U.S. State Department official says Blinken will also discuss Russia's violations of international treaties and norms - pool report
1 year agoMore Russian military arriving in Belarus. Station "Polonka", near Baranavichy
Joint Forces Operation: no ceasefire violations yesterday
In occupied Crimea Russian Black Sea fleet conducted air defense drill with Pantsyr S to counter low-speed and low-altitude targets
After almost exactly 24 hours in Kyiv, Blinken is off to Berlin for new talks on Ukraine with German and French FMs and senior UK diplomat. (Foreign Secretary Truss is in Australia)
U.S. approves allied weapons shipments to Ukraine as worries mount "Baltic NATO allies Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia can now transfer American-made lethal weapons such as anti-armor and ground-to-air missiles to Ukraine
1 year agoThis is the Pogonovo training ground, which was already closely monitored by analysts during Russia's military build-up back in April 2021: These new @Maxar satellite images show battle group deployments including tanks and artillery
1 year agoThis is Yelnya, which is about 250 kilometers north of the Russia/Ukraine border but has been included before in a U.S. intelligence document mentioning Russia's extensive movement of military equipment such as tanks and artillery
1 year agoThis is Klintsy, where the Ukrainian, Russian and Belarusian borders meet. A significant location, officials and military analysts told @nytimes earlier, as it's "within easy striking distance of the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv
1 year agoAs tension grows between Russia and Ukraine, @Maxar has collected new satellite imagery of several key locations in western Russia where additional troops and equipment have been deployed. This is Klimovo (Климово), about 13 kilometers from the border with Ukraine
1 year ago[email protected] clarifies Biden's comments about Ukraine — but still distinguishes between a military invasion and behavior that's "short of military action"
Responding to Biden remarks on "minor incursion," a senior admin official says that if Russian military forces tried to take ANY Ukrainian territory by force and violated Ukrainian sovereignty that would constitute an "invasion" and warrant severe response
[email protected] clarified "minor incursion". He was referring to the difference between military and non-military/para-military/cyber action by the Russians. Such actions would be met by a reciprocal response, in coordination with Allies and partners
If Putin invades Ukraine it is the "most consequential thing that has happened in the world, in terms of war and peace, since WW2," Biden says. He hopes Putin realizes that he is not in a very good position to dominate the war
Question of @SebastianAFP: summit with Putin as a way to negotiate out Biden?: Yes. strategic relationship is still a possibility. I am hoping that Putin understands that he is short of a full war. He's not a very good position to dominate the world
1 year agoFrance supports participation in new NATO Enhanced Forward Presence mission in Romania. Strong solidarity measure for Black Sea security
"That decision is totally, solely, completely Putin's decision," says Biden. "I suspect it matters which side of he bed he gets up on as to exactly what he's gonna do." Adds that he's being told by top diplomats that there's a Question as to whether their Russian counterparts even know
"Big nations cannot bluff": @potus is pressed to explain his example of a "minor incursion" versus an invasion of Ukraine; he also acknowledges US could deal with cyber attacks by using cyber; but also acknowledges divisions within @NATO on how to punish Russia
Biden says his Secretary of State and national security adviser have given him the impression that not even Putin's advisers know what he will do re: Ukraine. "There's a question of whether [Putin's] people know what he is going to do," Biden says
Biden talking weather factor now. He says if Putin wants to invade from the north, from Belarus, "he'll have to wait until the ground is frozen"
The U.S. could respond to Russian cyberattacks in Ukraine with a cyber response, Biden warns during White House press conference
Biden says of Russia: "They have FSB people in Ukraine now to try to undermind solidarity in Ukraine"
1 year agoBiden says "It's one thing if it's a minor incursion. Bt if they actually do what they're capable of doing. It is going to be a disaster for Russia, if they invade Ukraine." Promises "heavy" and "real" penalties.
