MOSCOW, March 20 German Minister of Agriculture Cem Ozdemir, who urged his compatriots to «eat less meat to fight Russia,” he could also ask the people of Germany to “breathe less” for the same purpose, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. “And this is only part of the truth. <…> They still need to breathe less, which would be a contribution to the protection of the environment, well, against Russia. Let's just say,» she wrote in her Telegram channel.03:13 Johnson said that he offered Zelensky and his family asylum in Britain In an interview with Spiegel magazine, Ozdemir answered the publication's question in the affirmative about whether Russia uses food supplies as a weapon. «Obviously, this is so,» said the minister, who convinced Russia to «use its export power.» Germans should «shop consciously and throw away less food,» he said. Earlier, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recommended that Europeans heat their homes less, in order to help reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas. Thus, in its ten-point plan developed for the European Union, the IEA indicated: «Encourage temporary adjustment of the thermostat by consumers.» It is believed that adjusting the heating will reduce annual gas demand by ten billion cubic meters per degree, while about 155 billion cubic meters of fuel came from Russia to European countries last year.Special military operationRussia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. Western countries have introduced new anti-Russian sanctions, including against Russian banks and enterprises. A number of companies announced their withdrawal from the Russian market and the closure of production facilities in the country. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that Western companies that refuse to work with Moscow did so under enormous pressure, but Russia will solve all the problems with the economy that the West creates for it. As Vladimir Putin pointed out, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and the sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. 22The aggravation of the situation in the DNR and LNRFrench volunteer criticized the West for the flow of fake news about the Donbass
