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2022-03-02 17:29:22 The Venice Biennale, the arts organization behind the Venice Film Festival, has expressed support for the Ukrainian people, but announced that independent Russian filmmakers won’t be barred from participation in upcoming cultural events. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 16:22:12 Malta will stop issuing "golden passports" to investors from Russia and Belarus. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 16:04:13 All licenses and agreements of European organizations for the distribution of signal and content of RT and Sputnik will be canceled, the EU decision states. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 15:10:06 The first foreign mercenaries have arrived in Ukraine to take part in hostilities against Russian troops. Vice published an interview with a former British air force soldier and a video of him passing through a checkpoint in western Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 14:10:29 German logistics company DHL is halting deliveries of goods and documents to Russia and Belarus, media report. Open / Comment

2022-03-02 13:35:31 The Russian Ministry of Defense has released video footage showing front-line air support for the military operation in Ukraine. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 23:47:57 The United States and Albania have requested a meeting of the UN Security Council on Sunday for a procedural vote to appoint a special session of the General Assembly over the events in Ukraine, a UNSC source told Sputnik. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 22:09:47 Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich hands over the ownership of Chelsea FC to the trustees of the charitable foundation by the same name, according to the official release published on Saturday. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 21:58:07 Zelenskyy claimed that during a conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres he had called for depriving Russia of the right to vote in the UN Security Council and for recognizing Moscow's actions in Ukraine as "genocide."

However, the UN official readout of the conversation does not mention either topic:

"The Secretary-General conveyed to the President the determination of the United Nations to enhance humanitarian assistance to the people of Ukraine. He informed the President that the United Nations would launch on Tuesday an appeal to fund our humanitarian operations in Ukraine," the statement said.

The Office of the UN Secretary General told Sputnik that Guterres is not authorized to declare genocide. Open / Comment

2022-02-26 21:27:58 Sputnik International and Sputnik Česká republika website are under DDoS attacks. Open / Comment