⚡️ 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

⚡️Joe Biden says US is trying to make indirect contact with China regarding Ukraine situation - White House pool reporter

⚡️ Biden says up to Zelensky to decide on whether to stay in Ukraine

❗️ Catch up on our latest updates on the Russian military op in Ukraine:

🔸 The Russian Foreign Ministry said there are no guarantees there will be no incidents with NATO in light of arms supplies to Ukraine;

🔸 The EU has banned Sputnik’s news websites and the broadcast of the RT TV channel in the bloc from 2 March;

🔸 The bloc has also banned selling, supplying, transferring, or exporting euro banknotes in Russia with a number of exceptions, according to a document;

🔸 EU foreign ministers are planning to discuss new sanctions against Russia on Friday, Austrian FM Schallenberg said;

🔸 Russia’s Foreign Ministry said Moscow is ready for a second round of talks with Kiev, adding that the Ukrainian side is playing for time, in line with US instructions;

🔸 The gas price in Europe has broken a historic record, rising to $2,200 per 1,000 cubic metres; the coal price has also risen to $400 per tonne.

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