The United States has imposed blocking sanctions on the National Payment Card System (NPCS), the operator of the Mir cards, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), a division of the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for sanctions enforcement, said in a statement. Nine Russian banks were also sanctioned: Avangard, International Financial Club…
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The Latvian parliament, the Saeima, has endorsed amendments to the legislation on agriculture and rural development to ban imports of agricultural produce from Russia and Belarus. The amendments, which were drawn up by several Latvian government ministries, stipulate that imports of agricultural products and feedstuffs originating from Russia and Belarus to Latvia shall be banned…
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the defenders of the Ukrainian sky for the results of combat work, noting that protecting the sky and our frontline positions from Russian air and missile strikes is one of the main tasks this year. “Seven Russian combat Su-aircraft have been destroyed over a week. Thank you, our warriors,…
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The Ukrainian negotiating group and the Italian delegation held another round of negotiations on concluding a bilateral security agreement, the presidential press service reports. “In continuation of the work on the bilateral security agreement in pursuance of the G7 Joint Declaration on Support for Ukraine, the Ukrainian negotiating team headed by Deputy Head of the…
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Delays in Western security assistance to Ukraine are likely helping Russia launch opportunistic offensive operations along several sectors of the frontline in order to place pressure on Ukrainian forces along multiple axes, the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said in its report for February 18. “Russian forces are currently conducting at least…
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Ukraine has begun creating a group of mine action forces in the Black Sea. A resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers has been adopted, which will allow raising funds for the supply and maintenance of two mine counter measure vessels, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported. “The Ministry of Defense is starting to create…
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The United States transferred a new package of technical assistance to investigative units to Ukraine, which included 66 vehicles, 250 drones, nine 3D terrestrial laser scanning systems with software and DNA laboratories, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported. “Police officers have undergone appropriate training to prepare forensic specialists to work with…
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The U.S. Congress should not hesitate to approve additional funds to help Ukraine; depriving Kyiv of support would have historical consequences, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday. “We had to provide the funding so Ukraine can keep defending itself. (…) The clock is ticking,” Biden said, speaking at the White House. He warned that…
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One woman was killed and two men were injured as a result of an enemy attack on the village of Zoria in Donetsk region, Head of Donetsk Regional Military Administration Vadym Filashkin has said. “One person was killed and two people were injured as a result of an attack on Zoria, Illinivka community. At around…
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Ukraine has signed the Ljubljana-Hague Convention, which is the basis for international cooperation in the investigation and prosecution of war and other crimes, Deputy Minister of Justice Iryna Mudra said. “Today I had the honor to sign the Ljubljana-Hague Convention on behalf of Ukraine. This is an important step for our country and the beginning…
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