President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky that Kiev is waiting for security guarantees, including from Russia.

The official representative of the French government, Gabriel Attal, said following the meeting of the Council of Ministers that Paris is not going to resort to military tools to help Ukraine.

State Duma Speaker Maria Butina stressed that, in general, she agrees with Trump about his statements about Putin's genius in relation to the Donbass.

Kiev has suspended the import of electricity from Minsk since Wednesday, February 23.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said that the republic will not abandon Russia or Ukraine because of the conflict between the two countries.

On the YouTube platform, the account of the head of the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Denis Pushilin was blocked.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the statements of UN Secretary General António Guterres on the situation in Ukraine do not correspond to his status and powers under the Charter of the World Organization.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, who recognized the DPR and LPR, declared most of Ukraine independent.

China always opposes illegal unilateral sanctions, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said.

Russian Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said that two strains of coronavirus, omicron and delta, are circulating in Russia, their ratio is 1 to 2.