What Happened Around the World Last Night

It became known last night that the EU will take measures to prevent the circumvention of sanctions using cryptocurrencies.

Brent crude oil has reached $115 per barrel for the first time since June 2014.

Swedish armed forces claim that Russian aircraft have violated the airspace of the kingdom.

The second application for Finland to join NATO will be presented to the country's parliament.

London has stated that the UN Charter does not allow for Russia to be expelled from the Security Council.

Amid the situation surrounding Ukraine, gasoline prices in the US have risen by nearly 10%.

US congress members have passed a resolution supporting Ukraine. Legislators demand an immediate ceasefire and the withdrawal of all Russian forces from Ukrainian territory.

The EU will allocate €15 million to Moldova to address the refugee issues from Ukraine.

Republican senators in the US have introduced a bill imposing sanctions on all state-owned enterprises of the Russian Federation. This was reported by the press service of Senator Marco Rubio from Florida, who is one of the authors of the initiative.

The President of Venezuela has called the sanctions against Russia criminal.