3 years agoBila Tserkva, Vasylkiv, Myronivka(13:40). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
3 years ago Kyiv, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kramators’k(13:39). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
3 years ago Kyiv(13:34). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
3 years agoSecretary Antony Blinken:A pleasure to speak with @JosepBorrellF to further close U.S.-EU coordination on responses to shared challenges, including Russian aggression against Ukraine and PRC attempts to coerce Lithuania
3 years agoOn Sunday evening in Geneva, Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman will meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov over a working dinner to discuss the topics for the Strategic Stability Dialogue on Monday, per a State Department spox
3 years ago At talks in Geneva the US is willing to discuss with Russia the possibility of reciprocal limits on missile deployments in the region, says a US official
3 years ago Negotiating with Russia the force posture or number of US troops in Europe is "not on the table" during upcoming talks in Geneva, a US official tells reporters
3 years ago Senior Admin official says topics up for discussion in talks with Russianext week include: -Missiles, both in Ukraine and intermediate-range missiles elsewhere in Europe. -Military exercises close to each other's borders, including bombers and ground-based exercises
3 years agoNew York Times: U.S. has discussed with allies cutting off Russia's largest financial institutions from global transactions, imposing an embargo on some American-made technology, and arming insurgents in Ukraine if Russia invades the country
3 years ago Jens Stoltenberg: Always good to meet @EU_Commission President @vonderleyen. We discussed Russia's military buildup in & around Ukraine & implications for European security. NATO continues to coordinate with our strategic partner the EU as we prepare for the meeting in the NATO-Russia council
3 years agoSecretary Antony Blinken:Diplomacy is the only responsible way to resolve this crisis. We are committed to meaningful reciprocal dialogue with Russia & consultation and coordination with our Allies & partners. We prefer diplomacy, but stand ready to respond to further Russian aggression against Ukraine
3 years ago "It is in our direct interest that the reinforcement of NATO's Eastern Flank took place now and immediately," - Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of @Riigikogu @markomihkelson
3 years agoJoint Forces Operation: 3 ceasefire violations yesterday
3 years ago MFA of Canada: Canada and our @NATO allies are united in our support for Ukraine and its people. Russia must de-escalate and engage in meaningful dialogue— any military incursion into Ukraine will have serious consequences, including coordinated sanctions
3 years ago US Department of State: In fact, we have been clear with Russia, publicly and privately, that should Russia further invade Ukraine we would reinforce our @NATO partners on the eastern flank, to whom we have sacred obligation as Allies
3 years ago US Department of State: It is not accurate that the administration is developing options for pulling back U.S. forces in Eastern Europe in preparation for discussions with Russia next week, which we told NBC while they were reporting this story
3 years ago NSC spox Emily Horne responds to @NBCNews report, telling @MollyNagle3, "It is not accurate that the admin is developing options for pulling back US forces in E. Europe in preparation for discussions with Russia next week, which we told NBC while they were reporting this story
3 years ago Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman met with Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde today and discussed shared concerns on Russia’s military build-up on Ukraine’s borders.
3 years ago Making non-starter demands to create a pretext for invasion is "certainly part of [Russia's] playbook," Blinken tells @CBSNews @EenaRuffini, "but there are also issues where we can engage"
3 years ago Blinken: "We would far prefer a diplomatic solution to a crisis that Russia has brought forth. That's what next week's meetings.. are all about." "It will be very difficult to make actual progress if Russia continues to escalate its military buildup & its inflammatory rhetoric
3 years ago "They want to draw us into a debate about NATO, rather than focus on the matter at hand, which is their aggression toward Ukraine," Blinken says. "We won't be diverted from that issue"
3 years ago Russia is also undertaking a "significant effort to push propaganda against Ukraine, NATO and the United States," Blinken says. "No one should be surprised if Russia instigates a provocation or incident, then tries to use it to justify military intervention" he says
3 years ago Blinken in his presser notes that Russia's claims that NATO is threatening Russia is false. NATO "exists to protect, not to attack," he says. "NATO never promised not to admit new members. there was no promise that NATO wouldn't expand"
3 years ago Blinken says Russia has nearly 100,000 troops at Ukraine's border today, with "plans to mobilize twice that number on very short order
3 years ago "We're prepared to respond forcefully to further Russian aggression," @SecBlinken says, "but a diplomatic solution is still possible - and preferable - if Russia chooses it
3 years agoTraining at Opuk firing range in Crimea
3 years ago .@SecBlinken spoke with Ukrainian Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba about Russia's military buildup on Ukraine's borders, and upcoming diplomatic engagements with Russia. "No conversations about Ukraine without Ukraine”
3 years ago Russia - "They are gradually building up with more forces, more capabilities" per @NATO's @jensstoltenberg "We see armored units. We see artillery.We see electronic warfare equipment" re Ukraine
3 years ago .@NATO: "We regret that despite the calls of the int'l community over many weeks, Russia has not taken steps to deescalate" per SecGen @jensstoltenberg. "The Russian military build-up continues with tens of thousands of combat troops & heavy capabilities"
3 years ago NATO chief won't be drawn on size & speed of any increase in troops to bolster NATO defences should Russianewly invade Ukraine, but says: "We have significant capabilities. We have troops. We have the readiness. We have the plans to be able to protect and defend all allies"
