Sec. of State Blinken tells Russian foreign minister Lavrov US still seeking diplomatic solution on Ukraine
Blinken says he's here to present a United message from West
1 year agoLavrov to @SecBlinken: I heard one of your last statements when you said you do not expect a breakthrough at these negotiations. We do not expect a breakthrough either. What we do expect is complete answers to our proposals
German chancellor Scholz turned down invite at short notice from U.S. president Biden to discuss Ukraine crisis - Spiegel
1 year agoBlinken and Lavrov begin talks over Ukraine
1 year agoIn Washington Post interview President Zelensky says that Russia could attempt to occupy Kharkiv
1 year agoRQ-4 drone watching Ukraine-Russia-Belarus border closely
1 year agoLukashenka at the military unit on the border of Ukraine claims that there are attempts to "erase joint roots, Slavic ethnic soul from Ukrainians"
Lukashenka at military unit on the border of Ukraine repeating Russian propaganda: It is inappropriate for us that young men with Nazi swastika marching central Kyiv. We remember Khatyn massacre. Thats why we need to react here, on the southern border of our country
Lukashenka, repeating Russian propaganda, falsely accused Ukrainian government in being unpredictable and adequate, because under external control. In such manner explaining need to deploy military units on the southern border of Belarus
Schools cancelled in Kerch after bomb threats
Ukraine intelligence says Russia actively recruiting mercenaries who are undergoing intensive training courses in training centers
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson warn Russia will pay a "considerable and serious price" if it invades Ukraine. In a phone call Thursday, the two leaders agreed "further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine must be averted"
Relations between Russia and the United States have approached a dangerous critical line - Russian Foreign Ministry
1 year agoSurveillance missions over Ukraine: USAF C-135W Rivet Joint JAKE11 and USAF RQ4 Global Hawk UAVGH000 drone
France and Germany would like to keep the Normandy format in its current form, - Russian FM Lavrov said about the possibility of US participation
Russian security proposals involve the withdrawal of forces of other NATO countries from Bulgaria and Romania - Lavrov
Germany says Russia will pay "considerable and serious price" for Ukraine aggression
1 year agoUSN maritime patrol aircraft P8 Poseidon AE67FE is on the mission over Black Sea
The German chancellor and the British prime minister discuss by phone the developments of tension between Russia and Ukraine
Joint Forces Operation: 5 ceasefire violations yesterday
Occupation administration of Simferopol decided to cancel classes in schools today due to bomb threats - Kryminform
1 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Bryansk
1 year agoSenator John Cornyn: Today, a bipartisan group of Senators and I introduced Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act in response to Russia's threats to Ukraine President Biden, there is no such thing as a "minor incursion" for Putin and his ambitions don't stop there
U.S. military's top officer spoke to his British counterpart by phone today, spokesman says. Gen. Milley's call follows reports that a small team of British commandos have deployed to Ukraine along with anti-tank weapons
Secretary Blinken: Governments and citizens everywhere should care about what's happening in Ukraine. This is not a distant regional dispute or yet another example of Russian bullying. The principles at stake have made the world safer and more stable for decades
A group of about 30 elite UK troops has arrived in Ukraine to help train Ukrainian military on new anti-tank weapons from UK. @TheRangerRegt troops flew out on military planes that airlifted anti-tank weapons during course of the week
1 year agoUS Secretary of State @SecBlinken met chancellor @OlafScholz in the chancellery in Berlin Scholz' spokesperson @RegSprecher: "The situation on the border with Russia remains very delicate. It's up to Russia to defuse the situation and withdraw its troops"
Spain has sent warships to join NATO naval forces in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea as tension in the region rises over the Russian military build-up on the Ukrainian border, Defence Minister Margarita Robles said on Thursday
A mine-sweeper is already en route and a frigate will sail within three or four days, Robles told reporters. The Madrid government is also considering sending fighter jets to Bulgaria, she said
1 year agoMilitary equipment at Maslovka railway station near Voronezh today
President Erdoğan: We are paying great importance to both Mr. Putin's visit to Turkey and my visit to Ukraine. I have a visit to Ukraine at the beginning of next month
President Erdoğan on Russia-Ukraine tensions: Our hope is to bring together Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelensky as soon as possible and to ensure that they have a face-to-face meeting
President Erdogan on Russia-Ukraine tensions: We want peace in the region, other than that, other negative developments do not happen
1 year agoPresident Biden stresses any move across Ukraine border by Russian military units would constitute an invasion
1 year agoUSAmbNATO: Today I met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister @StefanishynaO and reaffirmed that Russian aggression against Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be met with a decisive, reciprocal, and united response by all @NATO Allies
President Erdogan: We do not find the developments between Russia and Ukraine correct
