Washington [US], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Google is pausing the ability of Russian state-owned media to monetize content with ads on all of its platforms, media report.
Washington [US], February 27 (ANI): Calling the current US administration "dumb", former President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would have never allowed the Ukraine situation to unravel like this, reported Sputnik news agency.
Canberra [Australia], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Australia will supply weapons to Ukraine through NATO allies in Europe, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday, days after Canberra said it would only provide Kiev with "non-lethal" assistance.
Havana [Cuba], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): US persistence in pushing forward with NATO's expansion eastward is leading to unpredictable consequences that could have been avoided, Cuba's Foreign Ministry says.
London [UK], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says that disconnecting certain Russian banks from SWIFT, a restrictive measure agreed upon by Western states this weekend, is the first step in isolating Russia financially.
Paris [France], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): French President Emmanuel Macron called on Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko to demand the speedy withdrawal of Russian troops from Belarus, the Elysee Palace said in a statement after the two leaders' phone talks.
Pyongyang [North Korea], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): North Korea test-fired an unidentified projectile on Sunday, the South Korean Yonhap news agency reports.
Yerevan [Armenia], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): The visit of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to Russia is expected to take place in April, the Armenian Cabinet said on Saturday following a phone conversation between Pashinyan and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Moscow [Russia], February 27 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 40 Ukrainian soldiers voluntarily laid down their arms and joined the Donetsk People's Republic and those injured were given medical assistance, Daria Morozova, the DPR's human rights envoy, said on Saturday.
Simferopol [Crimea], February 26 (ANI/Sputnik) - The concrete dam built by Ukraine in the Kherson region in 2014 to cut off the water supply to Crimea through the North Crimean Canal was destroyed by the Russian military, Governor Sergey Aksenov told Sputnik on Saturday.
Moscow [Russia], February 26 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, told several Russian media outlets to delete misleading information about Russia's military operation in Ukraine.