❗️ DPR: Ukrainian troops forcefully keeping over 60 people in Mariupol school, more than half of them are women and children

❗️ Austria: EU foreign ministers to discuss new sanctions against Russia on Friday

The foreign ministers of EU member states will discuss a new round of sanctions against Russia in the wake of its military operation in Ukraine on 4 March, Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg said on Wednesday.

“We are working on the fourth package [of sanctions]. On Friday, I will have a new extraordinary meeting of [EU] foreign ministers with the participation of US [Secretary of State Anthony] Blinken,” Schallenberg told during a press conference.

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❗️ German logistics giant DHL halts some operations in Russia, Belarus

DHL decided to suspend some services to Russia and Belarus, which have been subject to sanctions from the West in the wake of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, the company said on Wednesday.

"Our inbound services to Russia and Belarus have been suspended, which is why we are also not accepting shipments to those countries until further notice," the company said in a statement.

DHL is closely monitoring the current situation and will inform the public about any further decisions, the statement reads.

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⚡️ EU Commission says ready to propose exclusion of new Russian banks from SWIFT in short time if necessary

❗️ Moscow: If Russia does not fully take part in Council of Europe it should not pay its contribution in full

❗️Brent crude oil reaches $113 for the first time since 30 July 2014

❗️ The head of the Ukrainian MFA claims that 19 countries have sent weapons to Ukraine

⚡️ Russian Foreign Ministry: Berlin's decision on Nord Stream 2 sets precedent of using business project for political gains

⚡️ Powell says implications of Ukraine war on US economy highly uncertain, Federal Reserve will monitor situation closely

⚡️ US ban on Russian airlines using American airspace begins at 9 PM EST

⚡️ Russian planes in US airspace may be intercepted, their pilots and crewmembers detained, reports say

📹: Explosive experts in Melitopol demine and assemble reactive armour blocks of a blown-up Ukrainian tank

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❗️ Russian delegation reportedly on its way to location where talks with Ukraine set to continue

⚡️ Ukrainian troops have started shelling Petrovsky district of Donetsk – city authorities

📸: LPR calls the use of Ukrainian mines prohibited by the Ottawa Convention a war crime

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❗️ Coal price rises to $400 per tonne

⚡️ Belarusian prime minister instructs to redirect exports from Ukrainian market

⚡️ French media watchdog announces immediate suspension of RT France broadcasting in country following EU decision

⚡️⚡️ Hungary decides not to send troops or weapons to Ukraine

⚡️ Zelensky says discussed situation in Ukraine with EU’s Michel, expects ‘positive signals’ on country’s accession to EU

⚡️ Biden says nothing is off the table when asked about banning Russian oil and gas