Operational Situation on the Diplomatic Front, March 5, 2022, 10 AM
Information about the Russian invasion
The operational situation on the diplomatic front as of 10:00 AM March 5
The


th day of the total resistance of the Ukrainian people to Russian aggression
Ukrainian diplomacy works day and night to increase global pressure on the enemy and to attract international aid to the needs of the Ukrainian army and citizens
Financial Aid

The World Bank has prepared a credit to Ukraine of $ 500 million. Additional aid in the amount of $ 200 million is being considered

The Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved immediate financial aid to Ukraine in the amount of € 668 million
Sanctions

Singapore authority imposes sanctions against the banks “ВТБ”, “Россия”, “Промсвязьбанк” и “ВЭБ.РФ”, blocks transactions with cryptocurrency, as well as restricts the supply of items of dual-use
Isolation of the Russian Federation

The international electronic payment system PayPal has stopped providing its services in Russia

Samsung Electronics suspends deliveries to Russia

The
Booking.com service doesn’t work on the Russian market

The Japanese corporation Hitachi stops production in Russia and exports of equipment to the country

The Kering group of companies, which owns luxury brands Gucci, Balenciaga, and Yves Saint Laurent, has announced the closure of its stores in Russia due to its aggression against Ukraine

The Bosch plant in St. Petersburg will suspend production from March 16
Informational vacuum

Due to dictatorial laws restricting freedom of speech and criminalizing the dissemination of allegedly “fake” information about the army, foreign broadcasters have stopped working with Russia

The British broadcaster BBC is temporarily suspending the work of its correspondents in Russia

Canadian media CBS News and Australian ABC News have stopped broadcasting from Russia

Bloomberg has announced the closedown of work in Russia

The American television company CNN has announced the closedown of broadcasting in Russia
Deputinization of the world

Group of Seven have agreed on giving up the Russian gas

The German cities of Dusseldorf, Cologne, Duisburg, and Neuss have terminated their partnership with Russian cities

Yachts of two oligarchs who are close to Putin have been arrested in Italy. It is also reported that the villa of the former deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation in Tuscany was confiscated
Humanitarian aid

Samsung Electronics is providing $ 6 million to help Ukrainians affected by Russian aggression
Source: MFA of Ukraine