A court in The Hague issued an arrest warrant for Putin; The Russian aggressors are trying to advance virtually along the entire eastern front line. Perild.com highlights the main events of yesterday.
ICC in The Hague issues international arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin
The Pre-trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Also, a warrant was issued for Maria Lvova-Belova, authorized representative of the President of the Russian Federation for children’s rights. Putin and Lvova-Belova are suspected of committing a war crime of illegal deportation and transfer of children from the occupied regions of Ukraine to the Russian Federation, which has been happening since at least February 24, 2022.
Putin faces arrest in 123 countries
According to the court decision, now Putin must be arrested in 123 countries around the world that have ratified the Rome Statute or recognize the jurisdiction of the ICC. Note that these countries include the states of Europe, all of South America, as well as parts of Africa and Asia. The court’s jurisdiction is also recognized by Russia’s partner countries – Venezuela, the Republic of South Africa, the Central African Republic, and Tajikistan.
In turn, the representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that the decision of the International Criminal Court in The Hague to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin does not matter for the aggressor country from a legal point of view. Zakharova stated that Russia does not cooperate with this body, and possible “recipes” for arrest coming from the International Court will be legally null and void for the Russian Federation.
Russian occupiers do not abandon attempts to capture Bakhmut, fighting continues in the city
The Russians are trying to break through the defenses and move into the depths of the battle formations. The most fierce battles are taking place in the areas of Kremennaya, Torsky, Belogorovka and Disputed, and Bakhmut remains the epicenter of hostilities. The enemy in Bakhmut has used all his power and is trying to completely surround the city. Fights are going on in the north, east and south of Bakhmut, and the enemy suffers huge losses and once again rolls back without success. In some areas, Ukrainian units have partial success.
Russian X-59 cruise missile destroyed a 15-storey building in Avdiyivka
Russian pilots fired a rocket at an apartment building in Avdiivka, which is located on the front line in the Donetsk region. This was announced by the head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak. According to the head of the OP, during the penultimate morning air raid, the Russians launched four air strikes on Avdiivka. There are no casualties, according to him.
The purpose of the visit of the head of China to Moscow became known
The purpose of the upcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to Russia is “a call for peace.” As noted in the country’s Foreign Ministry, Beijing will defend its “objective and impartial position” on international and regional issues, including the “Ukrainian crisis.” “China’s proposal boils down to one thing – to call for peace and promote negotiations.”
The war in Ukraine will be the topic of negotiations between the President of the aggressor country Russia Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. This was stated by the assistant to the head of the Russian regime Yuri Ushakov. He specified that on March 20, Putin and Xi Jinping will hold face-to-face talks in the Kremlin and have dinner together.
Slovakia handed over fighter jets to Ukraine
The Slovak government has decided to transfer MiG-29 fighter jets, as well as Kub anti-aircraft missile systems, to Ukraine. The decision was made “in a constitutionally pure form”, President Zuzana Chaputova was also informed about it.
In turn, the Kremlin said that the plans of Slovakia and Poland to supply Ukraine with MiG-29 fighters would not affect the course of the war. They also believe that the transfer of fighter jets to Ukraine by NATO countries “increases the level of their direct involvement in the conflict.”
The United States sent a new reconnaissance drone to the Black Sea
This is a strategic reconnaissance drone RQ-4 Global Hawk with the call sign FORTE10. He took off from the Sigonella airbase on the Italian island of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea, circled in Romanian airspace for several hours, and then entered the sea.
The EU will strengthen support for Ukraine
The European Union plans to transfer the second tranche of macro-financial assistance to Ukraine for 1.5 billion euros next week. The EU is committed to supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes.
Ukraine received 17.4 million euros from the EU for the development of digitalization
The European program Digital Transformation for Ukraine has been launched with a budget of 17.4 million euros. EU funding is aimed at developing digital services and the Diya application, improving data exchange between registries and government agencies; development of the electronic identification infrastructure in accordance with the eIDAS regulation and development of the e-governance system, which will allow transparent consideration of criminal cases.
NAPC found doubtful income from one of the heads of customs
The National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption (NAPC) found a dubious income from one of the leaders of the State Customs Service, Ruslan Cherkassky. In June 2020, Cherkassky indicated in a declaration that his retired father gave him a large amount of money. In terms of hryvnia, it amounted to almost 4 million hryvnia. NAPC believes that Cherkassky’s parents could not have had that kind of money, given their level of income. At the same time, Cherkassky’s father bought an apartment in Kyiv in 2018 for more than UAH 1.8 million and a parking space for UAH 100,000.
SBU and BEB conducted searches in regional gas companies throughout Ukraine
The Security Service of Ukraine and the Bureau of Economic Security conducted searches in 14 gas distribution companies (regional gas companies) throughout Ukraine. The searches were carried out under the sanction of the Shevchenkovsky District Court of Kyiv as part of a criminal proceeding on the misappropriation of state funds. According to the investigation, the management of regional gas companies may be involved in a large-scale scheme for the appropriation of gas from the gas transportation system of NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine. The damage caused was estimated at UAH 3.5 billion in 2021 alone.
Sowing campaign started in Ukraine
Over the past week, farmers have sown 66.6 thousand hectares of grain and leguminous crops, the leaders are agricultural producers of the Ternopil region with 20.4 thousand hectares. More grain and leguminous crops were sown by farmers of the Odessa region – 34.3 thousand hectares.
Southern Railway will get a new name
Voting has been completed in the Diya app for a new name for the Southern Railway. The majority of voting participants liked the proposed name “Kharkovskaya” – 39% of the participants (335.6 thousand votes) supported this option. The least voted option was the Sloboda Railway (less than 7%).
Turkey ratifies Finland’s accession to NATO separately from Sweden
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that his country will ratify the protocol on Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Alliance separately from Sweden. According to Erdogan, Finland has taken all the specific steps necessary to obtain membership, and the approval of its entry into NATO can be put to a vote of Parliament. At the same time, the Turkish leader added that discussions will continue with Sweden.
Active volcano discovered on Venus
Scientists from the University of Alaska have discovered the first evidence of an active volcano on Venus. In particular, astronomers analyzed images of the planet’s surface taken in the early 1990s. They compared an image taken in mid-February 1991 with an image taken in mid-October 1991 and noted changes in the shape and size of the vent on the north side of the volcano.
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