Ukraine Demands Removal of Slovenian Flag Because It Looks a Bit Russian

"Ukrainian authorities demanded the removal of a Slovenian flag from an embassy in Kiev,
despite Slovenia supporting Ukraine, because it looked a bit similar to the Russian flag." SN

UN Establishes War Crimes Tribunal To Probe Russian Actions In Ukraine

"On Wednesday the United Nations formally established a war crimes investigative
tribunal, naming three human rights experts to initiate a probe into Russia's military actions in Ukraine, amid allegations of "indiscriminate" bombardment of civilians and other acts of aggression toward non-combatants." ZeroHedge

India Mulls Russian Offer Of SWIFT Alternative For Ruble Payments As Lavrov Visits

"India is considering a proposal from Russia to use a messaging system developed by the
Russian central bank for bilateral payments as New Delhi isn’t following the US-led economic campaign against Moscow, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.

Sources told Bloomberg that the plan involves using Russia’s messaging system, known as SPFS, for rupee-ruble-denominated payments. The proposal is expected to be discussed as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in India for his two-day visit on Thursday." ZH

Russia’s ruble rebound raises questions of sanctions’ impact

"The ruble is no longer rubble.

The Russian ruble by Wednesday had bounced back from the fall it took after the U.S. and
European allies moved to bury the Russian economy under thousands of new sanctions over its invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has resorted to extreme financial measures to blunt the West’s penalties and inflate his currency." Yahoo

Russian Troops Accidentally Shoot Down Their Own Aircraft, Sabotage Equipment, Refuse To Carry Out Orders

"Russian soldiers have allegedly shot down their own aircraft while others have reportedly
sabotaged their own equipment and have refused to carry out orders, according to a top British intelligence official." DailyWire

Ukraine Threatens to Sink Any Foreign Ship Trying to Leave Its Ports

"Kiev is barring foreign ships blocked in Ukrainian ports from leaving, threatening to immediately sink them, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said.

Volodymyr Zelensky's claims that Russia has blocked about 100 foreign ships in Ukrainian ports is a lie, Russian Defence Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Igor Konashenkov said, adding that the Kiev authorities have forcibly detained 68 ships from different countries in the ports of four cities." Sputnik

Turkey Will Not Join Sanctions Against Russia

"Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that Ankara is not going to join the
sanctions imposed against Russia by the United States and the EU over the ongoing situation in Ukraine.

The Turkish head of state declared that his country "will not participate in sanctions against Russia",...." Sputnik

Putin's Popularity Rises in Russia, Drops Among Americans, Polls Say

"The poll showed that approval of Putin's actions increased from 69 percent in January to 83 percent in March within Russia.

But in the U.S., Putin's confidence rating has dropped to dismal lows, according to another new poll from the Pew Research Center. Just 6 percent of surveyed U.S. adults said that they have confidence in Putin after his decision to invade Ukraine." Newsweek