Operational situation at the diplomatic front as of 19:00 (GMT+2), March 3rd

kraine keeps getting the urgent political, military, financial, and humanitarian support from the partner states.

Financial aid

• The EU will allocate macrofinancial assistance for Ukraine worth 1.2 billion euro
• The USA 🇺🇸 is working on the allocation of the additional major funding for the needs of our state

Military aid

Canada will send the next lethal weapons

consignment: 4500 rocket-propelled grenades and 7500 hand grenades

Isolation of Russia

• Hundreds of international companies have already left the Russian market or put an end to their cooperation with the Russian Federation because of its armed aggression against Ukraine.
• The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has suspended the projects, tied to Russia and Belarus.
• The rating agencies JPMorgan and Fitch lowered Russia’s rating from ВВВ to В, which means “the country at the brink of default”. After that - “the bankrupt country”.
• The stock markets of the Russian Federation do not open a bid for 3 days in a row already, as the currency rate would instantly soar to 300 roubles for 1 US dollar.
• A pricely yacht belonging to a Russian oligarch has been confiscated in France 🇫🇷
• Estonian companies Telia and Elisa have announced that they are going to stop cooperation with the company Nord Print which holds the rights to broadcast Russian channels. This move has completely neutralized the ways that propaganda and fake news from RF used to take to get on Estonian TV
• Estonian fuel and energy company Alexela that serves all Estonian ports is going to cut off cooperation with Russian counterparts. This step has in fact disabled Russian vessels from entering Estonian ports due to the absence of opportunities for bunkering and resupplying with fuel
• Estonia’s retail chains Coop Eesti, Selver, Rimi, and Maxima are going to put the sales of Russian and Belarussian products on pause. Bolt company has cut off cooperation with RF as well

Humanitarian aid

• President of European Commission 🇪🇺 Ursula von der Leyen has announced allocation of 500 mln euros from the EU budget to humanitarian aid with regard to Russia’s war against Ukraine
• Amazon company has announced aid for Ukraine as well. It will consist of money donations and logistical assistance in order to transfer essential commodities. American giant company will also offer its help with cybersecurity
• English-speaking programmes in Slovak 🇸🇰 universities will now be free for Ukrainians

Russian criminals on their way to prison

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal court in the Hague has launched probe into Russia’s war crimes based on an appeal of 39 state parties to the Roma Statute. Advance team of ICC has left for Ukraine in order to commence the investigation.