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Germany’s position on the supply of Russian oil has not changed – Berlin will not be able to abandon it immediately. This was stated on Monday, March 21, by the representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Steffen Hebestreit, answering a question about whether the EU can impose an embargo on Russian oil. https://ru-main.ru/germany-not-ready-to-sharply-reject-russian-oil/

Instagram and Facebook were officially banned in Russia by a court of Moscow, which recognized the American company Meta as an extremist organization. https://ru-main.ru/facebook-and-instagram-officially-banned-in-russia/

The top three among the districts of Old Moscow for transactions in the primary market since the beginning of the year were Khoroshevo-Mnevniki, Nizhegorodsky, and Ochakovo-Matveevskoye. https://ru-main.ru/realtors-named-top-moscow-districts-in-number-of-real-estate-deals/

Scientists of the Chemical Faculty of Tomsk State University (TSU) have developed the first ozone converter in Russia, which will be installed in the domestic MS-21 (MC-21) aircraft. https://ru-main.ru/tomsk-scientists-developed-russias-first-ozone-converter-for-aircraft/

By decision of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, any activity of a number of political parties was suspended in the country during martial law. These are oppositional parties accused of collaboration with Russia. https://ru-main.ru/ukraine-suspended-activities-of-opposition-political-parties/

VK is creating a public council to support medium and small businesses in the new conditions, which includes entrepreneurs and representatives of the public organization “Opora Russia”. https://ru-main.ru/russian-social-network-created-public-council-to-support-entrepreneurs/

Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said that attacks on Russian cultural figures are unacceptable and called them a “witch hunt”. This statement was given at the opening ceremony of a diplomatic forum in Antalya on Friday, March 11. https://ru-main.ru/turkish-president-condemned-attacks-on-russian-cultural-workers/

The first park based on the popular Russian animated series “Smeshariki” will appear on the territory of Russia. The joint launch of a unique project was announced by the Skazka amusement park and the Riki group of companies, which is the copyright holder of the Smeshariki brand. https://ru-main.ru/first-smeshariki-land-amusement-park-to-be-open-in-russia/

The pilot of the Russian Su-25 attack aircraft landed the plane after it was hit by a rocket of a portable anti-aircraft missile system in Ukraine. This was announced on March 14 by the Russian Defence Ministry. https://ru-main.ru/russian-pilot-landed-plane-after-missile-hit-video/

The Operational Headquarters for combating COVID-19 in Russia on Monday, March 14, published the incidence rates for the past period. Over the past week, the number of new cases of coronavirus infection has decreased by 41.9 percent. https://ru-main.ru/coronavirus-incidence-in-russia-dropped-by-almost-42/

In Moscow, from January to February 2022, the number of violations in taxis decreased by 7 per cent compared to the same period last year, which was announced on March 14 by the official Telegram channel of the city’s Department of Transport. https://ru-main.ru/moscow-taxi-drivers-becoming-more-careful-on-city-roads/

The Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology, and Mass Media (Roskomnadzor or RKN) has officially included the Instagram social network (owned by Meta) into the register of banned websites. https://ru-main.ru/instagram-officially-banned-in-russia/