Russian forces in Kherson call deputies of the local regional council and try to convince them cooperate. According Sergey Khlan, a deputy who was contacted, they are trying to hold a "referendum" on the establishment of the "Kherson People's Republic"
Swiss banks are giving hourly updates on progress in implementing sanctions against Russian individuals and companies, Economy Minister Guy Parmelin said, and the government intends to report soon on the amount frozen
Commerzbank is joining German rival Deutsche Bank in pulling back from business in Russia following the country's invasion of Ukraine
Zelenskiy said that Russia is sending new forces to Ukraine after suffering what its "biggest losses in decades"
Baby More than 1 million children have fled Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. And at least 79 children have been killed and 100 injured. Putin is a criminal. Russia has to be stopped StopRussia StandWithUkraine
France says Scholz, Macron holding new talks with Putin
Russia will treat western arms shipments to Ukraine as legitimate military targets, deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov says. "We warned [the US] of consequences from the insane transfer to Ukraine of weapons like mobile anti-aircraft systems, anti-tank missiles, and so on
Belarus government has said it will send five battalion tactical groups to the border with Ukraine to replace the troops currently stationed there. It denies that this is part of preparations for entry into the war
Aide to head of office of President:PM of Israeli @naftalibennett, just as other conditional intermediary countries, does NOT offer Ukraine to agree to any demands of the Russian Federation. This is impossible for military & political reasons. On the contrary, Israel urges Russia to assess the events more adequately
2 year agoRussian forces firing heavily from Trostyanets (Тростянець) in Sumy Oblast yesterday. Location of launch area: 50.481108, 34.965646
2 year agoRussian Ka-52 helicopter crashed in Rostov region. Crew killed
Russia warns sanctions could cause ISS to crash: official
2 year agoA 10-ship Russian naval group passed westbound thru the Tsugaru Strait 10 March between the Japanese main islands of Honshu and Hokkaido, retracing the route these ships took in Feb. Destroyer ADMIRAL PANTELEYEV 548 led the group that included corvettes SOVERSHENNY 333
2 year agoNatural gas explosion killed 2 in Voronezh
RFF201 - Out from Latakia Air Base, Syria, heading into Turkish airspace on a Russian Air Force callsign. flag-ruflag-ru Russian Government Tu154 RA85843
.@USTreasury's new sanctions further isolates the severely damaged Russian economy by prohibiting trade in products that are key to the economic and financial interests of all Russian elites" per @SecYellen
The US Treasury: Sanctions on Russian figures and entities, including members of the "Doma"
RIA Novosti: The delivery of money transferred from outside Russia will take place in rubles only, as of March 12
2 year agoGeolocation of ambush of Russian military vehicles in Zalissya, Kyiv Oblast
The leaders of Russia and Belarus agreed on Friday that Moscow would supply its smaller neighbour with the most up-to-date military equipment in the near future, the official Belarus Belta news agency said
Russia's chemical/biological weapons capabilities inside Ukraine - Russia is "a country that has a reputation for using those kinds of weapons on people, and we know they have a program" per @PentagonPresSec
Washington: Tehran and Moscow should take "decisions" on the Iranian nuclear file
2 year agoDeutsche Bank: Statement on Russia, we are winding down business in Russia
US State Department Spokesperson: We are committed to helping Ukraine and supporting its right to belong to NATO
US imposes sanctions against wife of Kremlin's spokesperson Peskov and his adult children, State Department says
2 year agoTwo picketers were detained in Moscow's Pushkin Square for standing with a sign with a quote from the Bible and the words "No war"
2 year agoYouTube is banning Russian state media globally, and stepping up moderation around Ukraine. Ukrainian officials have been demanding this since the beginning of the invasion
President Duda: What Russia is doing in Ukraine shows that the "evil empire" is not gone. She shows her worst face once again
.@USAmbUN: "We believe Russia could use chemical or biological agents for assassinations, as part of a staged or false flag incident, or to support tactical military operations"
2 year agoPresident @AndrzejDuda: If President Kaczyński were to be listened to, bolder decisions were made, and the attitude not to irritate Russia would not prevail - Ukraine would be in NATO today. The aggression in 2014 and the current war probably would not have happened. History would have turned out differently
