Operational Situation on the Diplomatic Front, March 14, 2022, 10 AM

Information about the Russian invasion

Ukrainian communities abroad are actively helping diplomats to secure reliable support for Ukraine from foreign governments. Thanks to thousands of rallies and actions of solidarity with our state, which took place on Sunday, the pressure on Russia is becoming stronger.

Sanctions

The Central Bank of the Bahamas has banned accountable financial institutions to conduct transactions of Russians and Belarusians who are imposed to Western sanctions

Isolation of the Russian Federation

Footwear manufacturer Vans suspends delivery of goods to customers in Russia

Toyota Motor Russia has suspended production at its plant in St. Petersburg, as well as car imports to Russia

Paysend’s British remittance system is shutting down in Russia because of the war against Ukraine.

6,500 Russians can neither fly out of Thailand nor pay for services because their cards are blocked due to sanctions

Activists of the Ukrainian community in Poland have launched an indefinite blockade on the movement of goods to Russia and Belarus. Due to this, a 15-kilometer queue of trucks with Russian and Belarusian license plates has appeared on the Polish-Belarusian border

Deputinization of the world

Korean carmaker Hyundai has suspended a sponsorship deal with English football club Chelsea over sanctions against club owner Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich

The German Football Association has withdrawn the title of honorary member of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who is the head of the committee of directors of Russia’s state oil company Rosneft

The Ukrainian community in Warsaw mounted a protest to make the Putin people get out of Poland. The walkout took place in front of the complex where Russian diplomats live

Rallies in support of Ukraine

During March 12-13, mass rallies in support of Ukraine took place in different parts of the world

More than 20,000 people demonstrated in Berlin to support Ukraine

In the center of Helsinki, thousands of people marched on the “Mothers for Peace” march in support of Ukraine. Finnish mothers organized the event to demonstrate support for Ukrainian mothers and families suffering from the war

Tens of thousands of protesters rebelled on the streets of Canadian cities against Russia’s war in Ukraine. People demanded that the Canadian government tighten sanctions against Russia and close the skies over Ukraine

Helping

A group of Ukrainian children suffering from cancer has arrived in the UK for treatment

12 Starlink satellite communication terminals have arrived in Kyiv

The Mayor’s office of Vienna has sent 6 humanitarian aid trucks to Ukraine, including 150 hospital beds, 50 stretchers, blankets, and ultrasonic equipment

On March 13, 25 trucks, 9 buses, and 58 humanitarian aid cars left Poland for Ukraine

Source: MFA of Ukraine