The remnants of the Ukrainian military group at the Azovstal metallurgical plant are securely blocked, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call.

The idea to impose sanctions on the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill is proposed "for politics and high-sounding words," said the director of the Institute of Christian Psychology, Archpriest Andrey Lorgus.

Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation of the Russian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Birichevsky called reports of a shortage of coffee in the country in connection with the sanctions horror stories.

The reaction of the world community to the words of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov refers to "diverting attention" from the real problem and "meanness", Maria Zakharova said.

The Ministry of Transport sees the risks of an outflow of Russian pilots abroad, which could lead to a shortage of flight personnel in the near future.

Asia in five to seven years may become the main export market for Gazprom, Dmitry Skryabin, portfolio manager at Alfa Capital, told RIA Novosti.