Bila Tserkva, Vasylkiv, Myronivka(13:40). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Kyiv, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kramators’k(13:39). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
Kyiv(13:34). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
The United Kingdom supports @USUN in calling for a meeting of the Security Council on Ukraine next week. The build up of Russian forces on Ukraine's border is a matter of crucial importance to international peace and security
2 سنة منذWH readout of Biden-Zelensky call:
President Zelensky: Had a long phone conversation with @POTUS. Discussed recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint actions for the future. Thanked President @JoeBiden for the ongoing military assistance. Possibilities for financial support to Ukraine were also discussed
2 سنة منذMeeting with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store of Norway, another item that was not previously listed on @POTUS schedule
"An incursion could be imminent" per @PentagonPresSec. "We'd like to see a deescalation. We'd like to see those [Russian] troops go back home" he adds, reiterating @DeptofDefense believes there's still a chance for diplomacy to prevail
.@StateDeptSpox, asked about criticism of US rhetoric & ordered departure of family members from Kyiv, responds: "I do not think us voicing our concerns regarding what Moscow may well have in store is bringing us any closer to conflict"
EUCOM commander Gen. Tod Wolters as a combatant commander "can move forces around interests at his own discretion," Kirby said, but "there is a constant dialogue between general Walters and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, as well as [SecDef Austin
US troops based in Europe have also been placed on alert for possible deployment to bolster NATO defenses - @PentagonPresSec
Josep Borrell Fontelles: Debriefed @DmytroKuleba in phone call on this week's Foreign Affairs Council and EU-US ministerial discussions. Conveyed continued and strong determination and unity in support for Ukraine. We work on more ways to assist Kyiv in facing wide scale of challenges and threats
US seeing "more accumulation of credible combat forces" in past 24 hours by Russia in areas surrounding Ukraine, including in Belarus, per @PentagonPresSec
"We still believe there is time & space for diplomacy" per @PentagonPresSec on Russia-Ukraine. But says lack of results is reason for additional/continued US support for Ukraine
MORE on US troops: those on heightened alert include elements of the 82nd Airborne, per @PentagonPresSec
US troops placed on heightened alert due to Russia-Ukraine situation based at Fort Bragg, Fort Carson, other bases to include medical support, aviation support, logistics support & combat ready units, per @PentagonPresSec. Kirby adds still NO deployment orders
US urges China to use 'influence' with Russia to discourage Ukraine invasion
Victoria Nuland @UnderSecStateP says Nord Stream 2 "will not move forward" if Russia invade Ukraine, which goes farther than what Germany has said publicly
2 سنة منذMilitary equipment at Maslovka station in Voronezh region
2 سنة منذTruck with missile containers filmed in Rostov-on-Don
Zelensky and Biden will have a telephone conversation today - Office of President. To discuss issues of security, escalation and providing Ukraine with additional assistance
Ukrainian peacekeepers targeted ADF - Allied Democratic Forces camp in Kivu
2 سنة منذ"SHAME" is scrawled in spray paint on the sidewalk in front of the Belarusian embassy in D.C
2 سنة منذOfficial announcement of German chancellor's visit to DC to meet with Biden on Feb 7
Authorities in occupied parts of Luhansk region of Ukraine report death of one of their militiaman near Veselohorivka village
2 سنة منذMilitary convoy filmed in Sudzha, Kursk region
President of Turkey Erdogan will go to Ukraine on February 3 and meet with President Zelensky
Commander of National Guard of Ukraine general-colonel Mykola Balan has resigned
2 سنة منذPolish Sejm has adopted resolution on solidarity with Ukraine
US Navy P8 Poseidon AE6898 and French Navy Breguet Atlantique ATL 2 FNY5627 keeping an eye on the Russian Flotilla en route to the Black Sea
