Russian troops opened fire on a peaceful crowd of civilians in Kherson, southern Ukraine. The international media covered this by showing a video that was circulating on social media. Social media still under attack in Russia: Moscow court has banned Facebook and Instagram, accusing them of “extremist activities”.
Kyiv, the bombed shopping mall
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Social, the Moscow court blocks Facebook and Instagram
A Moscow court has banned the social networks Facebook and Instagram in Russia and accused them of “extremist activities”. This was announced by the Ria Novosti agency. The case against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, was opened by the Prosecutor General’s Office after the two social networks “ignored” thousands of requests to remove content deemed “false” related to the military invasion of Ukraine.
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Kyiv: almost 2,400 children illegally brought to Russia
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry denounced that 2,389 children from occupied Donbass were illegally brought to Russia. “Cases of kidnapping of children and other crimes committed by Russian occupying forces against civilians in Ukraine are being investigated,” the Kyiv government added, according to the Kyiv Independent.
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Donohoe, the war is challenging our economy too
“In addition to the human tragedy unfolding in Ukraine, Russian aggression is clearly also a challenge to our prosperity, values and common security, but it is a challenge we can overcome,” wrote the President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, in a letter to European Council President Charles Michel ahead of Friday’s euro summit. “The Eurogroup’s most important contribution to this broader fight is to work together to secure the recovery. A strong euro area economy is also an anchor for stability and security on our continent,” stresses the Irish Finance Minister, stressing that “the war in Ukraine is now undermining growth momentum and exacerbating inflationary pressures, particularly due to energy supply and energy prices, and the Finance ministers are looking at ways to protect vulnerable groups from these impacts.”