❗ NATO and US have always considered Ukraine a foothold against Russia, Moscow says

⚡ Evacuation route in Ukraine's Mariupol was mined - International Committee of the Red Cross

⚡⚡ US funding for biological laboratories in Ukraine exceeded $200 million, Russian Defense Ministry says

⚡ Latvia's foreign minister asked Blinken for the permanent deployment of US troops in the country

Russian MoD on biological laboratories in Ukraine:

🔸 The work of biolabs in Ukraine since 2014 and the country's health care reform led to an uncontrolled growth of very dangerous infections incidence rate;

🔸 30 biolabs whose activities were commissioned by Pentagon were formed in Ukraine;

🔸 Biological programmes are being urgently shut down in Ukraine;

🔸 Several thousand serum samples of Slavic patients have been taken from Ukraine to the US

⚡ Moldovan opposition prepares bill securing country's permanent neutrality

❗ African swine fever strain was created in Georgia in 2007 with Pentagon's help - Russian MoD

⚡ Blinken on probability of imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine: We don't want the conflict to expand into NATO countries

⚡ The Russian Embassy in Belarus has not yet confirmed the start of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine

⚡⚡The negotiations between Russia and Ukraine have started

❗ Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov discusses Ukraine with Iranian counterpart - Moscow

⚡⚡Truck rams gates of Russian embassy in Dublin, 1 person detained - reports

📸: Belarus’ Foreign Ministry publishes a photo of the third round of talks between Russia and Ukraine

❗Ukrainian Nazis in Mariupol deploy firing points in houses with slogans "do not shoot - children are here!" - this is a tactic of terrorists - Russian Defense Ministry

💬 Boris Johnson: "You can't simply close down use of oil and gas overnight, even from Russia. We are going have to look for substitute supplies from elsewhere."

💬 Gazprom on the current gas prices in Europe:

"Gazprom fully fulfills all available requests for gas supplies from foreign consumers. The Ukrainian corridor is 100 percent used within the framework of the transit agreement.

Today, TTF, a key gas hub in Europe, has set a historical price record of $3,892 per 1,000 cubic meters of gas. Prices may be even higher. But the reasons for this are not on the side of Gazprom.

Our company ensures and will ensure the fulfilment of long-term gas supply contracts."

❗US admits that restrictions against Russia due to the situation in Ukraine will have a "price" - John Kerry

⚡ Mariupol completely surrounded - Deputy Commander of DPR’s Vostok battalion

❗ Canada introduces sanctions against Peskov, Deripaska, Simonyan