Putin’s State of the Union address, Biden’s visit to Kyiv and China’s plan to resolve the conflict in Ukraine

Weekly Initiatives

Russia suspends participation in Treaty on Strategic Offensive Arms.

China introduced plan for settlement of the conflict in Ukraine out of 12 points.

UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling on Russia withdraw troops from Ukraine.

EU countries twice couldn’t come towards unanimity on the tenth package of sanctions against Russia.

USA announced about a new package of military assistance to Ukraine on $2 billion

USA additionally transferred more than 20 thousand military personnel to Europe and strengthened Eastern flank of NATO.

Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation accused Ukraine in preparation for the invasion of Transnistria.

State Duma of the Russian Federation endowed government law do not disclose statistics.

Russian authorities agreed with business a one-time payment to the budget as required.

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin offered create aid fund families of fallen soldiers and veterans of the special operation and install for all SVO participants a two-week vacation every six months.

Quotes of the week

“They started the war” (President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin V messages Federal Assembly).

“I myself would probably have difficulty listening to all this” (President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin about my messages Federal Assembly).

“Russia set as its goal to erase Ukraine from the map of the world. And Putin’s war of conquest is failing.” (President of the U.S.A Joe Biden on press conferences in Kyiv).

“The Ukrainian position is known – the withdrawal of Russian troops to the borders of 1991” (Advisor to the Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Mikhail Podolyak about the plan China to resolve the conflict).

“Relations between the Russian Federation and China are not directed against third countries, but they are not subject to pressure from third countries” (Head of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Wang Yi at the meeting with Vladimir Putin).

“I believe that this will be the most correct patriotic decision. Nothing to play the fool” (leader of “Fair Russia For Truth” Sergei Mironov about support Vladimir Putin in the elections in 2024).

“If you don’t need it, then fine. We’ll be doing tours later. Let it be better now” (Head of Crimea Sergei Aksenov about the idea of ​​fortification peninsulas).

“Everything sinks and sticks. No decisions are being made.” (founder of PMC “Wagner” Evgeny Prigozhin O supplies ammunition).

“You cook cutlets and cook pasta, and we will figure it out in the regions ourselves” (governor Evgeny Kuyvashev Evgeny Prigogine in response to criticism Sverdlovsk region).

According to the letter of the law

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed law on restriction from April 1 discount on Russian oil Urals in relation to Brent.

Federation Council approved prohibition of use law foreign words in the speech of officials.

FSB delayed members of an organized crime group in the case of embezzlement of over 2 billion rubles. from Pension Fund of Russia.

As a result of the fire in Moscow, which killed seven people, the TFR aroused criminal case of premeditated murder.

Mytishchi City Court at the request of relatives stopped criminal prosecution of a prominent nationalist Maxim Martsinkevich (Tesak).

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein sentenced to 16 years in prison on charges of rape.

Week numbers

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered from 2024, raise the minimum wage to 19 242 rub.

VTsIOM: 78% who watched the message of Vladimir Putin considered his sincere.

MIA counted 200 thousand participants of the rally-concert in Luzhniki.

17 thousand Russians filed in 2022, asylum applications in the EU are two times more than in 2021. The probability of failure is about 70%.

Dollar exceeded 76 RUB/$ for the first time since April 2022.

In January-February, the demand for new buildings in Russia decreased on 35.9%.

Rosstat: Russian GDP in 2022 decreased on 2.1%.

Average annual inflation in Russia amounted to 11.77%.

Export of Russian furniture fell almost on 40%.

The maximum fare for passenger cars on the highways of “Avtodor” will increase V 2.6 times – With 3 rub. before 5–8 rub. for 1 km of the way.

The number of victims of earthquakes in Turkey exceeded 40 thousand Human.

Resignations and appointments

Businessman Ruben Vardanyan released from the post of Prime Minister of Nagorno-Karabakh.

Deals of the week

Russian President Vladimir Putin allowed Dutch mammoet sell business in Russia.