Operational situation on the diplomatic front as of March 15, 7pm
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine,
posted
15 March 2022
21:08
Today, true friends visited Ukraine: the Prime Ministers of Poland, Czech Republic and Slovenia, the Deputy Prime Minister of Poland for Security, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, and the European Commissioner for the Environment. We hold hundreds of meetings every day in Ukraine and abroad to provide our country with the necessary military, financial and humanitarian assistance.
Sanctions
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The European Union, the Group of Seven countries, as well as Albania, Australia, Iceland, South Korea, Moldova, Montenegro, New Zealand, Northern Macedonia and Norway have revoked Russia's largest trade facilitation status. This deprives Russia of key trade advantages as a member of the WTO. In particular, states may unilaterally impose or increase tariffs on imports from Russia
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The United Kingdom has announced ban on the export of luxury goods to Russia, and has introduced new tariffs on imports of hundreds of key goods, which are 35 percentage points higher than current rates
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Canada has imposed sanctions on 15 other Russian officials for their role in waging war against Ukraine
Support of the world
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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the Canadian Parliament. In his speech, the President thanked Canada for its leadership in supporting our country and called for further efforts to stop the aggressor
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis became the first foreign minister to visit Ukraine since the start of a large-scale Russian invasion. In a joint statement, Dmytro Kuleba and Gabriel Landsbergis stressed the need for further Russian isolation and its economy in order to deprive the Kremlin of opportunities for further attacks on neighboring states
Isolation of the Russian Federation
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Baker McKenzie, one of the world's largest law companies in the United States, is leaving the Russian market because of the war against Ukraine
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Norwegian energy company Equinor has decided to abandon trade in Russian oil completely because of Russia's war against Ukraine
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One of the world's leading tire manufacturers, the French Michelin Group, is suspending industrial activities in Russia and exporting to the aggressor state
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According to Forbes, blocking Instagram will cost Russia at least $ 200 million, as Russian bloggers will not be able to use the network and lose their income
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German multinational pharmaceutical company Bayer has suspended advertising and investment in Russia
Humanitarian help
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The University of Alberta in Canada will not charge tuition fees for Ukrainian students affected by the war. The university will also provide funding to support living expenses for new and current Ukrainian students during the 2022-2023 academic year
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Today 11 cars and 14 containers of humanitarian aid, as well as 4 fire trucks and 3 ambulances left Poland for Ukraine
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The Metropolitan Opera in New York presented a charity program in support of Ukraine. The money received for tickets, as well as donations, will be donated to help the Ukrainian people