On March 1, Russian Ambassador to Prague Alexander Zmeevsky announced that cases of harassment of Russians in higher and secondary educational institutions were recorded in the Czech Republic.
“Unfortunately there were [такие случаи]including in higher and secondary educational institutions, ”he said on the air of the Rossiya 24 TV channel.
On February 27, Tatiana Moskalkova, Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, reported that some Russians abroad are facing harassment from foreign citizens. She noted that “people who are just doing their job, trying to live in difficult conditions, support their families, are attacked because of their nationality.”
So, on March 1, it became known that the Russian conductor Valery Gergiev, who had previously been asked to take a clear position on the Russian special operation in Ukraine, was removed from the post of chief conductor of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra.
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special operation to protect the civilian population of Donbass. After that, the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian Federation of hitting the country’s military infrastructure and introduced martial law throughout Ukraine. He also said that Kyiv is breaking off diplomatic relations with Moscow and withdrawing its diplomats from the embassy.
On February 21, the heads of the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik, asked Putin to recognize the independence of the republics. The corresponding decrees were signed in the evening of the same day. In the presence of the leaders of the republics, the President of the Russian Federation also signed treaties of friendship, cooperation and assistance. The documents were ratified the next day by both the republics themselves and the Russian State Duma.
Since 2014, the Ukrainian authorities have been conducting a military operation against the inhabitants of Donbass, who refused to recognize the results of the coup d’état and the new government in Ukraine. At the same time, Kyiv blames Moscow for the current situation. Russia has repeatedly stated that it is not a party to the conflict.
For more up-to-date videos and details about the situation in Donbass, watch the Izvestia TV channel.
Source: IZ
Jane Stock is a technology author, who has written for 24 Hours World. She writes about the latest in technology news and trends, and is always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to improve his audience’s experience.
