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French President Emmanuel Macron said that Russia and Russians must be treated with respect.

A new package of anti-Russian sanctions may be adopted as early as Tuesday, its preparation is being completed by European governments, Bloomberg reports.

On March 7, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban signed a decree allowing the deployment of NATO troops in the west of the republic.

The head of the French Ministry of Economy, Bruno Le Maire, said that the European Union is considering additional options for sanctions against Russia.

The North Atlantic Alliance expects the situation in Ukraine to worsen in the coming days and calls on Russia to immediately withdraw its troops from Ukraine.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that the alliance is not a party to the conflict on the territory of Ukraine, TASS reports.

The International Arctic Forum "The Arctic - the Territory of Dialogue" will be held from April 11 to 13, 2022 in St. Petersburg with the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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.

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

The Kingdom of Spain will provide Ukraine with offensive weapons, RIA Novosti reports, referring to the words of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

The European Union is preparing a fourth package of sanctions against Russia because of its military operation in Ukraine.

The mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in Donbas acted as a "devil's advocate". This was stated by political scientist Vladimir Rogov.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko expressed hope that the events in Ukraine would not escalate into a conflict on a planetary scale.

For Russian citizens who "knowingly cooperate with foreign anti-Russian centers," criminal punishment is provided under the article on treason.

About 800 people were detained in Belarus during the referendum on amendments to the Constitution of the Republic. The Belarusian Ministry of Internal Affairs informs about this in its Telegram channel.