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!
US warns Belarus of 'decisive' response if assists Russian invasion of Ukraine
.@StateDeptSpox Says written responses have not yet been transmitted to Russia but noted that Ukraine was consulted and given a preview of what will be in the report. "There will be no surprises," he said
2 year agoProductive meeting of Dutch minister of Foreign Affairs @WBHoekstra and @jensstoltenberg, exchanging views on Russia's unprovoked military buildup in & around Ukraine, importance of NATO-EU cooperation and the upcoming NATO summit in Madrid
2 year agoChief of National Security Bureau of Poland: We are definitely not observing any de-escalation. As a result of all these talks, contacts on three levels - Russia-US, Russia-NATO, Russia in OSCE - we are not observing any signals from Russia that there is a de-escalation
2 year ago.@USEmbassyKyiv: ~300 Javelins. 79 tons of security assistance for Ukraine's armed forces. Tonight, the third shipment of $200 million in assistance authorized by President Biden arrived at Boryspil Airport in Kyiv
The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine invited the Croatian ambassador because of President Milanovic's statements about Ukraine
Biden tells @kaitlancollins he could see himself personally sanctioning Putin should situation with Ukraine deteriorate
2 year ago.@SecDef Austin and General Milley spotted leaving the White House at 12:30pm after about 2 and a half hours inside. @SecBlinken was seen arriving just after 12pm
Kirby characterizes the Russian troop buildup as "consistent — not dramatic" increases in troop presence along the Ukrainian border and in Belarus over the past weeks. No specific action named as the catapult for the decision to place U.S. troops on high alert
"We're watching this very closely. We have seen a consistent accumulation of combat power" per @PentagonPresSec on Russia firepower arrayed along border with Ukraine "Multiple domain capability. It's the whole combined force"
"Just to be clear - there is no intention or interest or desire by the president to send troops to Ukraine," @PressSec tells @WhiteHouse reporters. "NATO is a forum to support our eastern flank partners and countries, and that's what the focus has been on
US assessment is that a Russian invasion of Ukraine "remains imminent," WH Press Sec Psaki says
Secretary Blinken:I had a productive conversation with UK Foreign Secretary @trussliz on the importance of a coordinated response to Russian aggression on its border with Ukraine and on countering Beijing's economic coercion
Macron warns Russia will pay 'very high price' if Ukraine will be attacked
Macron says France, Germany 'united' on need for Ukraine deescalation
The Pentagon: The forces that were put on alert still haven't left America
German Chancellor: Russia's threats to Ukraine will cost it dearly
2 year agoImages: .@usairforce airmen and civilians from the 436th Aerial Port Squadron prepare cargo in support of Ukraine at Dover Air Force Base, Del
CzechRepublic MFA @JanLipavsky will visit Ukraine on February 7,8. With Slovakia and Austria MFAs will meet their Ukrainian counterpart. "We want to show our full support to our Ukrainian friends," said Lipavsky
Elements of @82ndABNDiv and @101stAASLTDIV are among the U.S. troops on high alert for a possible deployment in response to the crisis in Ukraine, according to two U.S. defense officials. Pentagon could disclose at least a partial list as soon as this afternoon, they add
NATO chief @jensstoltenberg draws a line: "NATO will not deploy NATO combat troops to Ukraine," he tells @amanpour
.@jensstoltenberg tells @amanpour that NATO will send written responses to Russia later this week in coordination with the US. "We are finalizing at NATO the proposals, the written document we will send to them later this week. We will do that in parallel with [the] United States"
House Dems want to expedite a floor vote on a massive Ukraine defense bill that would dramatically increase US security assistance and lay groundwork for major sanctions on Russia - hastening a much more aggressive posture with o much room for debate
2 year agoAn aircraft with weapons from the United States is being unloaded at Boryspil airport
Bipartisan congressional delegation traveling to Brussels and Kyiv today: Reps. Gregory Meeks, David Cicilline, Ami Bera, Colin Allred, Chrissy Houlahan, Tom Malinowski, Sara Jacobs, Mark Green, August Pfluger, Mikie Sherill, and Victoria Spartz
2 year agoAnother batch of US defensive security assistance, including around 300 Javelins and ammunition, just arrived in Kyiv, Ukraine, from Dover
2 year agoShots were fired on the street in central Kyiv, possible domestic or business conflict
