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Biden informed Zelensky about humanitarian and economic assistance to Ukraine - White House
US President Joe Biden on Friday held a telephone conversation with his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky and informed him about the assistance provided by the United States, the White House reported.
Sanctions against Putin and Lavrov are a manifestation of impotence - Russian Foreign Ministry
Sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov are a manifestation of Western powerlessness, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
At least five NATO countries agreed to supply weapons to Ukraine - Mass media
A number of NATO countries have agreed to supply weapons to Ukraine, the Polish information portal Gazeta reported on Saturday night, citing journalist Julian Repke from the German edition of Bild.
The Defense Ministry laughed at the information about the "hacking" of its website by hackers
The Ministry of Defense of Russia denied the information that appeared about the alleged "hacking" by hackers of the official departmental website.
The United States imposed sanctions against the President, Foreign Minister, Defense Minister and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation - Ministry of Finance
The United States has imposed sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, according to the US Treasury.
The European Union has imposed sanctions against military-industrial complex enterprises and a number of Russian banks
Due to Russia's special operation to protect the DPR and the LPR, the European Union has imposed new sanctions against the military-industrial, energy, and aircraft sectors of the Russian Federation. The document notes that the list includes Sukhoi, Tupolev, Progress Rocket and Space Center, Kalashnikov, Almaz-Antey, Russian Railways, Kamaz, Sevmash, etc. In total - more than 60 leading companies and military-industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation.
White House asks Congress for more than $6 billion for Ukraine crisis - Media
The American administration has appealed to Congress with a request to allocate $ 6.4 billion for actions related to the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis, according to American media, citing sources.
Japan and Australia are developing sanctions against Belarus for Russia's support in the Ukrainian crisis - Mass media
Japan is agreeing to impose sanctions against Belarus for supporting Russia in conducting a special military operation in Ukraine, the Jiji news agency reports, citing informed sources.
South Korea and the United States discussed sanctions against Russia
The heads of the foreign ministries of South Korea and the United States, Jong Yong and Anthony Blinken, condemned Russia's actions in Ukraine and discussed the issue of sanctions against the Russian Federation, the South Korean Foreign Ministry said.
Roscosmos to suspend cooperation with Europe on launches from Kourou
Roscosmos has recalled its employees from the Kourou cosmodrome due to EU sanctions
Roscosmos will suspend cooperation with Europe on Soyuz-2 rocket launches from Kourou, Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of the state corporation, said on Twitter.
Roscosmos reported that its website is being subjected to a DDoS attack from foreign servers
As specified in the press service of the state corporation, due to the current situation, the loading time of the site pages may be increased
Technical specialists of Roscosmos are working to neutralize DDoS attacks from foreign servers on the state corporation's website. This was reported to journalists in the press service of Roscosmos on Saturday.
The operation of the Russian army to protect Donbass will be completed regardless of the sanctions imposed - Medvedev
The military operation to protect Donbass will be carried out in full and until all the results are achieved, and the sanctions imposed by the West will not change anything, said Deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.
The President of Kyrgyzstan, in a conversation with Putin, expressed support for the decisive actions of the Russian Federation to protect the civilian population of Donbass - The Kremlin
The development of the situation in connection with Russia's special military operation in Ukraine was discussed by phone on Saturday by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov, the Kremlin's press service reports.
A source in the Russian Defense Ministry denied information about a Russian strike on a house in Kiev
He said that an anti-aircraft missile of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 complex hit the building
Reports of a Russian missile strike on a residential building in Kiev do not correspond to reality, it was hit by an anti-aircraft missile of the Ukrainian Buk-M1 complex, a source in the Russian Defense Ministry told TASS on Saturday.
Rogozin spoke about the impact of sanctions on Roscosmos
Rogozin said that sanctions on the supply of electronics are burdensome for Roscosmos
Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin, in an interview with the Russian Cosmos magazine, spoke about the impact of Western sanctions on the state corporation.
Uzbekistan declared neutrality in connection with Russia's actions in Ukraine
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev hopes for an early settlement of the situation in Ukraine, the country takes a neutral position on this situation, Deputy head of the administration, press secretary of the Uzbek leader Sherzod Asadov said on Saturday.
The Czech Republic will send a cargo of weapons to Ukraine
The Czech government on Saturday decided to provide Ukraine with weapons worth 188 million Czech crowns (7.6 million euros), Czech radio reports.
The Ministry of Defense noted the abundance of fakes caused by the success of the operation to demilitarize Ukraine
As the Russian Armed Forces successfully carry out combat missions during a special military operation, an increase in the number of fakes is being noted, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Expert: the geopolitical situation does not contribute to the development of space tourism
Glavkosmos CEO Dmitry Loskutov also said that the production of the Soyuz launch vehicle and the Soyuz MS transport manned spacecraft is continuing
Glavkosmos continues negotiations with potential space tourists, but the geopolitical situation does not contribute to the development of this type of tourism. This was announced by the General director of Glavkosmos Dmitry Loskutov on Saturday.
The ships of the Northern Fleet returned to their bases after exercises in the Barents Sea in the Arctic
Representatives of the fleet clarified that the ship's search and strike training group consisting of the small anti-submarine ships Brest and Snezhnogorsk was the first to return to the Polar
The ships of the Northern Fleet (SF) completed combat training missions in the Barents Sea and returned to their bases in the Murmansk Region. The large landing ship "Alexander Otrakovsky" took shelter from the weather in one of the bays on the coast of the Kola Peninsula, the press service of the fleet reported on Saturday.
