Operational situation on the diplomatic front as of 10:00, March 29

Ukrainian diplomacy continues Russia's complete isolation, particularly in the energy sector, which is actively fueling Russia's military machine. The energy ministers of the Group of Seven have made a responsible decision, rejecting Russia's demands to pay gas bills in rubles.

Dmytro Kuleba: “I welcome the statement of the Minister for Economic Affairs and

Climate Action Robert Gabek regarding the decision of the Group of Seven to reject Russia's demands to pay for Russian gas in rubles. Blackmail of the Russian Federation is unacceptable. I am grateful to France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union.”

Deputinization of the world

• Northern Macedonia is deporting 5 Russian diplomats for violating the Vienna Convention. They must leave the country within five days
• Riga's tallest buildings, the Z-Towers, changed their name to Zunda Towers in response to a negative association with the letter Z, which the Russian military uses in symbolic terms of its invasion of Ukraine
• The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced the closure of its offices in Moscow and Minsk due to Russia's military invasion of Ukraine
• Isolation of the Russian Federation
• Sri Lanka's national airline SriLankan Airlines Limited will suspend flights to Russia from March 28
• The European Commission appealed to Affiliated Countries to immediately abolish any existing schemes for gaining citizenship for investment and to provide strict checks are in place to address the risks associated with residence permit schemes, as well as to revise previously issued "golden passports"
• International rating agency Fitch Ratings will no longer publish data on Russia's sovereign rating
• The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has decided to suspend state-funded research and innovation cooperation with Russian universities and companies that are strategically important to the Russian government
• The United Arab Emirates Investment Fund Mubadala Investment Company suspends investments in Russia

Humanitarian aid

• Since the start of the war, the American charity company United Help Ukraine has collected more than $ 10 million in donations from Americans, which will be spent on humanitarian and medical aid to Ukraine
• Material and technical assistance worth a total of 163,000 euros arrived in Ukraine from Slovenia
• Thanks to the efforts of the public organization Razom for Ukraine, $ 20 million was raised in the United States from 60,000 privates