President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky imposed sanctions for 10 years against 300 individuals and 141 legal entities. The corresponding decree is published on the presidential website. The list of individuals was also included in Syria President Bashar al -Assad, who supported the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is applied to block assets, restriction of trade operations and a number of other measures.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine issued a statement dedicated to the anniversary of the annexation of Crimea, into which Vladimir Putin came to the territory of the peninsula. The liberation of all occupied territories is a matter of time, according to a text published on the website of the ministry. “It is reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin, looking for international justice for committing war crimes, arrived in the temporarily occupied Crimea today.

The State Duma will consider amendments to the law “On Citizenship”, which offer to give the child the citizenship of the Russian Federation regardless of the place of birth if at the time of his birth one of his parents had a Russian passport, as well as cancel the need for the consent of the foreign parent. The corresponding amendments were made to the Duma by the Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia Tatyana Moskalkova, it is quoted by RIA Novosti.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, promised to pay 5 million rubles for the murder of a video participant in which a pages from the Qur'an were used to incite a fire, and for “taking living” - 10 million rubles. “I announce a reward of 5 million rubles for the elimination of this scum. For the living - twice as much - 10 million rubles. Whenever it happened - today, tomorrow, a year later, the money will wait.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed the extension of the grain deal. He is quoted by TASS. No other details are provided. Updated: the deal was extended for 120 days, said the Minister of Development of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Alexander Kubrakov. The day before, on March 17, Kyiv's permanent representative to the UN, Sergei Kislitsa, called for an extension of the grain deal for the initially agreed upon 120 days, or for an indefinite period.

News Divine Putin, presidential immunity and warrants for the arrests of other politicians. Lawyers - on the consequences of a court decision in the Hague 18 march 2023 The arrest of Putin, as well as the Children's Ombudsman Lvova-Belova, issued by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, is the revolutionary decision of the International Criminal Court, which has direct consequences for both defendants, the lawyers explained.

Читать на русском языке The International Criminal Court's warrant for Vladimir Putin's arrest has direct consequences for the Russian president, Amnesty International's deputy director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Denis Krivosheev told The Insider . “This decision has major consequences. The political ones are immediate, and we're already seeing their effect, including in the form of a global media backlash. This decision is also important as it sets a precedent.

Russian forces are making little headway in Bakhmut and are unlikely to resume their offensive on Vuhledar, the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its latest report . The ISW quoted Ukrainian army spokesman Serhiy Cherevaty as saying that the Russian military has made 42 ground attacks near Bakhmut over the last day.

Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars of Russia, said that the current US President Joe Biden needs to overthrow. At the same time, he claims that the post published in his Telegram channel is placed at the request of ex-president Donald Trump, and calls him a “colonel”.

The owners of the Underdog and La Virgen bars apologized to the security forces who burst into the institutions on the eve and humiliated visitors, forcing them to sing patriotic songs, and applied the electric shock to some. “We apologize to everyone for the events of these days, including all law enforcement officers who had to participate in these events because of us and spending their time,” they said in their appeal, published by lawyer Konstantin Erokhin.

News “123 countries are now obliged to deny Putin immunity and detain him upon arrival”: Amnesty International on ICC warrant for Putin's arrest 18 March 2023 TI The Insider Читать на русском языке The International Criminal Court's warrant for Vladimir Putin's arrest has direct consequences for the Russian president, Amnesty International's deputy director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Denis Krivosheev told The Insider . “This decision has major consequences.

U.S. President Joe Biden said that Russian President Vladimir Putin committed war crimes, and the decision of the International Criminal Court (MUS) on the issuance of an order to his arrest was justified by his words by Reuters. “He clearly committed war crimes,” Bayden told reporters.

On March 18, the head of the municipality, Sergei Belopolsky, published a post in his Telegram channel, saying that he did not want to turn the resort city into the burial place of the fighters. “I respect the current fighters of the Wagner PMC and to the memory of those who have already given their lives for their homeland! But I can’t help but listen to the public opinion that the city resort city is incorrectly made to make a place for mass burial of the fighters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed laws that establish liability for “discrediting” and “fakes” regarding volunteers and mercenaries participating in the fighting in Ukraine. It is reported by TASS. Articles about “fakes” and “discrediting” of the Russian Army appeared in Russian legislation after the outbreak of war, in March 2022. Amendments to Article 207.3 (“Fakes”) and 280.3 (“discredit”) were introduced at the request of the founder of PMC Wagner Evgeny Prigozhin.

An electric shock was used to several detainees in two bars in Moscow. This was reported by Sota with reference to the lawyer Konstantin Erokhin. According to the lawyer, some detainees forced the security forces to sing the anthem of Russia. In total, about 40 people were detained, the First Department reports , including two La Virgen bar staff. All of them were released that evening. In the department, the detainees were interviewed by employees of the Moscow FSB.