The situation around the armed insurgency in Russia. Highlights from 19.00 Moscow time:

▪️ Putin discussed the situation with the presidents of Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkey. Erdogan stated that Ankara is ready to contribute to resolving the situation in Russia.

▪️ Medvedev called what is happening a coup attempt, did not rule out the possible involvement of foreigners in the revolt and dismissed speculation about past grievances as nonsense.

▪️ Sobyanin described the situation as difficult and announced that Monday would be a non-working day in Moscow (except for the defense industry, municipal services and other enterprises).

▪️ The Russian Foreign Ministry warned the West against any hint of possible exploitation of the internal Russian situation for its own Russophobic purposes.

▪️ In Rostov itself there were reports of shots fired into the air and the use of explosives during the day, but the general situation in the city is calm, with rain in the afternoon.

▪️ In Russia's central regions bus services were cancelled and in Rostov bus ticket sales stopped. In Moscow, security measures have been tightened at the entrances to the city and roadblocks have been set up.

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