According to Russian TV today on the 5th, on Saturday local time, Russian President Putin met with Russian aviation pilots and crew representatives on the eve of International Women's Day, congratulating them and other Russian women in advance.

According to Russian TV Today (RT) on Saturday, local time, Russian President Putin met with Russian aviation pilots and crew representatives on the eve of International Women's Day , congratulating them and other Russian women in advance. According to reports, International Women's Day is an important festival in Russia.

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report pointed out that on the same day, in the context of Russia's military actions against Ukraine and the West imposed sanctions on Russia, Putin denied rumors that he was preparing to declare a state of emergency or martial law in Russia.

Putin said in a meeting with female staff of Russia Airlines : "In the event of foreign aggression, including in a specific place where hostilities occur, a country will declare martial law. We have not happened to this and I hope we will not." Putin added that Russian law also stipulates that various forms of special status or emergency can be declared due to serious domestic threats or disasters. But he said that this is not the case now.

Putin assured the participants: "We do not intend to impose any special status on the territory of the Russian Federation, and it is not necessary now."

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RT pointed out that earlier this week, a senior Ukrainian official claimed that Ukrainian intelligence agencies had learned that Putin might announce Russian martial law "preventively" on Friday. Mikhail Podolyak, adviser to the Ukrainian presidential office, claimed without evidence that Russia would ban all protests, cut off any ties with other countries, and impose other restrictions. However, this prophecy never came true.

reported that Putin did not mention any specific statement, but said that predictions that Russia would announce its wartime state are part of the anti-Russian propaganda movement.

On the issue of foreign military threats, Putin announced that foreign forces attempt to establish and implement a no-fly zone over Ukraine, and no matter which country tries to do so, it will be regarded as intervening in a military conflict.

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On the other hand, on March 5 local time, local time, Aeroflot announced that it will suspend all international flights from the 8th, except for flights to Belarus . On March 4, local time, S7 Airlines announced that it will suspend all international flights from March 5.

(Editor: WDQ)