Ukraine Spec Op LIVE UPDATES: Biden Says US Forces Will Not Engage in Conflict With Russia

"France will be putting an extra 300 million euro as part of that extra effort I’ve just mentioned and we are prepared to go on supply material for civilian part of the population and for support of military," Macron said after the extraordinary EU Summit.

"I had a direct and frank exchange of views with President [Vladimir] Putin. It was fairly quick. President [Volodymyr] Zelensky asked early on in order, firstly, to ask for an early cessation of hostilities, and, secondly, to offer to have a conversation with Zelensky, who asked for this, but was not able to reach president Putin," the French president added.

"We took a political decision to add an additional package of mass sanction which will be painful for the Russian regime," Michel said after the extraordinary EU Summit.

“We also discussed support for the Ukrainian people and state to mobilize financing capacity and humanitarian support,” he added.

Ottawa also targeted with sanctions the Russian Central bank, many other Russian banks - including Sberbank, VTB and Alfa-Bank - the Russian Finance Ministry and other entities.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Anonymous hacking group has declared a cyberwar on Russia over the latter's military operation in Ukraine, as well as claimed responsibility for a cyberattack on the RT broadcaster.

"The Anonymous collective is officially in cyber war against the Russian government. #Anonymous #Ukraine," Anonymous tweeted.

"The #Anonymous collective has taken down the website of the #Russian propaganda station RT News," the group added.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian banks, which are hit by the international sanctions over the special operation in Ukraine, have a high margin of stability, the Central Bank said on Friday.

"The banks are retaining the high margin of stability and have a significant potential to develop business via loaning the Russian economy," the Central Bank said.

"All operations of banks in rubles will be carried out, and the relevant services will be provided to all customers as usual. All customers' funds in foreign currencies are also retained and can be withdrawn in the account currency. The Bank of Russia is ready to support banks with funds in rubles and foreign currency," the bank added.

"The sanctions that are now being adopted, not right now, but in the mid-term, will have a sensitive impact on Russia, on the government officials. Restrictions on the banking business, no technology exports. This, unfortunately, will be felt by the Russian people, although they are not responsible for the decisions of [Russian President] Vladimir Putin," German Finance Minister Christian Lindner told the ARD broadcaster.

He added that the disconnection of Russia from the SWIFT international financial system was one of the options under the current consideration.

"In response to the unfolding conflict targeting Ukraine, we’ve issued a [Notice to Airmen] NOTAM prohibiting Canadian air operators and owners of Canadian-registered aircraft from entering Ukrainian airspace," Transport Canada said in a statement via Twitter.

The ban also applies to the airspace within 100 miles of Ukraine’s borders, including the Russian cities of Moscow and Rostov, Belarus’ Minsk and Chisinau, Moldova, the ministry said.