1 year agoMilitary filmed in Rossosh in Voronezh region near border of Ukraine
A Latvian diplomat told CNN Wednesday that Latvia, which borders Russia and Belarus, "is ready and willing to host more troops from the US - it's been a long standing topic of discussion with the Pentagon and those discussions are still ongoing
Germany's Scholz says will travel to Moscow 'soon' to discuss Ukraine
Biden tells his decision to deploy troops is "totally consistent" with what he's told Putin since the beginning. "As long as he's acting aggressively, we are going to make sure we reassure our NATO allies in Eastern Europe that we're there and Article 5 is a sacred obligation
Macron: We will hold talks with Biden on Ukraine, and I may go to Russia
The White House says it's no longer using the word "imminent" to describe the potential for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was sending an unintended message, Jen Psaki says
1 year agoIn Kyiv protesters demand sanctions against the TV channel "Nash" and Muraev
Putin discussed with Johnson the situation around Ukraine and security guarantees, - the Kremlin said
Moscow says US deployment to eastern Europe 'destructive steps'
[email protected] SecGen welcomes US decision to send more troops to the alliance's Eastern Flank - Poland, Romania, Germany. "This is a powerful signal of US commitment" per @jensstoltenberg
1 year agoOne dead, 3 wounded as result of natural gas explosion in apartments block in Kropivnytsky
Kirby emphasizes that the deployment is "not meant to be permanent." "They are moved designed to respond to the current security environment. Moreover, these forces are not going to fight in Ukraine. They're going to ensure the robust defense of our NATO allies
1 year agoAsked why U.S. has now decided to deploy military forces to Europe amid Russian aggression, Pentagon spokesperson says Russian leader Putin "continues to add forces—combined arms, offensive capabilities even over just the last 24 hours
1 year ago"No change to their presence or posture" of @NationalGuard in Ukraine where they're continuing to provide trainings, resources and assistance, responds @PentagonPresSec to @CarlaBabbVOA
Asked whether units heading to eastern Europe could conduct an evacuation mission in Ukraine, Kirby says "our troops are multi-mission capable & they will be prepared for a range of contingencies." But State Dept. officials has said the military would not conduct such a mission
Pentagon: "Putin continues to add forces, combined arms, offensive capabilities, even over just the last 24 hours. He continues to add in western Russia & Belarus & the Mediterranean & the North Atlantic. He has shown no signs of being interested or willing to de escalate the tensions"
"It's important that we send a strong signal to Mr. Putin and frankly, to the world that NATO matters to the United States" Kirby says of new deployments
Says @82ndABNDiv will send 2,000 - part of infantry brigade combat team - and 18th Airborne Corps will send headquarters element to Poland - these are on top of the 8,500 on heightened alert
The Pentagon: We will work through NATO to carry out a non-escalatory defensive deployment of these forces
CNN: "US officials prepare for potential Russian cyberattacks as Ukraine standoff continues"
Ukraine, Turkey to sign free trade deal during Erdogan visit to Kyiv
1 year agoBritish Foreign Office Secretary spoke on the phone to @DmytroKuleba on British support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. The UK and our allies stand with Ukraine
Jens Stoltenberg: Substantive conversation with PM @KirilPetkov about Russia's military build-up in and around Ukraine & implications for European security. Bulgaria is a committed NATO Ally contributing to our collective defence
Biden has formally approved additional US military deployments to eastern Europe, and the Pentagon is expected to announce Wednesday morning that the troops will deploy "in the coming days," US officials tell @NatashaBertrand and @barbarastarrcnn
The head of the National Security Bureau assured that Poland is considering the "variant of a mass exodus" of refugees from Ukraine in the event of a possible conflict
CNN citing US officials: The Pentagon decided to raise the number of soldiers on alert to more than 8,500
1 year agoShooting at foreign currencies exchange kiosk in Kyiv. There are wounded and several detained. Criminal motives
US will deploy more than 3,000 troops to Poland, Germany and Romania amid Ukraine crisis: WSJ
Sweden contributes 50 million SEK to Partnership Fund for Resilient Ukraine PFRU - a flexible new instrument to support Ukraine's resilience against Russia's aggression, launched today in partnership with UK, Canada and Switzerland
1 year agoActivity of Russian aviation: Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 RSD85843 and Rosgvardia Ilyushin Il-76 RA-76804
1 year agoUSAF E8C Joint STARS REDEYE6 en route to Ukraine
1 year agoIncreased Russian aerial activity: Russian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76MD RA78830 -RosGuardia Ilyushin IL-76MD -Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-214ON RF-64519 (Ex-Open Skies) -Russian Air Force Tupolev Tu-154M RA-85686 -Rosgvardia Ilyushin Il-76b RA-76804 -Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs Tupolev Tu-154M RF-85735
New US embassy email to US citizens in Ukraine about commercial flight options out of the country advises Americans to contact the embassy 'if you need financial assistance to purchase a ticket to the United States or if no seats are available on departing flights.'
