Since February 28, the Bank of Russia has temporarily banned brokers from selling securities on behalf of foreign clients.

Every fifth bottle of strong alcohol in Russia is illegal, such data are named in a study by the Financial Research Institute (NIFI) of the Ministry of Finance, writes TASS.

About 800 people were detained in Belarus during the referendum on amendments to the Constitution of the Republic. The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs informs about this in its Telegram channel.

On February 28, the Central Bank of Russia raised the key rate to 20%. The decision is explained by the external conditions for the Russian Federation, which have recently "changed dramatically".

The dollar rose by almost 35%, to 113.5 rubles, and the euro jumped by about 33% and reached 127 rubles in the Forex market.

Twitter and Facebook users have been reporting problems with access to social networks in Russia since the early morning of February 28 — sites do not open or load very slowly.