3 years agoMilitary echelon filmed in Yanaul
3 years agoUnder 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
3 years ago.@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
3 years ago.@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
3 years agoMilitary echelon in Irkutsk
3 years agoPhotos 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.
3 years agoMilitary echelon in Novosibirsk
3 years agoLocation of this event is not known
Covered military echelon filmed in Russia
3 years agoKranoyarsk Krai: according to witness at least 5th military echelon today
3 years agoMilitary echelon filmed in Omsk
3 years agoMilitary echelon filmed in Kemerovo
3 years agoRussian 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
3 years agoAt 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
3 years agoDefense 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
3 years agoRussian Foreign Ministry spokesperson urged not to rely on US statements following the talks on security guarantees in Geneva
3 years agoRussia hopes to achieve a result at the meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12, - spokesperson of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
3 years agoWendy 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
3 years agoImage of the Russian military camp based at Novoozerne, Crimea on 08-Jan
3 years agoRussian 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
3 years ago1 dead as result of gas explosion and fire in apartment in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
3 years agoThe Latvian special services have detained two people on suspicion of cooperation with the Russian military intelligence, LETA reported.
3 years agoMilitary echelon at Zilovo
3 years agoAccording 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"
3 years agoMilitary loading into echelons at Ulan-Ude
3 years agoMore NOTAMs, active from tomorrow: Otreshkovo Training Ground - Kursk, where 6th CAA elements are encamped. Pogonovo Training Ground - Voronezh, where 1st GTA elements are encamped
3 years agoA two-part NOTAM, issued for the training ground near Unecha, NW of Klintsy - Bryansk Oblast on the 14th. This indicates possible exercise activity there
3 years agoThis wasn't a negotiation and was not intended to reach a decisive decision, @StateDeptSpox says. When pressed, he says U.S. and Russian officials made an agreement to talk again in the coming days to see what's next
3 years agoOn #GenevaTalks, @StateDeptSpox said the discussions were preliminary and for the US and Russia to come with "viable, practical, reciprocal ideas." "We did not intend this to be a forum where certainly decisions were reached" or "any breakthroughs could be achieved”
3 years agoThe Biden administration quietly authorized an additional $200 million in security assistance to Ukraine in late December amid a Russian troop buildup along Ukraine's borders that has sparked fears of a renewed invasion, 4 sources tell @kylieatwood @NatashaBertrand & @MarquardtA
3 years agoThe Pentagon: A US military delegation visited Ukraine recently and studied ways to activate its missile defense capabilities