1 year agoNetherlands PM Mark Rutte is in Kyiv today as a week of high-level visits backing Ukraine against the threat of a renewed Russian invasion continues
1 year agoA Royal Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III left RAF Brize Norton this morning
1 year agoKlimovo, western Russia, near Belarus and Ukraine borders. Military equipment and storage facilities. Jan. 19
Joint Forces Operation: Russian forces targeted Hnutove checkpoint with VOG dropped from drone
1 year agoHere is @Maxar's comparison of the Novoozernoe site in Crimea. Some equipment is missing, but more importantly, a camp for personnel has been established
1 year agoYelnya continued. Jan. 19
1 year agoYelnya, western Russia. Jan. 19. Battle groups, tanks, artillery, support, troops
1 year agoOpuk training area, southern Crimea. Jan. 31. Tents and armored vehicles
1 year agoYevpatoria, western Crimea. Feb. 1. Russian troop tents and armored vehicles
1 year agoAngarsky training area, southern Crimea. Feb. 1. More troop camps
1 year agoBakhchysarai, Crimea. Images were taken on Feb. 1 and show battle groups, tents, and infantry fighting vehicles
1 year agoNovoozernoye, Crimea. More Russian troop tents, various vehicles, tanks, other materiel
1 year agoBrestsky training area, southwest Belarus, near the borders of Poland and Ukraine
Tents/shelters for personnel, @Maxar adds, "suggests the units are now accompanied with troops and have increased their overall readiness level; moreover, local military training activity (including live-fire artillery and maneuver training) has been observed in progress at numerous training areas
"During the past couple of weeks, several new significant military deployments have been observed in Belarus. Also, troop tents/shelters for personnel have been seen at virtually every deployment location in Belarus, Crimea and western Russia," @Maxar says
Joint Forces Operation: 2 ceasefire violations yesterday
1 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Belgorod region near the border of Ukraine
1 year agoMilitary convoy geolocated at Slovyansk-na-Kubani, moving towards Crimea
Jens Stoltenberg: Continued coordination with @SecBlinken, @RauZbigniew and @JosepBorrellF on Russia's unjustified military build-up in and around Ukraine and our next steps
US told Kremlin it's willing to discuss giving Russia a way to verify there aren't Tomahawk cruise missiles stationed at NATO bases in Romania and Poland—on condition Russia shares similar info on certain bases in Russia, sources tell @JenniferJJacobs, @AlbertoNardelli and Henry Meyer
Russia adding to combat capabilities but also "sustainment & logistics" to forces surrounding Ukraine, per @PentagonPresSec "That includes field hospitals & doctors & nurses" "[Putin] has enough capability to move now if he wants to.he could move imminently" per Kirby
The US has not shared the intel about the imminent Russian threat with Ukraine, the sources close to the Ukrainian government told. American officials are only citing the intel report but not sharing the document itself with Kyiv, they clarified
"We are ready to give Ukraine tens of thousands in artillery and ammunitions rounds, but also surface-to-air weapons of the Grom class and light mortar systems, as well as drones," PM Morawiecki said
The Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has confirmed to the BBC that he will visit Moscow next week for talks with Russia Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
1 year agoUkrainian MPs holding up flags of countries that have offered help to Ukraine
"We are very grateful" per Estonia PM @kajakallas, asked about @POTUS' handling of the Russia-Ukraine standoff "We feel we are also heard in this process"
1 year ago[email protected] has spoken with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Per @StateDeptSpox, he emphasized US willingness "to continue a substantive exchange with Russia on mutual security concerns," urged "immediate Russian de-escalation
1 year agoZelensky met with Johnson at the Mariinsky Palace
Delayed phone call over Ukraine crisis between UK Prime Minister @BorisJohnson & Russian President Putin has been rescheduled and is now set to happen on Wednesday, the UK PM's spokesman says
With Russiasupplying about a third of European gas, tensions over Ukraine put the EU's EnergySecurity at risk. In a joint statement, @vonderleyen and @POTUS commit to intensifying energy cooperation to avoid shocks in case of an escalation
Prime Minister @MorawieckiM says in Kyiv that "foreign ministers are working on a possible format that could bring closer cooperation in many fields between Poland, Ukraine and Great Britain"
Putin holds a meeting with the Hungarian prime minister. Orban said that none of the European leaders wants war: we are in favor of peace agreements
Prime Minister @MorawieckiM in Kyiv: NS2 is a powerful threat to peace in Europe; together we appeal to the Germans not to open this gas pipeline, you cannot sign your solidarity with Ukraine with one hand and certify NS2 with the other hand
Kyiv: Prime Minister @MorawieckiM ensures that we are ready to support Ukraine in both gas, defense and humanitarian issues
1 year agoDefense Minister of Ukraine: The day hasn't passed yet and we're unloading the 6th bird from our friends from the United States. 84 tons of ammunition arrived in Kyiv. In total, for today we've received about 500 tons of defense equipment from U.S
Russia is still preparing response on U.S and NATO reply to Russian security guarantees proposals, but Lavrov sent NATO’s MFAs document on understating of indivisibility of security - Russian Foreign Ministry
1 year agoU.S. N936CA, another National Airlines Boeing 747, is currently approaching flag-usflag-uaKyiv Boryspil Airport, Ukraine, as U.S. Transportation Command flight CMB330
Joint Forces Operation: 2 ceasefire violations yesterday
State Department orders departure of family members of US Embassy Belarus employees & warns American citizens not travel to the country amid an "unusual and concerning Russian military buildup along Belarus' border with Ukraine
