Sunday, March 6th

Advisers close to jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called for Russian citizens to participate in anti-war protests. Thousands of Russian showed up to staged anti-war demonstrations across the country and Russian authorities immediately detained them.

Ukrainian President Zelensky asked Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett to mediate the conflict between Ukraine and Russia due to Israel’s close connections with both countries. Prime Minister Bennet flew to Russia to meet with Putin in secret. 

 The Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced that at least 364 civilians have died since the start of Russia’s invasion. 

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reported that the US and many European countries are considering a ban on Russian oil. Although President Biden’s administration is worried about the ban’s possible effects on domestic gas prices, both Democrats and Republicans are pushing for the ban.

The Red Cross posted a thread of tweets announcing that evacuation attempts in Mariupol, a major Ukrainian city, have failed.

People are living in terror in Mariupol, desperate for safety.

Today’s attempt to start evacuating an estimated 200,000 people has failed.

The failed attempts underscore the absence of a detailed and functioning agreement between parties to the conflict. #Ukraine

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— ICRC (@ICRC) March 6, 2022