President Biden says he doesn't think Putin wants a "full-blown war," but that he thinks Putin will attempt to "test the West," the US and NATO, as significantly as he can. "I think he'll pay a serious and dear price.and I think he'll regret having done it"
1 year ago@POTUS on whether Russian President Putin will order Russia troops into Ukraine: " My guess is he will move in," he says." He has to do something"
Biden says Putin wants to guarantees. 1st, that Ukraine never be part of NATO. 2nd, that NATO won't station strategic weapons in Ukraine. Biden says they can work out something on the 2nd & the "likelihood that Ukraine is going to join NATO in the near term is not very likely"
"My guess is he will move in, he has to do something," President Biden says on Putin & a possible invasion into Ukraine. Biden also says he is not sure Putin is certain what he is going to do
US will increase troop presence in Poland and Romania if Russia moves into Ukraine, says @POTUS
Biden says he won't cave to Putin's demand that Ukraine never join NATO, but Biden notes that the "likelihood that Ukraine is going to join NATO in the near term is not very likely"
"Military they have overwhelming superiority as it relates to Ukraine," says @POTUS of Russia
Biden: The cost of Russia entering Ukraine will be very high, and we will make Moscow pay a heavy price for that
1 year ago"Their banks will not be able to deal in dollars," says @POTUS of Russia if there's a re-invasion of Ukraine
The White House told the U.S. chip industry to be prepared for new restrictions on exports to Russia if Moscow attacks Ukraine, sources said, including potentially blocking the country's access to global electronic supplies
Cost of physical loss of life for Russia if it further invades Ukraine "will be heavy," predicts @POTUS
"We're going to fortify our NATO allies," adds @POTUS
"He's never seen sanctions like the ones I've promised" if Russia further advances into Ukraine, says @POTUS of Putin. "Russia will be held accountable if it invades"
Blinken to his Italian counterpart: We are committed to resolving the Ukrainian crisis through diplomacy
1 year agoAnother strong for Chicago wheat, +7.4% in just two days and now the market is near 50MA. The main driver remains the same - Rus-West tensions
Blinken invited to join the EU foreign affairs council in Brussels on Monday
Finland does not plan to join NATO in the near future but is ready to stand with its European allies and United States by imposing tough sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine, Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said on Wednesday
President Zelensky in a video address to Ukrainian nation urged calm and not to panic
1 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Klintsy
1 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Tula
1 year agoEighth C-17 out of RAF Brize Norton heading to Ukraine as U.K. Armed Forces Minister confirms U.K. is sending"thousands" of NLAW anti-tank guided missiles to Ukraine
1 year agoA group of military equipment, both Belarusian and Russian, was spotted in Mozyr and the surrounding area. It's reported that today a convoy of Russian equipment was moving along the R31 highway from Mozyr towards the village Penki (about 40 km from the border with Ukraine)
1 year agoUkrainian journalist Gordon says his office was shot at today
1 year agoMilitary echelon filmed near Kalinkavichy
1 year agoSecretary Antony Blinken:Good to meet with @DmytroKuleba while in Kyiv to stress unwavering U.S. support for Ukraine. We remain committed to diplomacy, but are ready, in coordination with Allies and partners, to impose severe costs for further Russian aggression against Ukraine
Russia's "plan is very specific and very aggressive in its timetable,"@RepMcCaul tells @jimsciutto, citing classified information
The U.S. will provide $200 million in military aid to Ukraine amid crisis : NPR
Blinken said he would not provide Lavrov in Geneva with written responses to Russian security proposals
[email protected] at presser says Russia has not made one central demand but we'll have a better idea after Friday's meeting with Russia's Lavrov in Geneva. "We haven't made any proposals to Russia in the context of these conversations"
1 year agoSupporters of Former President Poroshenko moved from Pechersky court to Office of President of Ukraine, where demonstration concluded
"As we meet today, Russia has ratcheted up its threats and amassed nearly 100,000 forces on Ukraine's border, which it could double on relatively short order," @SecBlinken says in Ukraine
1 year ago"I would anticipate that a nomination (of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine) will be forthcoming very shortly," said @SecBlinken during a press conference with @DmytroKuleba when asked why the U.S. has not sent a formal envoy to the country
Blinken says U.S. material assistance deliveries are ongoing, more scheduled in coming weeks to help defend Ukraine
Leaders inside and outside Ukraine's government have to put aside their differing views for shared interests, Blinken added
1 year ago"Ukrainians have to stick together, especially at this time," Blinken said during his press conference with Ukraine's foreign minister. He says Russia aims to sow divisions within Ukraine. "Don't let Moscow divide you"
Blinken says nothing happens regarding Ukraine's or Europe's security without their involvement
Blinken says U.S. has strong bipartisan support from congress to assist Kyiv
U.S. secretary of state Blinken says U.S. will continue relentless diplomatic efforts to prevent Russian aggression in Ukraine
Moldova government approved the initiative to establish a 60-day state of emergency in the energy sector
Ukraine foreign minister says this conflict has one solution: diplomatic
