Ural56.Ru shares the latest news at this time, which concerns the special operation in Ukraine:

India and Russia have completed work on a SWIFT replacement, informed RIA Novosti in reference to the Indian Economic Times.

URA.RU submit sued the Italian newspaper Stampa, which used an agency photo with the aftermath of a Ukrainian Tochka-U attack in Donetsk to illustrate a fake “about a massacre in kyiv allegedly organized by the Russian army”. Lawyers prepare a trial in an Italian court.

The average speed of mobile Internet in Russia continues to decline: in February the indicator fell to 21.1 megabytes per second from 21.7 in November, showed study TelecomDaily.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development predicted a 10% drop in Russian GDP amid unprecedented sanctions in 2022. In June, the EBRD estimated that Russia’s GDP in 2022 would grow by 3%. Russia’s GDP contraction will also negatively impact neighboring countries in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, according to forecasts. In 2023, Russia’s GDP will not change, the bank predicts.

Statements by Russian President Vladimir Putin:

• Vladimir Poutine informedthat he signed a decree on a new procedure for paying Russian gas with hostile countries in rubles – they must open accounts in Russian banks, the procedure will come into effect on April 1.

• If hostile countries Won’t do pay from April 1 in rubles – we will consider this as a default on gas contracts, in which case existing contracts will be stopped.

• United States trying to switch Europe to expensive US LNG, thus undermining the competitiveness of European companies, Europe is threatened by large-scale deindustrialization and job losses due to US actions.

Statements by Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov:

• Vladimir Poutine represented Developed mechanisms for the transition to payment for Russian gas in rubles, they will soon be made public.

• In the Kremlin do not undertake no action, including legal action, in relation to Tskhinvali’s announcement of a proposed referendum on membership with Russia.

• Dmitry Peskov on the Pentagon’s statement that Vladimir Putin is not about everything report“They don’t have information about what’s going on in the Kremlin, that leads to their mistakes.”

• In the Kremlin think hooligan antics damaging the property of those who criticize the operation in Ukraine are urged to contact law enforcement.

• Vladimir Putin after a conversation with Olaf Scholz educated Maxim Oreshkin to contact his German colleague and explain to him the mechanism of paying gasoline in rubles.

• Dmitry Peskov notedthat payment for Russian gas with conversion into rubles through Gazprombank is considered one of the options for all Western countries, and not only for Germany.

In the German government yesterday following Olaf Scholz’s talks with Vladimir Putin, they announced that payments for Russian gas would be made exclusively in euros and, as usual, transferred to Gazprombank, which was not affected by the sanctions, and that the bank would convert the currency into rubles.

Statement by the Italian Prime Minister:

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi declaredthat Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with him, said that the time for a meeting with Vladimir Zelensky has not yet come.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said that Vladimir Putin, in a conversation with him, said that the conditions for a ceasefire in Ukraine were not yet ripe.

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi declaredthat Vladimir Putin informed him about the continuation of gas contracts – according to Draghi, companies will continue to pay in euros and dollars.

Italian Prime Minister declaredthat Russia and Ukraine turned to Rome with a request to become the guarantor of peace in Ukraine.

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin decided to conduct a special military operation in the Donbass. All online news in a separate section.

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