2 year agoUkrainian Deputy Prime Minister Olga Stefanishyna says she will share with NATO allies the "ultimate clarity" about the security situation in her country. She says Moscow should not be allowed to set any conditions for talks until "Russian tanks are out" of the border region
Putin had a phone call with the head of Tajikistan, discussed the Afghan topic, in particular the situation on the Tajik-Afghan border
NATO chief says it's "not realistic" to expect Russia-US/NATO talks this week to resolve Ukraine/Europe security crisis. But @jensstoltenberg hopes there's the will to "engage in a process" to prevent conflict. Aim is to agree on a "way forward. a series of meetings"
2 year agoStanding alongside Ukraine's Deputy PM Stefanishyna, NATO Sec Gen Stoltenberg says he doesn't expect this week's spate of meetings with Russia to "solve" the problems. He hopes talks will produce a "way forward."
Kremlin's spokesperson says that there is no plans of Biden-Putin phone call on results of Geneva talks at the moment
NATO chief @jensstoltenberg says he welcomes that Russia has agreed to attend a meeting of NATO-Russia Council on Wednesday, calling it a "positive signal". "We will focus on European security issues," he tells journalists, speaking alongside a top Ukrainian minister
2 year agoNATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says it's an "important week" in diplomacy as the US, NATO and the OSCE all meet to discuss how to de-escalate tensions with Russia on the Ukrainian border
Secretary of CSTO: troops in Kazakhstan fully deployed in 4 days with 108 flights of transport aviation
2 year agoRussian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76MD RA-78796 departed Ivanovo en route to Kazahstan
2 year agoRyabkov and Sherman at the U.S-Russia security talks in Geneva
Local sources: After the 8th Brigade of the 5th Corps refused to fight alongside Iranian militias against ISIS, Russia has stopped paying their salaries. The 8th Brigade is made up of former FSA in Busra al-Sham, Daraa, who were the 1st to sign the reconciliation agreements
2 year agoUS reconnaissance missions over Ukraine and Kaliningrad
Putin on the events in Kazakhstan: we have shown that we will not allow the situation to be destabilized at home, to implement scenarios of color revolutions
Putin: After the completion of the mission, of course, the entire CSTO contingent will be withdrawn from the country.
2 year agoRed Wings flight from Moscow skidded off the runway while landing in Belgorod. No casualties.
Security talks between Moscow and Washington begin in Geneva
Russian delegation arrives for talks in Geneva just now
The United States wants to restore the work of the Russia-NATO Council on conditions unacceptable for Moscow, - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov
The United States and NATO could face a deterioration of their own security, if they do not show readiness for a dialogue with Russia on guarantees, - said Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov
Russia has shown flexibility in negotiations for 30 years, it's time to draw the line, now the United States and NATO must do it, - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov
2 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Kranoyarsk region
The United States is uncomfortable with conducting a dialogue with Moscow, including on security guarantees, since they feel behind themselves the "eyes and ears" of part of the Russophobic-minded NATO partners, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
2 year agoSeveral 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
The US State Department: We welcome any diplomatic progress to resolve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine
2 year agoDuring 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
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
US official: "I would not at all be surprised if Russian media begins to report, perhaps even while the talks are still underway, that the U.S. has made all manner of concessions to Russia. This is a decapture attempt to create division among allies"
2 year agoGerjon: This video by the Russian Ministry of Defence shows "Jupiter Jet" Antonov An-12 reg. UP-AN205 in Almaty, Kyrgyzstan. This airline was linked to the LNA airlift in the Second Libyan Civil War. She last flew on 04 Jan 2022
Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov after dinner with Deputy Secretary Sherman: The discussion was "amazing", there is an optimism. Though talks are quite difficult
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
