Finnish president: "And let it be stated once again: Finland's room to manoeuvre and freedom of choice also include the possibility of military alignment and of applying for NATO membership, should we ourselves so decide. NATO's business is the so-called Open Door policy"
An improvised device was found near a bridge in Zelenograd
In the first minutes of the new year: Russian aircraft launch raids in the vicinity of Idlib city, Jisr al-Shughur and Jabal al-Zawiya
"I'm not gonna negotiate here in public but we made it clear he cannot, I'll emphasize, cannot invade Ukraine," adds @POTUS
Asked if he got the sense that Putin is any less likely to invade Ukraine after their conversation, @POTUS replied: "Well, I got the sense of is that he's agreed that we would have three major conferences in Europe in the beginning of the middle of the month
"I made it clear to President Putin that we will have severe sanctions, we will increase our presence in Europe, with NATO allies," @POTUS tells reporters after exiting restaurant in Wilmington
US Department of State: .@SecBlinken spoke today with @NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg. @NATO is ready for productive dialogue in the NATO – Russia Council and stands united in efforts to ensure European security
Secretary Antony Blinken:.@jensstoltenberg and I encourage Russia to engage meaningfully in the Strategic Stability Dialogue, @NATO – Russia Council, and @OSCE. The Alliance stands ready for meaningful dialogue with Russia and united to deter further aggression against Ukraine
2 year agoToday, @SecBlinken spoke with @jensstoltenberg about upcoming engagement with Russia, stating @NATO "stands ready for meaningful dialogue with Russia, while standing united to deter further aggression against Ukraine," according to the @StateDept
Kosovo authorities declared a UN mission employee from the Russian Federation "persona non grata"
Russia will take measures to ensure a strategic balance and eliminate threats if the United States and NATO do not respond within a reasonable time to Russian proposals on security guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told RIA Novosti
Russian Ministry of Defense plans 3 launches of Angara rocket next year from Plesetsk
Biden, Putin saw areas for progress in upcoming diplomatic talks, but also areas where agreement may be impossible - senior administration official
Biden, Putin agreed to 'pragmatic, results driven' diplomacy - senior administration official
2 year ago.@WhiteHouse statement in Putin-Biden phone conversation
Ushakov: Putin responds to Biden, if the West imposes destructive sanctions after Russia invades Ukraine, there will be complete shutdown of relations between Russia and U.S
Kremlin’s aide Ushakov: Biden says several times that there should be no Nuclear war
A Kremlin aide is quoted saying Putin told @POTUS that US sanctions on Russia could lead to a complete breakdown in relations between Washington and Moscow
Ushakov: Biden said to Putin that U.S is not going to deploy offensive weapons systems in Ukraine
.@POTUS Biden's call with President Putin concluded at 4:25 PM EST, the White House says
.@POTUS Biden's call with Russian President Putin convened at 3:35 PM EST, the White House says
2 year agoRosstat: 87,527 patients diagnosed with Covid-19 died in Russia in November
Putin gave Russian citizenship to former informal messenger between Reagan and the Soviet Union Suzanne Massie
Russia has ratified an agreement with Tajikistan to create a unified air defense system. The law on ratification was signed by Putin
The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation added eight more people to the register of foreign media agents. The list includes Viktor Shenderovich, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Veronika Nikulshina, Taisiya Bekbulatova, Marat Gelman, Ivan Belyaev, Elena Vladykina and Andrey Alekseev
In Moscow, Sergei Lavrov presented Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó with the Order of Friendship
The Russian government allowed "Pharmasintez" company to produce Remdesivir drug in Russia for one year without the consent of the copyright holders
The Russian representative in Vienna: The eighth round of nuclear talks will resume on January 3rd
One person, according to preliminary data, was injured in a gas explosion in an apartment building in Tuapse
2 year agoRussian raids on the outskirts of Al-Sheikh Bahr, north of Idlib
