⚡️ The Ukrainian side presents its atrocities as the atrocities of the Russian forces, Lavrov says

⚡ Zelensky tells US Congress if no-fly zone is too much, Ukraine needs planes, air defense systems including S-300s

⚡ Putin: Pro-Nazi regime in Kiev could get nuclear weapons in foreseeable future to target Russia

Now everyone knows that state reserves can simply be stolen - Putin

Military operation in Ukraine will be completed - Putin

❗ Russian Security Council Secretary Patrushev has had a telephone conversation with Biden's national security aide Sullivan

🔔 Check out some news you may have missed:

▪️ Kremlin: Ukraine's conversion into demilitarised country like Austria can be seen as a compromise

▪️ Berlin against sending any NATO military to Ukraine, calls it red line

▪️ China: Taiwan using Ukrainian crisis for 'political manipulations'

▪️ US administration wants to earn political points on Russophobia - Russian Embassy

Subscribe to @sputniknewsus

Putin: Western patrons are pushing Kiev to bloodshed by supplying weapons and mercenaries

Putin on sanctions: a serious blow to the entire global economy

Putin: Russians are being denied medical care in the West, an analogy with anti-Semitism suggests itself

"A network of dozens of laboratories operated in Ukraine under the direction of and financial support from the Pentagon. Miltiary biological programmes were carried out there, including experiments with samples of the coronavirus, anthrax, cholera, African swine fever and other deadly diseases," Putin said.

"They are now trying to sweep up the traces of these secret programmes. But we have every reason to believe that in the immediate vicinity of Russia, in Ukraine, components of biological weapons were effectively being created," Putin added.

Sullivan tells Patrushev US will continue to impose costs, support defense of Ukraine - White House

❗ Lifting anti-Russian sanctions discussed with Ukraine, Russian Deputy FM says

⚡ US congressman says Ukraine now has S-300 air defense systems in country - CNN

❗ US to expand sanctions on Russian individuals based on Zelenskyy’s proposals – reports

❗ NATO members agree that alliance's forces should not be present in Ukrainian territory or airspace - Secretary General

A one-meter-high tsunami was recorded in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan's meteorological headquarters said.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 occurred in the northeast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean near Fukushima Prefecture, the country's main meteorological department said.

The International Court of Justice says Russia should suspend military operations in Ukraine immediately

Another earthquake, with magnitude 5.6, hits northeastern Japan