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
2 year agoLoading 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"
2 year ago"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"
2 year agoMilitary 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
2 year ago"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
2 year agoThe Russia-NATO talks have ended. They lasted more than three hours
2 year agoFirst 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
2 year agoWitness report 12 echelons with military equipment through Krasnoyarsk yesterday
2 year agoWendy 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
2 year agoMilitary 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
