing came to us besides the name.

Yakov Zeldovich, physicist, academician of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, was born on March 8, 1914. Private bussiness Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich (1914 - 1987) was born in Minsk. His father, Boris Naumovich Zeldovich, was a lawyer, and his mother, Anna Petrovna Zeldovich (Kiveliovich), was a translator. In 1924, the family moved to Leningrad, where Yakov entered the third grade of high school, graduating in 1930.

Russian President Vladimir Putin during the congratulations of women on March 8 announced new payments for children. According to him, families with low income will receive help, the Kremlin press service reports . “I believe that we must make a new decision, - to establish payments for children from eight to 16 years old, I emphasize, for all families with low income, to support them,” the head of state said. Putin said that this measure will begin to operate on April 1.

One of the largest fuel companies in the world, Shell refuses to work with Russian oil and gas. The corresponding announcement is published on the company's website. “ We will immediately stop the purchase of Russian raw oil in the spot market and will not extend urgent contracts. At the same time, in a close consultation with the governments, we will change our raw oil supply chain in order to exclude Russian volumes. ", - said in the announcement.

After the start of the “special operation” in Ukraine, Russia became a leader in the number of sanctions imposed against it. This was written by Bloomberg with reference to the international database of tracking sanctions Castellum.ai. Sanctions are imposed against 5530 Russian individuals or legal entities. The most sanctions against Russia were imposed by Switzerland (568), the European Union (518), Canada (454), Australia (413) and the USA (243).

The editor -in -chief of RT, Margarita Simonyan, said that the frequency of the liquidated Echo of Moscow is crossing the pro -government radio Sputnik. Broadcasting will begin on March 9. “The historical injustice has been corrected that the most cited radio station in Russia still did not have FM frequency. Sputnik radio for several years is an absolute quote leader among all Russia's radio stations, and access to FM in Moscow, St.

On March 8, the Japanese Foreign Ministry announced that he was expanding the list of companies and people from Russia and Belarus, against which sanctions are imposed. In addition, exporting equipment for oil refining to Russia is prohibited.