09 January 2022
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Bila Tserkva, Vasylkiv, Myronivka(13:40). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
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Kyiv, Dnipro, Cherkasy, Kramators’k(13:39). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
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Kyiv(13:34). Red Alert: aerial threat. Sirens sounding. Take cover now!
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Several hundred people protested in Kyiv today, urging the West to "say No to Putin" as talks between US, NATO and Russia are to begin this week Participants said Russia aims to plunge the world into a chaos, condemned its aggressive actions in Ukraine, intervention in Kazakhstan
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The US State Department: We welcome any diplomatic progress to resolve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine
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During their working dinner tonight, @DeputySecState & Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov "discussed the bilateral topics both sides would address during the extraordinary meeting of the Strategic Stability Dialogue" tomorrow, per @StateDeptSpox
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US "will discuss certain bilateral issues with Russia at the SSD, but will not discuss European security without our European Allies and partners," says @StateDept readout after today's meeting between @DeputySecState and her Russian counterpart
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Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov after dinner with Deputy Secretary Sherman: The discussion was "amazing", there is an optimism. Though talks are quite difficult
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FM of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba: Let's call a spade a spade. Putin demands the U.S., NATO & the EU to accept Russia's sphere of influence over sovereign neighboring states. But the Cold War is over, and so are spheres of influence. Putin's demands are illegitimate and harmful to international peace and security
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Stoltenberg: NATO is prepared for "a new armed conflict in Europe" should negotiations fail "I am aware of Russia's history. For centuries they have experienced conflict with neighbours," he told the Financial Times. "[But] Russia has an alternative: to co-operate, to work with Nato"
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NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg to @FT: - "NATO has warned Moscow to abandon its belligerent foreign policy and co-operate with the west or face a military alliance steeled for conflict"
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.@JakeTapper: "Former Secretary Panetta said what drives Putin is desire to restore the old Soviet Union, do you agree?"- @SecBlinken: I think that's right, That is one of President Putin's objectives and it is to re-exert sphere of influence"
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Blinken: - We've made it clear that we will continue to provide and supply Ukraine with defensive military equipment to be able to defend itself
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Blinken: - one country can't dictate to another it foreign policy and choices including with whom it will associate, one country can't exhort a sphere of influence to subjugate its neighbors
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Blinken: - Russia has repeatedly committed acts of aggression against neighbors: Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine - Fundamental principal of international security is at the stake: one country can't change the borders of another by force
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Secretary Blinken on talks with Russia: 1. Any progress on reciprocal basis 2. Nothing happening without Europe 3. Hard to see making actual progress in atmosphere of escalation with a gun to Ukraine's head
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"If we're actually going to make progress, we're going to have to see deescalation, Russia pulling back from the threat that it currently poses to Ukraine," - Blinken
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Blinken warns Russia of risk of 'confrontation' ahead of talks start
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"If we're actually going to make progress, we're going to have to see deescalation, Russia pulling back from the threat that it currently poses to Ukraine," says Secretary of State Antony Blinken on pivotal US-Russia talks slated in Geneva this week
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Joly won't rule out sending weapons to Ukraine over Russian military offensive, says Ottawa 'actively' engaged
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Russian Black Sea fleet conducted exercises in occupid Crimea, focus to repel an attack from unmanned aerial vehicles
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Joint Forces Operation: 8 ceasefire violations yesterday, 1 Ukrainian serviceman wounded
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Russia said it was "disappointed" by signals from US and NATO a day before the talks in Geneva on Ukraine's crisis, and that the US is insisting on unilateral Russian concessions
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Canadian Armed Forces Airbus CC-150 Polaris inbound Kyiv
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Secretary 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
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On 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
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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
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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
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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
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New 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