China News Service, March 1st, a comprehensive report, in response to Russia's military operations in Ukraine, some US and Western countries have successively announced the latest sanctions.

Among them, the United States announced that it would freeze the assets of the Russian Central Bank in the United States and expel Russian diplomats to the United Nations.

The EU has announced a series of "unprecedented" sanctions, including arms funding for Ukraine.

Japan announced that it would freeze the assets of many senior Russian officials including Putin.

United States: Freeze Russian Central Bank assets in the United States

　　According to Bloomberg News, the U.S. Treasury Department announced on February 28 that it would freeze the assets of the Russian Central Bank in the United States.

The statement also said that Americans are prohibited from doing business with the Bank of Russia, the State Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation and the Russian Ministry of Finance.

The United States also announced sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund and its chief executive Kirill Aleksandrovich Dmitriev.

Data map: On February 27, local time, on the streets of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, the roads were empty, and it was difficult to find pedestrians.

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs released a report saying that the fighting in Ukraine has displaced 160,000 people in recent days, of which more than 116,000 have fled across the border to neighboring European countries.

　　The Wall Street Journal also reported on March 1 that Olivia Dalton, a spokeswoman for the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said the expulsion of 12 members of the Russian United Nations mission was beginning.

EU: Total ban on use of EU airspace by Russian aircraft

　　In response to Russia's military operations in Ukraine, according to the BBC, the European Union announced a series of "unprecedented" measures to sanction and respond to Russia, including providing arms funding for Ukraine, a total ban on Russian aircraft from using EU airspace, and a ban on Russian state media. Sputnik and Russia Today (RT) broadcast in the European Union.

Data map: In the early morning of February 27, local time, in Kyiv, Ukraine, thick smoke enveloped the city.

According to CNN, the British "Guardian" and other foreign media reporters in Ukraine, two large explosions occurred near Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, in the early morning of the 27th local time.

　　According to Reuters, the European Union also announced a few days ago that it would freeze Russian assets in its territory and prevent Russian banks from accessing European financial markets.

Sanctions will also target Russia's sectors such as energy and transport, and seek to "stifle" its trade and manufacturing through export controls.

Japan: Freeze the assets of Putin and other senior Russian officials

　　The Russian Satellite Network reported on March 1 that Japan announced that it would freeze the assets of Putin and several senior Russian officials.

Japan's foreign ministry said the individual sanctions against Russia were extended to President Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Lavrov, Defense Minister Shoigu and three government officials.

The news also said that the export sanctions announced by Japan involved 49 companies and institutions, including the Russian Federal Security Service, the Russian General Intelligence Service, the Sukhoi Aviation Group, and the Russian State Technology Group.

Data map: On February 28, local time, negotiations between Russia and Ukraine officially started in Belarus.

　　In addition, according to Kyodo News, the United States and the European Union issued a joint statement on February 26 saying that they decided to exclude some Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Communication (SWIFT) system.

In this regard, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stated on February 27 that "Japan will also join the initiative."

　　According to previous reports, on February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised speech that he had decided to launch a special military operation in the Donbas region, and at the same time stated that Russia had no plans to occupy Ukraine.

　　On February 28, the Russian delegation and the Ukrainian delegation held negotiations in Gomel Oblast, Belarus.

Mejinsky, head of the Russian delegation, said that day that Russia intends to reach a consensus with Ukraine as soon as possible.

The Ukrainian President's Office said the Ukrainian side believes that the core issue of the talks is the immediate realization of a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine.