MOSCOW, Feb 28The Commissioner for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, Tatyana Moskalkova, announced the expulsion of Russian students from European universities due to the situation with Ukraine and discussed with the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov the protection of their rights. Earlier, Moskalkova said that Russians abroad are harassed and attacked by foreigners. View this post on Instagram
«The Ministry is taking unprecedented measures to protect the rights of Russian students who are expelled from universities in France, the Czech Republic, Belgium and other European countries in connection with the situation in Ukraine. We agreed to carry out this important work together,» Moskalkova wrote on her Instagram page. Also, the parties discussed issues of ensuring the right to education of students who were evacuated from the DPR and LPR. Lugansk People's Republics, which declared their independence from Kyiv back in 2014, and on February 24, Russia launched a military operation to demilitarize Ukraine. In an address to fellow citizens, Putin said that circumstances “require decisive and immediate action,” as the Donbass republics have asked for help. According to the Russian leader, the entire responsibility for the bloodshed will be on the conscience of the ruling regime in Ukraine.Russians abroad face harassment, Moskalkova saidLater, the Russian Defense Ministry emphasized that the Russian Armed Forces do not inflict any strikes on Ukrainian cities: military infrastructure is disabled by high-precision means. The civilian population, according to the department, is not in danger. In response, Western countries have imposed another anti-Russian sanctions since 2014. Many EU countries announced the decision to close the airspace for Russian aircraft. The Russian Federation responded by restricting the use of its airspace to flights of aircraft associated with or registered with the UK, including transit flights, from 25 February. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said earlier, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that are in line with the interests of the Russian Federation. In recent weeks, the situation in Donbass has escalated: Kyiv has concentrated most of its army on the line of contact and is regularly shelling the DPR and LPR, using prohibited equipment. Due to the threat of Ukrainian invasion, the DPR and LPR began the evacuation of women, children and the elderly to the Russian regions. Posted by: Ekaterina Zaitseva