Turkish banks suspend use of Russian payment system

"Turkey’s Isbank and Denizbank announced on Monday that they have halted the use of
Russia’s Mir payment system following a warning from Washington that financial institutions risk secondary sanctions if they help Moscow bypass US penalties." RT

Ban On All Russian Tourists In Baltic States & Poland Takes Effect

"Travel bans targeting Russian citizens took effect in four out of the five European Union
countries bordering Russia. This comes after the EU considered but didn't ultimately go through with implementing a bloc-wide travel ban, saying visa policies would be up to individual nations.

"Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania imposed new restrictions as Finland decided to remain open, though it has cut back the number of consular appointments available to Russian travelers seeking visas," Al Jazeera reports." ZEROHEDGE

‘They won’t invade, will they?’ Fears rise in Russian city that Ukraine war could cross border

"The war has become impossible to ignore in Belgorod, southern Russia, just miles from the
border with Ukraine. Russian soldiers retreating from the Ukrainian counterattack now roam the streets. Air defences boom out overhead several times a day. The city is once again filled with refugees. And, at the border, Russian and Ukrainian soldiers stand within sight of each other.

The following day, some 400 National Guard troops are reinforcing positions held by the Russian border guards. Even there, an activist who was present said, soldiers were soul-searching among themselves. Within eyeshot are Ukrainian troops on the other side in a tense standoff." Guardian