Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues.



Russian and Ukrainian troops continue to fight in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians are evacuating abroad.

We will keep you updated on the movements on the 30th (Japan time) regarding the situation in Ukraine, such as the situation of the battle and the diplomacy of the countries concerned.



(There is a time difference of 6 hours between Japan and Ukraine and Moscow in Russia)

More than 5.42 million people evacuated from Ukraine

According to the UNHCR = United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the number of people evacuated from Ukraine after the invasion of the Russian army was more than 5.42 million as of the 28th.



The main evacuation destinations are Poland with about 2.99 million, Romania with about 810,000, Hungary with about 510,000 and Moldova with about 440,000.



In addition, about 650,000 people have evacuated to Russia.

Central Bank of Russia to reduce policy rate to 14%

The Central Bank of Russia announced on the 29th that it will reduce the policy interest rate from the current 17% to 14%.



This will be the second interest rate cut this month.



At the end of February after the military invasion of Ukraine, the Central Bank of Russia drastically raised the policy interest rate from 9.5% to 20%, which is almost double, in response to the plunge in the currency ruble, and from 11th to 17th this month. It was reduced to%.



Regarding the background of the interest rate cut, the Russian central bank said that the currency ruble has picked up and inflation has slowed down. We have determined that the risk is no longer high. "



The Central Bank of Russia says it could further reduce interest rates later this year.

“The biggest dispatch after the end of the Cold War” for military exercises such as the British government NATO

The British government has announced that it will dispatch 8,000 British troops, tanks and armored vehicles to NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is being held all over Europe this summer, and military exercises in Northern Europe.



Of these, the exercises that began this week in Finland are attended by the United States, Latvia and Estonia, with the aim of improving their ability to counter Russia's threat to the Nordic and Baltic states.



In Poland, we continue to practice with Denmark and the United States, and next month we will hold a large-scale exercise near the border between Estonia and Latvia with 18,000 NATO troops including France and Denmark. I'm going to do it.



Britain's defense minister, Wallace, said that European security had never been so important: "A series of military exercises show solidarity and strength, the largest dispatch after the end of the Cold War. It's one. "

Do not invite the leaders of each country to the event of Russia Victory Day

Russian Presidential Administration spokesman Peskoff said on the 29th that the event on the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany scheduled for 9th next month was the 77th anniversary, not a milestone year. It was the most important day for humans, but we did not invite the leaders of each country, "he said, revealing that he did not invite the leaders of each country to the celebrations, including the military parade at the Red Square.



Victory Day is Russia's most patriotic day, with the presidents of former Soviet countries such as Kazakhstan in Central Asia, as well as China's President Xi Jinping in 2015, the 70th anniversary of the event. ..