2 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Kursk
.@SecBlinken says he will speak with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov today
Blinken: If Putin decides to launch military action, we will impose severe sanctions on Russia
Services in Russian consulates in Ukraine restricted as diplomats preparing to leave
2 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Schokino, Tula region
U.S. officials say the United States is preparing to evacuate its embassy in Kyiv as Western intelligence officials warn that a Russian invasion of Ukraine is increasingly imminent
2 year agoMilitary convoy filmed in Novozybkov, Bryansk region
2 year agoBig military convoy filmed near Valuyki, Belgorod region
2 year agoMilitary echelon at Zolotaryovo, Oryol region
2 year agoHere are PRIPs/NAVWARNs issued today for the Barents-, White Sea, and the Nenets coast for next week, most labeled "Rocket Launches". 42/22 may indicate something from Plesetsk
Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba on Friday to discuss the "increasingly acute threat of possible further Russian aggression," according to a State Department readout
Putin will talk on the phone with Macron on February 12 - Kremlin
Putin and Biden plan to have a phone call on the evening of February 12, it will take place at the request of the American side - Kremlin
2 year agoCall between @thejointstaff Chair Gen Mark Milley & Chair of the @NATO Military Committee Adm. Rob Bauer Per US, they "discussed NATO's current operations and ongoing coordination during the adjustment of US force posture in Europe"
2 year agoUS readout of call between @thejointstaff Chair Gen Mark Milley & Chief of Russian General Staff Gen Valery Gerasimov They discussed "several security-related issues of concern" but "have agreed to keep the specific details of their conversation private"
2 year agoReadout of President Biden's call with Western/NATO allies cites collective readiness to "impose massive consequences and severe economic costs on Russia should it choose military escalation, and to continue reinforcing the defensive posture on NATO's eastern flank
2 year ago"Big Bird" acquisition radar in Kursk
Iran, Russia Partner on New Effort To Evade U.S. Sanctions - Moscow 'creating a mechanism' to skirt sanctions on business, military trade with Iran as Biden admin loosens pressure on both
The Biden administration has made a decision to send 3,000 additional troops from the 82 Airborne to Poland in the coming days amid growing concern about Russia's growing military presence near Ukraine, U.S. officials tell Reuters
'Expect' Biden to call Putin soon. 'We are trying to stop a war,' national security adviser says
Sullivan: We're trying to prevent a war in Europe and protect our resources
Despite reports that Putin has made a decision to invade, @JakeSullivan46 says "our view is that we do not believe he has made any kind of final decision, or we don't know that he has made any final decision
White House national security adviser says a 'rapid assault' by Russian forces on Ukraine's capital city of Kyiv is a possibility
"We are not saying that a final decision has been taken by President Putin," Sullivan says, but stresses Russian military action could happen "any day now"
Sullivan takes a more urgent plea with Americans still in Ukraine: He said they should leave within the next 24-48 hours. "The risk is now high enough and the threat is immediate enough but prudence demands that it is the time to leave now," he says
NSA Sullivan says Americans in Ukraine should leave in the next 24-48 hours. He says if they stay they are "assuming risk." He notes aerial bombings and missile attacks would likely mark the beginning of a Russian invasion which would kill civilians, no matter their nationality
Possible Russia invasion of Ukraine - "I do want to be clear" per @JakeSullivan46 "It could begin during the olympics despite a lot of speculation that it would only happen after"
US National Security Adviser @JakeSullivan46 briefs reporters on Russia-Ukraine: "We are in the window where an invasion could begin at any time should Putin decide to order it" he says
2 year agoMilitary echelon in Volokonovka, Belgorod region
NATO ambassadors have convened a highly unusual Friday night meeting to discuss increased concerns about Russian military planning
