On the eleventh 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 Sunday, March 6th (Moscow time).
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Ukraine’s request for $1.4 billion in emergency financing will be submitted to the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) next week, the IMF said in a statement. In addition, the fund is negotiating funding options with the authorities in neighboring Moldova. The statement notes that the war in Ukraine has already led to higher energy and grain prices, forced more than 1 million people to leave the country, and provoked unprecedented sanctions against Russia. “While the situation remains highly volatile and the outlook looks extremely uncertain, the economic impact is already very severe,” the IMF wrote. “The ongoing war and associated sanctions will also have a strong impact on the global economy.”
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Russian airline Royal Flight since March 5, it has stopped flights from the Russian Federation in connection with the sanctions that the European Union imposed against the country for its invasion of Ukraine. “In connection with the restrictive measures imposed by the European Union, starting from 00:00 on 05.03.22, air transportation of passengers from Russia is stopped,” the air carrier said in a statement. Aeroflot, Pobeda, S7, Nordwind and Azur Air also announced the suspension of flights abroad. This is due, in particular, to the risk of detention or arrest abroad of Russian aircraft that are leased by foreign airlines. As of December 2021, the company’s fleet size was 13 Boeing aircraft of various models. All of them were leased.
Ukraine has set a moratorium on Russia’s debts
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Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine established a moratorium on the fulfillment of monetary and property obligations to Russia and persons associated with it, follows from a government decree of March 3. The ban is explained by ensuring the protection of the national interests of Ukraine. The moratorium applies to the alienation, pledging and any other actions that may lead to the seizure of real estate, securities, corporate rights, vehicles, aircraft and ships, inland navigation vessels by persons associated with Russia.
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President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the entry, stay and exit from the Russian Federation of foreign citizens from the territories of the self-proclaimed “LPR”, “DPR” and Ukraine, the Kremlin press service reports. According to the document, from March 5, foreign citizens and stateless persons can enter Russia from the territory of Ukraine and the self-proclaimed “people’s republics” of Donbass without issuing a visa using valid and expired identity cards. Persons who entered the Russian Federation under a simplified scheme have the right to stay in the country for up to 15 days, the decree says.
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US President Joe Biden appealed to the citizens of the Russian Federation, saying that he does not believe that the Russians want the war that is now going on in Ukraine. “I do not believe that you want a bloody, destructive war against Ukraine – a country and people with whom you have such deep family, historical and cultural ties,” the US State Department press service quoted Biden as saying on his Twitter page.
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