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H&M announces suspension of work in Russia and Ukraine

Last night, the Swedish clothing and home goods brand H&M announced its decision to suspend the chain's work in Russia and Ukraine. This is due to the current situation between the countries and the intention of brand to support all the people suffering now. The announcement of the suspension was posted on the brand's official website on Wednesday evening. It says that ...

UN investigates the details of videos of torture of war prisoners in Ukraine

The United Nations has expressed serious concern about the videos of torture of war prisoners on the territory of Ukraine published online. Earlier, the investigation was reported both from the Russian and Ukrainian sides. Representatives of both countries strongly condemned the incident and expressed their opinion on the need to bring the perpetrators to justice. According to the UN representative Matilda Bogner, the videos that appeared ...

Head of the IMF admitted the possibility of default in Russia

... pensions and salaries, reports CNBC . According to Georgieva, due to the situation that has arisen, the IMF will lower growth forecasts, but still expects that the dynamics will be positive. At the same time, the ongoing nature of the situation around Russia and Ukraine, according to the head of the IMF, is the main factor in the ongoing uncertainty. As a side effect of the current situation, Georgieva named the increase in commodity prices, which in turn could hinder further growth and create difficulties for ...

RUSSIAN TROOPS TO CARRY OUT SPECIAL OPERATION IN DONBASS

In the morning of February 24, the Russian leader addressed the citizens of Russia and Ukraine with explanations about what was happening. The politician announced his decision to conduct a special operation on the territory of Donbass. Its purpose is to protect people. The President's address may be watched in the air of the Rossiya ...

Information about explosions on the territory of Ukraine appears in media

... address spoke only about the military operation on the territory of Donbass. Despite this, Russia will take measures to demilitarize the country's neighbors. The Ministry of Defense additionally assured that nothing threatens the civilian population of Ukraine, as Russian weapons are aimed at disabling only the country's military facilities.

What followed Russia's recognition of DPR and LPR

The day before, Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the independence of two territories bordering Russia - the DPR and the LPR. The decision was made after the meeting of the Security Council, at which politicians announced their unanimous opinion. After that, the president addressed the citizens of Russia, expressing confidence in the support of ...

Zaporizhzhia accused Russia of the invasion of jellyfish in the Sea of Azov

Alexander Starukh, an official from Zaporizhzhia, offered to sue Russia over the increase in the number of jellyfish and the disruption of the tourist season in Azov. The fault of the Russian Federation, in his opinion, lies in the construction of the Kerch Strait bridge, as well as in the lowering of the level of ...

Finland cuts newspaper production due to paper shortage

... that arose was voiced by the executive director of the Media Union, Jukka Holmberg, who named several reasons for this phenomenon at once. In addition to the formed imbalance between supply and demand, the strikes of employees and the situation around Russia and Ukraine also created difficulties. Previously, one-fifth of the newspapers were printed on paper, which was supplied from Russia, but for a month now no new batches have arrived in the country. In this regard, various print media have already resorted ...

INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK USERS TEMPORARILY ALLOWED TO CALL FOR VIOLENCE

Users of Instagram and Facebook have been given the opportunity to publish posts that contain calls for the use of violence against Russian soldiers. Meta has changed its hate speech policy amid the events in Ukraine. Innovations will affect a number of states, among which, in addition to the participants in the conflict, the countries of the Baltic States and Eastern Europe are named. The decision became known thanks to the internal correspondence in the ...

A fire broke out on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP

... by the mayor of Energodar, where the nuclear power plant is located, Inverfax reports . According to preliminary data, the fire started in the training building, which does not belong to the territory of the station. The State Emergency Service of Ukraine separately noted that the fire condition at the station itself was normal. The nuclear power plant is located in Zaporozhye, has six power units and is the largest in Europe in terms of installed capacity. According to TASS , at night the third ...

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