Germany, following the United States and other member countries of the International Energy Agency (IEA), intends to use part of the oil from national reserves.

Russian Ambassador Sergei Andreev said that the Russian diplomatic mission in Poland did not receive an appeal from the Polish authorities to seize real estate in Warsaw.

The leadership of Ukraine must accept almost all the proposals that Russia will voice during the negotiations.

The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the German government succumbed to the temptation to use the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as leverage on the Russian Federation.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that 19 countries have decided to provide weapons to Ukraine. It is reported by TASS.

“I am sure that there will be no clash between Russia and NATO over the events in Ukraine,” said the editor-in-chief of the National Defense magazine, retired colonel Igor Korotchenko.

Figure skater Katarina Gerboldt commented on the decision of the International Skating Union (ISU) to remove Russians from competitions under the auspices of the organization.

On March 2, the EU banned the broadcasting of the Russia Today TV channel and the work of the Sputnik agency in Europe.

Press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on the words of the American leader Joe Biden that the Russian economy is "staggering" after the sanctions imposed on it.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that NATO would not interfere in the situation in Ukraine militarily, it would be a mistake.