China pointed to the joint Sino-Brazilian initiative, as well as the "Friends of Peace" platform created with the countries of the global South - that is, it again suggested that the Russian Federation join an alternative to the American version of peace negotiations.

The "Peace Group" on Ukraine will soon meet in New York. Xi Jinping allegedly told Putin about this.

Russia is ready to negotiate with both Ukraine and Europe, but hostilities will be stopped only with an outcome that satisfies Russia, - Lavrov

The Kremlin admitted that they are not going to stop the war against Ukraine and praised Trump for not wanting to see Ukraine in NATO.

At a press conference with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov openly stated that Russia would not agree to a ceasefire, as representatives of the Trump administration have repeatedly said.

Russia spent $3.5 billion to seize 1 kilometer of Ukrainian land - journalists' calculations

If the captured territories of Ukraine remain in the sphere of Russian influence after the negotiations, the Russian Federation will have to spend billions on their restoration.

The EU imposed new sanctions against Russia and disconnected 13 Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system

In addition, the EU officially banned the import of game consoles into the Russian Federation. The sanctions include PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo, as well as joysticks and game controllers.

In 2024, the EU spent more on Russian energy resources than on financial aid to Ukraine - The Guardian

EU countries purchased oil and gas from Russia for €21.9 billion, which exceeds the €18.7 billion allocated to Ukraine as financial support.

Since the start of the war, Russia's revenues from fossil fuel exports have approached €1 trillion.

Apple has blocked Russian companies from accessing the ADEP platform, which allowed them to develop and distribute corporate iOS applications without publishing them in the App Store.

On February 12, all program data was removed, and no official explanation followed. Now Russian developers are forced to look for workarounds and alternative solutions, since there is no direct replacement for ADEP on the market. This is a serious blow to business applications in the Russian Federation.

Heavy luxury that left Russia is preparing to return to Moscow as soon as sanctions are lifted

Many brands, such as GUCCI, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Hermes, Dior, and CHANEL, continue to pay rent for their boutiques in the center of the capital, despite the closure - Mash.

Russian ministers of any level and heads of large companies from Russia will be banned from visiting the UK

The Kingdom will include such an item in the expanded sanctions list – Times.