[email protected]: "There's been a lot of speculation about President Putin's true intentions, but we don't actually have to guess - he's told us repeatedly. He's laying the groundwork for an invasion because he doesn't believe that Ukraine is a sovereign nation”
1 year agoAnother train with military equipment was spotted this evening (20.01) in Kalodzishchy
1 year agoBlinken statement on the sanctions: "In advance of a potential further invasion of Ukraine, Russian intelligence services, mainly the Federal Security Service (FSB).have been recruiting Ukrainian nationals in key positions to gain access to sensitive information
1 year agoMore Blinken in Berlin speech at @atlantikbruecke: Warns after Belarus that if Russia succeeds in Ukraine, its "efforts to turn its neighbors into puppet states and crack down on any spark of democratic expression will intensify
Sanctions imposed by @USTreasury OFAC on four Ukrainian nationals alleged to be working with spy agencies of Russia to destabilize Ukraine
Deliveries of latest $200M US aid package to Ukraine are scheduled to begin "immediately" and will continue "over the next several weeks," State dept spox says. Still, unlikely to be fully delivered until March, and US has said invasion could happen at any moment. via @OrenCNN
1 year agoCriminal boss, a Russian citizen on the NSDC sanctions list was detained in Kyiv
1 year agoSpeaking in Berlin at @atlantikbruecke, Blinken warns Russia "would drag us all back to a much more dangerous and unstable time when this continent— and this city — were divided in two"
Moldovagaz paid in full the advance for Gazprom in January. Andrei Spinu: "Spring is near"
1 year agoTransatlantic quad foreign ministers today discussed "joint efforts to deter further Russian aggression against Ukraine, including Allies' and partners' readiness to impose massive consequences and severe economic costs on Russia for such actions," according to @StateDept
Secretary Antony Blinken:Productive conversation with @JensStoltenberg, @JosepBorrellF, and @mblaszczak to discuss Russia's destabilizing military buildup near Ukraine's border and the need for de-escalation. We are working together in a variety of fora to advance dialogue on European security
1 year agoThe meeting of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky and the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda has started
A U.S. official confirms CIA Director William Burns traveled to Berlin - and Brussels - last week, in addition to Kyiv. During his visits he met with intelligence counterparts, European and NATO leaders, and discussed issues of shared concern, including Russia/Ukraine tensions
Czech Republic will be sending artillery ammunition to Ukraine, Czech government should approve it next week, @televizeseznam reports
Blinken: If any Russian forces invade Ukraine, we will respond with a united and firm response by all allies
Kyiv City Council approved a resolution today to spend about $3.9 million over the next three years to stand up a full Territorial Defense brigade and HQ. Measure was made amid the "high probability of a full-scale invasion" by Russia, deputy chairman Andriy Krischenko said
German Foreign Minister: Any Russian aggression against Ukraine will have severe repercussions
German Foreign Minister: The only solution to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine is political and through dialogue
"We will interpret any violation of Ukraine's sovereignty & territorial integrity by Russia & Putin as an aggressive action and it will be met with costs, severe & certain," VP Harris says on ABC, after Biden said there'd be Qs abt a united response to a minor incursion
1 year agoRussian troops have officially arrived in the Belarusian town of Yelsk, 18km from Ukraine. A local news outlet made a short story about it
1 year agoForeign Minister @ABaerbock meets @JY_LeDrian, @JamesCleverly and @SecBlinken. Joint stocktaking and intensive coordination on Russia/Ukraine after meetings in NATO-Russia Council, OSCE, EU and bilaterally & trips to Kyiv & Moscow. On the agenda as well: JCPoA
Canadian Foreign Minister: We are cooperating with Sweden and Denmark to train Ukrainian forces
Six large landing ships of the Russian Navy is heading to the Mediterranean Sea for exercises, - the Russian Defense Ministry said
Ukraine's president @ZelenskyyUa arrived in Warsaw for a two-day visit. He is to meet with Poland's president @AndrzejDuda, with negotiations focused on security and defence matters
Russian Navy will conduct drills of all fleets in January-February. 140 vessels, 60 aircraft, 10000 servicemen
1 year agoTents at camp in Yelna now heated and soldiers can be distinguished on satellite images
The Russian ambassador to Berlin: Our forces advance near Ukraine in response to arms supplies from the West to Kyiv
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the EU will respond with "massive" economic and financial sanctions in case of further attacks against Ukraine
EU’s Von Der Leyen says we do not accept Russia attempt to divide Europe into spheres of influence
1 year agoMilitary equipment is spotted in different parts of Belarus, outside the training grounds where the drills are planned
Parliament of Moldova has declared a state of emergency at national level due to the gas crisis
1 year agoUkrainian Bayraktar TB2 over southern Ukraine / Black Sea
Polish President Andrzej Duda and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will start two-day consultations in Wisła on Thursday
British warplanes have been bringing weapons to Ukraine for several days, - Russian Foreign Ministry
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
