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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!

Military deployment at Unecha station in Bryansk region

Coordinator of Kazakhstan opposition movement "DVK" Zamanbek Tleuliev says that Ukrainian security services came to his residence

In addition to property of Former President Poroshenko, Pechersky court had also arrested the assets of Pryamiy and Channel 5 TV channel - Eurosolidarity party

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with French MFA Secretary General Francois Delattre, German MFA Political Director Tjorven Bellmann, Italian MFA Secretary General Ettore Sequi, and UK Minister of State for Middle East, North Africa and North America James Cleverly. They pledged to continue close U.S.-European coordination to deter further Russian aggression against Ukraine and reaffirmed their commitment to impose massive consequences and severe costs on Russia for destabilizing actions.

Looks like @danvan71 has found another possible encampment in the Klintsy area, at a training ground near the village of Unecha. Review of Sentinel-2 imagery shows equipment may have arrived there as early as the first week of November. Imagery below from January 2nd

Secretary of State Blinken spoke today with Kazakhstani Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi regarding the ongoing state of emergency in Kazakhstan. The Secretary reiterated the United States’ full support for Kazakhstan’s constitutional institutions and media freedom and advocated for a peaceful, rights-respecting resolution to the crisis. The Secretary also raised the priority of promoting stability in Europe, including support for Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity in response to Russian aggression.

وقال كوزاك إن ممثلي روسيا الاتحادية وألمانيا وفرنسا اتفقوا على إجراء مزيد من الاتصالات بمشاركة أوكرانيا من أجل إنهاء مبكر للصراع في شرق البلاد.

Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman spoke with @NATO Deputy Secretary General @Mircea_Geoana about Russia's military build-up on Ukraine's borders

Secretary of Defense: This morning, I spoke with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu. We discussed risk reduction near Ukraine's borders

Russian Defense Minister Shoigu had phone call with the head of the Pentagon

Canada, Britain, Sweden, and Ukraine have determined that further attempts to negotiate with Iran over the downing of PS752 will be futile

Pechersky district court of Kyiv arrested property of former President Poroshenko in a case of funding of supply of coal from occupied territories of Ukraine

Sarasota Police Department:We continue to investigate a shooting that happened just after midnight in the 1900 blk of Dr. Martin Luther King Way, Sarasota. One man was shot & detectives following numerous leads to arrest a suspect. At this time, a suspect is not in custody. Info Please call 941-263-6070

Putin's adviser Kozak meets advisers to the Chancellor of Germany and the President of France to discuss Ukraine

In Ukraine, the SBU security service @ServiceSsu reportedly disrupted 59 attempted cyber attacks on government services in December 2021 alone

Former President Poroshenko promised to return to Ukraine on 17th January and meet General Prosecutor and appear at court

Joint Forces Operation: 4 ceasefire violations yesterday

US Department of State: .@SecBlinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Hayashi spoke today to discuss the concerning situation in Ukraine. We will continue to deepen U.S.-Japan cooperation

Russia put regiment at Orenburg on combat alert for deployment to Kazakhstan. Also 11 separate engineering brigade which is deployed in Kamensk-Skhakhtinsk near Ukraine could be moved to Kazakhstan

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid today. The Secretary and Foreign Minister discussed a range of regional and global challenges, including the risks of further Russian aggression against Ukraine as well as the challenges posed by Iran

Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine Yermak discussed with Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Karen Donfried security situation around Ukraine

Will discussions next week move fast enough to head off a Russian invasion? Sec Blinken basically says the onus is on Russia to deescalate. Says some things that can be done relatively quickly but it's very hard to make progress in any areas with a gun pointed to Ukraine's head

Sec Blinken, speaking next to German Foreign Minister @ABaerbock, says of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline: "If Russia renews its aggression toward Ukraine, it would certainly be difficult to see gas flowing through it in the future"

Blinken, meeting German FM Baerbock, says Russia rhetoric on Ukraine is "a little bit like the fox saying it had no choice but attacking the hen house because the hen presented a threat"

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman spoke today with Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs State Secretary Ángeles Moreno Bau. They discussed the coordination of U.S. and European efforts to deter and impose significant costs on further Russian aggression against Ukraine

Josep Borrell: Could eyewitness during visit to Stanytsya Luhanska and contact line with Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba consequences of aggressions against Ukraine. Any further military aggression would have massive consequences; Russia needs to de-escalate and fully implement Minsk agreements

.@ABaerbock landed in DC for her first visit to the US as German FM. Will meet @SecBlinken and @SpeakerPelosi - main topics: Russia - Ukraine, Iran