Chess player Karyakin supported Putin for conducting a special operation in Ukraine

MOSCOW, Feb 27Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin on his Twitter supported the actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin to conduct a special operation in Ukraine. Karyakin was born in Simferopol, in 2009 he was granted citizenship of the Russian Federation. «Dear Vladimir Vladimirovich, I appeal to you at this difficult time, when our the country, led by you, is fighting for the safety of the peaceful Russian population of Donbass and the Luhansk People's Republic, fighting for the demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine with its ruling regime, which has put the security of all of Europe and our country at risk, for the sake of its political goals and ambitions. carried out by a special operation, in the lands where I spent my childhood, where I learned to play chess and where my relatives still live,” Karyakin wrote. from the side of the Kiev regime, which is still in force.I express to you, our commander-in-chief, support in protecting the interests of Russia, our multinational Russian people, eliminating threats and establishing peace! I wish you the speedy fulfillment of all the tasks assigned to our valiant army,» the letter says. On February 21, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees recognizing the sovereignty of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, and on February 24, Russia launched a special military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In response, Western countries began a new round of the sanctions spiral, which has been unwinding since 2014. In particular, several largest banks of the Russian Federation fell under new restrictions, sanctions were imposed on the supply of high-tech products to Russia, a number of European countries closed the sky for Russian airlines. in the event of a new wave of sanctions and will provide any necessary support to businesses affected by restrictions, ensuring the smooth operation of the economy.The Russian authorities are also working on response measures, details are not known, so far there have been only announcements from the Federal Air Transport Agency about closing the sky for airlines of countries that banned flights for Russian carriers.