On the night of February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a war against Ukraine, calling it a “special military operation in the Donbass” in order to protect people who “have been subjected to genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.” Putin’s claims of genocide have previously been refuted by the European Union and the UN. Western politicians have accused the Russian president of lying. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced the severance of diplomatic relations with Russia. The Council of Europe suspended Russia’s membership in the organization.
Vladimir Putin and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are included in the US, EU and UK sanctions lists. A number of European countries have closed the skies for Russian airlines. For the first time, the German authorities announced direct deliveries of lethal weapons to Ukraine. DW is following developments on Sunday, February 27th (Moscow time).
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Leaders of leading Russian theaters, well-known cultural figures appealed for a peaceful settlement in Ukraine. The appeal was received by the editors of the magazine THEATER. Under it – more than 50 signatures, including – Evgeny Mironov, Oleg Basilashvili, Sofia Apfelbaum. “The genetic memory of the war lives in each of us. We do not want a new war, we do not want people to die,” the authors of the appeal wrote.
In Vasilkovo, an oil depot is on fire
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Oil depot in Vasilkov, Kiev region of Ukraine burning, presumably after the explosion. The footage of the fire was posted on Telegram by the UNIAN agency.
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About 150 thousand people left Ukraine as of February 26th. This was reported to DW by the representative of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Jun-ah Gedini-Williams. That number “continues to rise,” he said. “I’m afraid that there will be many more refugees who have either already set off or will do so when security allows them to leave Ukraine more freely,” the organization’s spokesman said.
US to impose sanctions on RDIF
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United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen “will impose full blocking sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), a state-owned financial institution that functions as a sovereign wealth fund designed to attract capital to the fast-growing sectors of the Russian economy.” This was announced on Twitter by White House Press Secretary Jennifer Psaki.
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United Nations Security Council On February 27, he will decide to convene an emergency special session with the participation of 193 members of the UN General Assembly. Convocation requires the votes of nine members of the UN Security Council in support of this step. Diplomats assume that the decision will be carried out, and the meeting will be convened on February 28. Only ten such emergency special sessions have been held since 1950, Reuters recalled.
Germany and allies want to deprive wealthy Russians of the opportunity to get “golden passports”
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Berlin, the European Commission and its five allies intend to deprive wealthy Russians of the opportunity to obtain the so-called “golden passports” and thereby European citizenship. The six states highlighted their readiness to take further action if Russia “does not stop its attack on Ukraine and, consequently, on the European peace order.”
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The European Commission, Germany, the United States, France, Canada, Italy and the United Kingdom have reached an agreement to limit the ability of the Central Bank of Russia to use its own international reserves in such a way as to neutralize the impact of sanctions. “We will paralyze the assets of the Central Bank of Russia. This will freeze its transactions. And this will make it impossible for the Central Bank to liquidate assets,” said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Human rights activists: 3,093 people were detained at anti-war rallies in Russia
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At anti-war actions in RussiaSince February 24, 3,093 people have been detained, the human rights portal OVD-Info reported.
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President of France held telephone conversations with the ruler of Belarus on February 26. Emmanuel Macron turned to Alexander Lukashenko with a request to demand the speedy withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus. “Brotherly relations between the Belarusian and Ukrainian peoples should encourage Belarus to refuse to be a vassal and an actual accomplice in Russia’s war against Ukraine,” the Elysee Palace said in a statement following the conversation.
Western countries decided to disconnect a number of Russian banks from SWIFT
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Demand to disconnect RF from Swift (action in Düsseldorf)
In response to the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine, Western allies decided to cut off a number of Russian banks from the international payment system. SWIFT. This was stated by the press secretary of the German government Steffen Hebestreit (Steffen Hebestreit) in Berlin. The decision was made by the United States, France, Canada, Italy, Great Britain, the European Commission and Germany.
“We undertake to ensure that individual Russian banks are disconnected from the SWIFT system. This will ensure that these banks are disconnected from the international financial system and will damage their ability to operate on a global scale,” the European Commission said.
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Dutch airline KLM, a subsidiary of Air France-KLM, is suspending all flights to Russia for the coming week. This step is taken in view of European sanctions against the Russian Federation, the company said in a statement. KLM will also avoid Russian airspace for the next seven days.
France to send defensive weapons to Ukraine
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France will send defensive weapons and fuel to Ukraine. This was reported in the presidential office in Paris. They are also ready to take action against Russian media and bloggers spreading false information about the war in Ukraine.
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Lufthansa
German airline Lufthansa announced that it was temporarily suspending flights to Russia and suspending flights in Russian airspace for seven days. “Lufthansa will not use Russian airspace for the next seven days due to the current and upcoming situation. Flights to Russia will be suspended during this period,” the company said in a statement. in the near future,” the company added. This is how it reacted to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the related security situation.
Germany is preparing to close the airspace for Russian aircraft
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Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure Germany Volker Wissing said he supports closing German airspace to Russian aircraft. Wissing ordered to prepare everything necessary for this, Reuters reported.
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In Kyiv at 22.57 local time (23.57 Moscow time) on February 26, an air alert was announced. This was reported by Channel 24. As People’s Deputy Irina Gerashchenko, in her turn, noted, heavy fighting awaits the capital of Ukraine on the night of February 27. Russian troops will throw “on Kyiv everything they have, the whole deadly hurricane,” she is sure. Gerashchenko urged the people of Kiev to take refuge in shelters.
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