Operational Situation on the Diplomatic Front, March 8, 2022, 10 AM
Information about the Russian invasion
The


th day of the total resistance of the Ukrainian people against the armed aggression of the Russian Federation. The struggle continues, including the diplomatic front.
We are working with European Union on the adoption of the new painful sanctions against Russia during this week.
Sanctions

Japan

has imposed personal sanctions on 20 Russians involved in organizing Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. The list includes the press secretary for the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov and the Deputy Head of the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak

Australia

is boosting sanctions against Russia and its citizens. Sanctions will hit, in particular, Russian propagandists
Financial Aid

The World Bank has approved $ 723 million in loans and grants to Ukraine

Polish bank BGK has allocated PLN 30 million (about $ 6.7 million) to help Ukraine
Isolation of the Russian Federation

Russia is sinking deeper and deeper into the ocean of global isolation

According to Castellum.ai, a global database for tracking sanctions, Russia has bypassed Iran and North Korea and become the most sanctioned state in the world due to its armed invasion of Ukraine

The international corporation Procter & Gamble has announced that it will stop all new investments in Russia

Australian refinery Viva Energy has refused to purchase crude oil from Russian companies

The American cosmetics company Estee Lauder is temporarily suspending its business in Russia.

The largest US cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has blocked more than 25,000 wallets linked to Russians

Japanese automaker Nissan plans to stop production at its plant in Russia.

Latvia’s national media regulator has banned the rebroadcasting of 18 Russian Gazprom-related TV channels

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange stops trading futures on the Moscow Currency Exchange
Deputinization of the world

The administration of YouTube video hosting has removed the channels of Russian propagandist Vladimir Solovyov

According to the forecasts of the American banking holding Morgan Stanley & Co, Russia may declare default without being able to make payments on foreign debt already in April
Humanitarian aid

Actor Leonardo DiCaprio donated $ 10 million to the Armed Forces of Ukraine

The international aviation group Avia Solutions Group has provided an additional 400 thousand euros to support organizations in Ukraine

The Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists has announced a giving campaign for Ukraine
Source: MFA of Ukraine