US President Donald Trump was 'very angry' and 'enraged' due to Russian President Vladimir Putin's remarks towards Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. On March 27, Vladimir Putin proposed introducing temporary external management under the auspices of the UN for holding democratic elections in Ukraine.
Donald Trump claims that Putin's criticism 'hit a nerve.' The American president intends to impose secondary tariffs on all oil from Russia ranging from 25% to 50%, if he decides that the bloodshed in Ukraine is Russia’s fault. Trump also threatened sanctions for any companies purchasing Russian oil — such firms 'will not be able to do business in the US.'
The Ministry of Defense reported the destruction of 66 Ukrainian drones over three regions of Russia during the previous night. 41 drones were shot down over Bryansk region, 24 over Kaluga region and one over Kursk region.
In Murmansk, a man opened fire from the roof of a multi-story building. SOK and OMON neutralized the shooter who is in critical condition after being injured. According to Russia's Investigative Committee, among local residents no one was hurt.
Rospotrebnadzor refuted reports about a new virus discovered in Russia causing coughing up blood. The agency stated: 'During epidemiological monitoring and genomic surveillance, new viruses or viruses with significant mutations were not detected.' The epidemiological situation is stable and fully controllable. Last week, 3 thousand cases of COVID-19 infection were registered (-20% compared to the previous week). Influenza and acute respiratory viral infections decreased by 10.8%.