Following Sberbank, VTB, Russia's second-largest state-owned bank, intends to leave the European market, sources told the Financial Times. He carried out investment banking operations in London and developed an online retail platform in Germany, where there were 160,000 customers. After Western countries froze VTB's assets, its top managers decided that the bank would no longer be able to operate outside of Russia, writes FT.

Visa and Mastercard cards of Russian banks from March 10 will not be able to work abroad. What will happen to the money? How now to pay abroad? Where is Mir accepted and is it necessary to issue UnionPay? We answer the main questions. What's happened? Visa and Mastercard have announced they will stop working in Russia.

Roskomnadzor restricted access to the Mediazona and Republic websites (included by the Ministry of Justice in the register of foreign media agents) at the request of the Prosecutor General's Office. Several media outlets were immediately blocked in connection with the events around Ukraine.

The international rating agency Moody's has downgraded Russia's sovereign rating from "junk" B3 to pre-default Ca. This means that there is some probability of paying the principal and interest on the debt, although the debt obligations are extremely close to default.

Access to the Zello app, which operates on the principle of a walkie-talkie (push-to-talk), will be restricted in Russia for 24 hours. The service refused to remove the content that Roskomnadzor complained about. The issue concerns the distribution of messages with allegedly "false information about the progress of a special operation" in Ukraine, the regulator's report says . The demand to remove the "fakes" was sent on March 4 and remained unfulfilled.

The Central Bank clarified the rules for payments on the external debt of Russian issuers as part of a special temporary procedure for servicing it. Payment terms are available on the regulator's website. Creditors-residents of the Russian Federation and creditors from countries that have not joined the sanctions will be able to receive funds on debts of Russian residents in rubles at the exchange rate at the time of payment, and if there is permission, in foreign currency.

On the night of March 5-6, the international payment systems Visa and MasterCard simultaneously announced the suspension of work in Russia. It will not be instant, however, it means that cards issued in Russia stop working outside the country, issued abroad - in Russia. Cross-border transactions with Visa and MasterCard cards will not be available. This applies both to paying for purchases in foreign online stores and using these cards abroad. Apple Pay and Google Play wallets stop working.