Today, negotiations between the Russian and Ukrainian delegations will continue in the format of a videoconference. Japan imposed sanctions against 17 Russians, including businessmen and State Duma deputies. A protocol was drawn up against an employee of Channel One who went on air with an anti-war poster. Foreign brands continue to leave the Russian market. How events are developing on March 15 – in the online broadcast “Kommersant”.
10:07. “Gazprom” supplies gas through Ukraine on a regular basis, in accordance with the applications of European consumers, on Tuesday the application remains at the maximum, the company reports.
10:01. UK intelligence sees no evidence to support the notion that Ukraine could use chemical and biological weapons, the country’s defense ministry says.
9:55. Aleksey Arestovich, adviser to the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, believes that an agreement between Russia and Ukraine can be concluded within one to two weeks, at least in May.
9:44. Tobacco company Imperial Brands (Maxim, Parker & Simpson, West, Davidoff, Gauloises, Style, JPS and Fine) is negotiating the transfer of business to a Russian legal entity, the company told TASS.
9:38. Korean Air has extended the suspension of flights to Moscow and Vladivostok until the end of April. Until the same date, cargo flights to Europe, which passed through Moscow, were suspended.
9:32. The head of the ICR, Alexander Bastrykin, instructed to initiate a case under Article 299 because of the criminal prosecution in Ukraine of the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, the commander-in-chief of the Aerospace Forces of Russia, Sergei Surovikin, and the head of the radiation, chemical and biological defense forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Igor Kirillov.
9:26. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in his op-ed for The Telegraph warned Western countries about difficult times due to the rejection of Russian energy resources. However, in his opinion, this option is the only way “to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop aggression and respect international law.”
9:20. Almost 260,000 people were evacuated to Russia from Donbass and Ukraine, a TASS source said.
9:14. World Bank CEO David Malpass: Sanctions against Russia will have a greater impact on the global economy than the situation in Ukraine.
9:07. Ukrainian developer of computer games GSC Game World stops sales in Russia. As the company clarifies, pre-orders made remain valid, new ones are not accepted.
9:00. Equinor stops trading in Russian oil and oil products.
8:57. Deputy Prime Minister Victoria Abramchenko: there is no risk of food shortages on the Russian market due to Western sanctions, Russia is reorienting the market and expanding supplies from friendly countries.