1 年 前@StateDept designates North Korea-linked individuals & entities for proliferation of WMD - Russia-based DPRK national O Yong Ho - Russian Roman Anatolyevich Alar - Russia's Parsek LLC
1 年 前SG @jensstoltenberg joined EU Defence Ministers in Brest tonight – he will brief them on today's meeting of the NATO-Russia Council, in which Allies & Russia agreed on the need to resume dialogue & explore a schedule of future meetings
We will not welcome new minister of information of Kazakhstan Askar Umarov at Baikonur - Chief of Russian Space Agency Roskosmos Rogozin
1 年 前UK Foreign Secretary after NATO-Russia Council: "The quagmire of a long-running conflict would cost lives & damage both sides. Only way forward is for Russia to de-escalate & engage in meaningful discussions"
New Ukraine security alert from US embassy today cites 'Concerning reports of further unusual Russian military activity near Ukraine's borders and in occupied Crimea' & advises 'U.S. citizens to reconsider travel to Ukraine due to increased threats from Russia'
Deputy Foreign Ministry Grushko: Russia will take measures to neutralize the threat to its security, by military means, if political means will not work out
Reports of wiretapping Russian opposition leaders in Belgrade and its delivering to Russia intelligence service
Russian Foreign Ministry: so far we do not see how to overcome problems separating Moscow and NATO
Russian Deputy FM Grushko: Russia will take all measures, including military-technical, to ensure its security
Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Grushko said that Ukraine was discussed with NATO, the Russian Federation has a clear position: if Minsk-2 is implemented, there will be no threats to the territorial integrity of Ukraine
The Russian envoy in Vienna: I discussed with the American representative the contentious issues in the talks, and the general impression is that the talks are making progress
Russian Foreign Ministry: further NATO expansion carries risks that will outweigh this expansion
If NATO moves to a policy of containment of Russia, Moscow will move to counter-containment - Russian Foreign Ministry
The Russian Foreign Ministry following the talks: Moscow and NATO do not have a common positive agenda at all, not on a single point
Senior admin officials say the US has finalized sanctions options in the event that Russia invades Ukraine. The Biden administration has sanctions targets and implementation measures "ready to go to be issued when those tanks cross the border," one official said
1 年 前USAF E-8 running a track in the Black Sea, watching Russian activity in Krasnodar and Crimea
1 年 前Military echelon between Kazan' and Moscow
Russian Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation "Rossotrudnichestvo" calls Minister of Information from new Kazakhstan Cabine Askar Umarov "russophobic" and will not work with him
The Baltic States are talking to NATO allies about increasing military deployments on their soil to deter Russia, Estonia's Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told Reuters on Wednesday before Russian and NATO officials met to try to diffuse tensions
1 年 前Loading of military echelon in Ulan-Ude, reportedly moving to Belarus
.@DeputySecState: "I think one of the things that Russia has done, which it probably did not expect, it has brought all of Europe, NATO and non-NATO allies alike, together to share the same set of principles, the same ambition, the same hopes and the same commitment to diplomacy"
Sherman: "We were basically saying to the Russians, some of the things you put on the table are non-starters for us." "We are not going to agree that NATO cannot expand any further. We are not going to agree to go back to 1997"
1 年 前"Escalation does not create optimal conditions for diplomacy, to say the least," says @DeputySecState Sherman after the NATO-Russia Council. She says Russia has created the crisis of today and it's for Russia to "make a stark choice" to turn toward diplomacy
Stoltenberg: We have "no precondition" for restoring the Russian mission to NATO (which was suspended in October). "We have made clear . today that we will reopen, reestablish both a NATO office in Moscow and also the Russia mission to NATO, because we believe in dialogue"
1 年 前Military echelon filmed in Jewish Autonomous Region
Russia's representatives "made it clear that they needed some time to come back to NATO with an answer" on the prospect of future meetings - Stoltenberg
"The reason why we are where we are" on missile control, Stoltenberg sys, is that the INF treaty collapsed "because of extensive Russian violations, deployments of missiles in violation of the treaty." "We are ready to sit down" for arms control talks
NATO General-Secretary Stoltenberg says after meeting with Russia that it does not have a veto on whether Ukraine can become a member
Russia has military forces in Georgia, in Ukraine and in Moldova, and they are not wanted and uninvited. NATO is engaged in dialogue with Russia, but it will not compromise on sovereignty and territorial integrity of its partners - NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg
1 年 前"We are ready to sit down" on arms control but Russia made clear today it's not ready to schedule such meetings, @jensstoltenberg tells reporters
NATO Secretary General: We agreed with Russia to hold more talks
"It is only Ukraine and 30 allies that can decide when Ukraine can become a NATO member. No one else can, and of course Russia does not have a veto," Stoltenberg tells reporters
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says today's meeting was "useful," notes that it is even important to meet "when tensions are high"
NATO Secretary General: We expressed concern about the Russian military build-up on the borders of Ukraine
