On the tenth day of the war against Ukraine, Russian troops continue to strike at settlements in many regions of the neighboring country and do not stop trying to capture them. The Ukrainian army and territorial defense detachments put up stubborn resistance, causing significant damage to the aggressor. Western countries and international organizations are tightening sanctions against Russia. DW is following developments on Saturday, March 5 (Moscow time).
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American broadcaster CNN suspends broadcasting in Russia. “CNN will stop broadcasting in Russia while we continue to assess the situation and decide on further steps,” a spokesman for the broadcaster said. The media note that CNN took such a step because of the adoption in the Russian Federation of a law on criminal liability for “fakes” about the Russian armed forces.
Eco-activist Greta Thunberg supported Ukraine
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Information Agency Bloomberg News suspends its journalists in Russia in connection with the adoption in the Russian Federation of a new law providing for criminal punishment for those who deliberately distribute fake news, from the point of view of the authorities.
The changes to Russia’s criminal code appear to be designed to turn any freelance reporter into a criminal, the agency’s editor-in-chief John Micklethwaite said. According to him, this makes it impossible to maintain any semblance of normal journalism in the country.
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Swedish eco-activist Greta Thunberg posted a photo in support of Ukraine on her Instagram using the hashtag #StandWithUkraine. In the photo, she is holding two posters – one with the name of the international social movement she founded to defend the climate. Fridays For Future, on the other – the slogan “Be with Ukraine” (Stand With Ukraine). Seven hours after Greta’s post, social media users 367,947 Liked it.
The US military in Europe and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation opened a direct line to eliminate “mutual misunderstanding”
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Headquarters US European Command (Eucom)located in Stuttgart, opened a direct line with Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation in connection with the conflict over Ukraine. This communication channel was created in order to eliminate “possible mutual misunderstanding” and prevent accidental conflicts between US and Russian military personnel, said US Department of Defense spokesman John Kirby. According to him, the direct line is also important because both Ukrainian and Russian aircraft currently use the airspace of Ukraine, which directly borders NATO member countries.
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in Belgrade Thousands of pro-Russian demonstrators took to the streets, carrying Russian flags and photographs of President Vladimir Putin. The procession passed in front of the Russian embassy in Serbia. The government in Belgrade joined the UN resolution condemning Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but did not support Western sanctions on the Kremlin.
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky in his evening video message on March 4, he sharply criticized NATO for refusing to close the sky over Ukraine. “The NATO summit took place today, a weak summit, a confused summit,” Zelensky said. “A summit that shows that not everyone considers the fight for the freedom of Europe the number one goal.”
According to him, at a time when a brutal war has been going on in Ukraine for 9 days, cities are being destroyed and people are dying, “NATO has consciously decided not to close the sky over Ukraine.” “We believe that the NATO countries themselves have created a narrative that the alleged closing of the sky over Ukraine will provoke direct Russian aggression against NATO,” Zelensky stressed.
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