Ukrainian FM Kuleba in joint press conference with Blinken : "The biggest achievement today for Russia would be to sow panic and distrust in Ukraine from the inside”
NATO's GenSec Stoltenberg: Spoke to President @ZelenskyyUa to express NATO's strong support to Ukraine in face of Russia threat. Allies call on Russia to de-escalate immediately. We're ready to engage in further dialogue with Russia but won't compromise on key principles
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett proposed a Russia-Ukraine de-escalation summit in Jerusalem to Russian President Putin in their meeting last October, Ukrainian and Israeli officials tell @axios
1 year agoPresident Zelensky: Ended negotiations with @SecBlinken. I appreciate personal involvement in the de-escalation of the situation around Ukraine. Grateful for US's political & security support
Pechersky court ordered a personal obligation as Poroshenko's precautionary measure, ordered to give up passports
German chancellor Scholz says borders must not be moved by force; this is a key principle of our European peace order
Moscow does not need a moratorium on NATO expansion, but clear guarantees that Georgia and Ukraine will not join the alliance - Ryabkov
British Armed Forces Minister: We warn of a war in which thousands will die if Russia invades Ukraine
Russia will do everything possible to prevent Ukraine from joining NATO - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov
Ryabkov: there are no risks of a full-scale war in Europe. Russia is not going to attack Ukraine
Russia says it calls on the west to stop supplying weapons to Ukraine, it threatens Russia's security
1 year agoSeveral hundred protesters gathered at Pechersky District Court in Kyiv
Diplomatic "Quad" meeting in Berlin on Thursday: U.S. Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken, Germany's Annalena Baerbock, France's Jean-Yves Le Drian and the U.K.'s Liz Truss will meeting to discuss tensions with Russia as well as the Iran nuclear deal
President Erdoğan is expected to visit Ukraine in a couple of weeks and hold talks with Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyy to contribute to de-escalation of tensions with Russia
1 year agoIn Ukraine, the Defence Ministry @DefenceU is intensifying setting up territorial defence forces. They will include 25 brigades and 150 battalions. During peace time, they will consist of 10,000 people - but 130,000 in case of war
1 year agoRiot police now attempting to seize barrels(used for heating) from protesters near Pechersky District court in Kyiv
Blinken, meeting Zelensky, urges Ukraine to "stick together" in the face of Russia as controversial ex-president Poroshenko abruptly returns. "One of Moscow's longstanding goals has been to try to sow divisions between and within our countries
1 year agoLatvian PM @krisjaniskarins: Who joins our club is up to NATO. Kremlin is afraid of Ukrainian democracy
1 year agoPrime Minister @MorawieckiM on #NordStream2: We call on German partners to wake up, to become aware of the great risks involved in handing over this tool of blackmail to Moscow
1 year agoPrime Minister @MorawieckiM at meeting with Latvian PM: This neo-imperial Russian policy has returned to the agenda, the pressure from Russia is increasing. Our response to what is happening around Ukraine and NATO's eastern flank must be resolute and resolute
1 year agoPrime Minister @MorawieckiM after talks with the Prime Minister of Latvia @krisjaniskarins: There can be no such thing as NATO concessions to threats, blackmail used by Russia
Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmitry Kuleba discussed the security situation around Ukraine with EU's Josep Borrell by phone
1 year agoSchools in Kryvyi Rih switched to remote education after multiple bomb threats
Australia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Marise Payne spoke with her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba. They "discussed the implementation of a comprehensive package to deter Russia from further aggression against Ukraine, which includes political, economic and security component
1 year agoTensions between police and supporters of Former President Poroshenko near Pechersky District court in Kyiv
"Tomorrow I will go to the Parliament". The Prime Minister of Moldova Natalia Gavrilița will ask for the establishment of the state of emergency in the energy field
PM Rutte just now in Parliament: "Essential that sanctions be adopted not only when Russia undertakes a heavy action against Ukraine but also in case of a less far-going military operation. In that case Russia will also pay a very high price"
Blinken says Russia challenging international system by seeking to dictate to Ukraine by force. "If we allow those principles to be violated with impunity, then we will open a very large Pandora's box. The entire world is watching what is happening here"
1 year agoUS Army RC-12X Guardrail YANK01 orbiting over Latvia
Blinken, in Ukraine, calls on Putin to choose 'peaceful path'
Blinken, in Kyiv, says Russia amassed more troops at Ukraine borders. He adds that Putin seeks the ability to strike Ukraine
Prime Minister of Moldova Natalia Gavrilița: Gazprom sent us a letter that it will suspend natural gas supply on 20th January if full payments not made
1 year agoSeventh RAF C17 Globemaster III RRR6898 departed Brize Norton carrying light anti-tank weapons to Ukraine
1 year agoThe U.S. government provided nearly a million more doses of the Pfizer COVID19 vaccine to Ukraine. This delivery by UNICEF through COVAX
1 year agoUS Navy P8 Poseidon AE6834 active off the coast of Crimea
James Heappey tells @TimesRadio that the MoD has gifted "1000s" of anti-tank missiles. He warns we could be weeks away from first top tier army against top tier army war on this continent in generations and "tens of thousands of people could die"
Joint Forces Operation: no ceasefire violations yesterday