NATO: We seek to avoid any collisions with Russia
"This was not an easy discussion, but that is exactly why this meeting was so important," @jensstoltenberg says in remarks after the NATO-Russia Council meeting. He says there was a "very serious and direct exchange" about the situation in and around Ukraine
Russia and China block France's UNSC statement supporting ECOWAS sanctions on Mali
1 年 前The Russia-NATO talks have ended. They lasted more than three hours
1 年 前First flight of Russian strategic bomber Tu-160M(refurbished)
The head of the International Energy Agency has accused Russia of throttling gas supplies to Europe at a time 'of heightened geopolitical tensions', implying Moscow has manufactured an energy crisis for political ends
1 年 前Witness report 12 echelons with military equipment through Krasnoyarsk yesterday
1 年 前Wendy Sherman:In today's @NATO-Russia Council, I reaffirmed the fundamental principles of the international system and of European security: Every country has the sovereign right to choose its own path
1 年 前Military echelon filmed in Tatarsk, Novosibirsk region
Starting January 12, the Rosselkhoznadzor has banned the import of animals and livestock products from Kazakhstan to Russia, including raw meat, meat products and milk. The cause of the department called the outbreak of foot and mouth disease
Russia is concerned about any NATO expansion, - Kremlin
Western Military District exercises unrelated to talks in Geneva and Brussels - Kremlin
The Russian Federation has conducted and will conduct military exercises on its territory, there is no connection with the negotiations with NATO, - Kremlin
Russia does not negotiate with the United States and NATO on security guarantees from a position of strength, there is no and cannot be room for ultimatums, - Kremlin
The timing of the withdrawal of Russian troops from Kazakhstan is coordinated by the CSTO, Russian Federation is not deciding here, - Kremlin
1 年 前Military echelon filmed in Kranoyarsk
1 年 前Military echelon filmed in Novosibirsk
1 年 前Jens Stoltenberg: Today's meeting of the NATO–Russia Council is underway. It is a timely opportunity for dialogue at a critical moment for European security. When tensions are high, it is even more important that we sit down around the same table and address our concerns
1 年 前Echelons with equipment from the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation go to the West. Among them are the tanks of the 5th separate tank brigade, familiar to many for involvement in battles for Debaltseve
1 年 前Military echelon filmed in Yanaul
1 年 前Under Secretary Victoria Nuland: Diplomacy with Russia, @NATO, and the @OSCE is the best option to resolve the crisis Russia has created for Ukraine, for European security, and for global security. No one needs a conflict now, least of all Russia
1 年 前.@SecBlinken & @DmytroKuleba "discussed outcomes and next steps following the U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability Dialogue in Geneva and in advance of the NATO-Russia Council meeting in Brussels," per @StateDeptSpox
.@SecBlinken is briefing a group of lawmakers who are considering traveling to Ukraine, per @UnderSecStateP. He will discuss "all aspects of the policy & make sure that they're up to date, both on the diplomacy but also on the costs and on our engagements with the Ukrainians
1 年 前Military echelon in Irkutsk
1 年 前Photos of Russian servicemen in Almaty, presumably from the 45th Spetsnaz Brigade with Spartanets-3 and LShZ1+ helmets, AK-12 rifles, and Tigr-M SpN with Arbalet-DM.
1 年 前Military echelon in Novosibirsk
1 年 前Unknown location
Covered military echelon filmed in Russia
1 年 前Kranoyarsk Krai: according to witness at least 5th military echelon today
1 年 前Military echelon filmed in Omsk
1 年 前Military echelon filmed in Kemerovo
Russian Western Military district launched field trainings in Bryansk, Smolensk, Belgorod and Voronezh regions with 3000 servicemen, 300 vehicles including T-72B3 tanks and BMP-2
At a meeting of the Security Council of Russian Federation, Putin discussed issues of organizing work in the border regions of Russia, including security issues and infrastructure problems
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered to temporarily restrict official business trips and vacations outside Russia for the military in order to prevent the spread of the omicron in the Russian army
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson urged not to rely on US statements following the talks on security guarantees in Geneva
Russia hopes to achieve a result at the meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12, - spokesperson of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
1 年 前Wendy Sherman: .@jensstoltenberg and I met to discuss tomorrow's NATO-Russia Council and the need for Russian actions to de-escalate tensions. We affirmed a unified @NATO approach toward Russia balancing deterrence and dialogue, and stressed our unwavering support for Ukraine
1 年 前Image of the Russian military camp based at Novoozerne, Crimea on 08-Jan
Russian Defense Minister Shoigu: CSTO peacekeeping forces will complete their mission in Kazakhstan after complete stabilization of the situation in this country by decision of the republic's leadership
1 dead as result of gas explosion and fire in apartment in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
The Latvian special services have detained two people on suspicion of cooperation with the Russian military intelligence, LETA reported.
1 年 前Military echelon at Zilovo
1 年 前According to American officials, Russia has just under 60 BTGs "on the ground" (presumably, near Ukraine). They also report Russia has positioned additional "Attack and transport helicopters, along with ground attack fighter jets"
