Foreign Minister Wang Yi warns China does not want to be impacted by economic sanctions on Russia, state media says, as pressure grows on Beijing to withdraw support from Moscow. "China is not a party to the crisis, still less wants to be affected by the sanctions"
Russian army shelled Kharkiv 65 times yesterday - Head of regional administration
Written procedure now over for the EU's 4th sanctions package on Russia. Should be published in the official journal later today
Spain temporarily seizes a $140 million yacht belonging to a Russian billionaire
President Zelensky said that Russia suffered more losses during the war in Ukraine than during the 2 wars in Chechnya
Operational information from the General Staff:In the Avdiivka direction in the area of Kamyanka settlement, during the reconnaissance battle, Russian army suffered significant losses and were forced to withdraw
Operational information from the General Staff: In the Slobozhansky direction, Russian army does not stop trying to surround Sumy and conducts hostilities in the areas of Svatove, Izyum, Hrushevakha, Petrovske, Husarivka, Balakliya, Liman, Malinovka, Kochetok, Bezruky, Oleksandrivka, Velyka Pisarivka, Tarashivka, Nesarivka, Oleshnya. Talalaivka. Does not carry out active offensive actions. In order to strengthen groups in the areas of Sumy, Okhtyrka, Kharkiv and Izyum, regroups troops and consolidates on the captured borders.
Operational information from the General Staff: In the northern direction, Russian army is fighting in the areas of the settlements of Lyubech, Slavutych, Kovryta, Zolotynka, Mena, Branytsia, Kalita, Bogdanovka, Lukash, Romny, Nedrigailiv. Does not carry out active offensive actions. Carries out regrouping of troops, improves the logistics system in order to prepare and resume the offensive in the direction of Brovary.
President Biden: We will make sure Ukraine has weapons to defend against the invading Russian force. We will send money and food and aid to save Ukrainian lives. We will welcome Ukrainian refugees with open arms
US told allies that Russia requested 5 types of military gear from China, including Surface To Air Missiles. Also drones, armored vehicles, logistics vehicles & intelligence-related equipment. US did not provide underlying intelligence in cables to allies
Decision of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Russian Federation: Until June 30, grain exports to the EAEU countries are prohibited; Until August 31, the export of white sugar and raw cane sugar to third countries is prohibited.
2 year agoMarina Ovsyannikova has been reportedly detained and is at the Ostankino police precinct in Moscow
2 year agoIn Russia, on live broadcast of prime time news bulletin at Pervyy Kanal, the main Kremlin-controlled TV channel, a woman burst onto the podium to demand to stop Russia's war against Ukraine
Russians are clearly expanding their target sets in Ukraine, says @PentagonPresSec. But he adds they are not making the progress on the ground that the US believes Russia thought they would be making at this point. @StateDeptSpox has said Putin "gravely miscalculated"
NSA Sullivan met Chinese officials today and raised concerns abt "PRC support to Russia in the wake of the invasion and implications that any such support would have" for US-China relations and China's relations with the world, per @StateDeptSpox. Doesn't say if support has been shared
2 year agoSyria: the commander of (Christian) NDF in Suqaylbiyah in N. Hama announces his readiness to go to fight in Ukraine, when Russia will order it. Nabeel Al-Abdallah has personal ties with Russian Generals in Kheimimim Airbase
"We will not allow any country to compensate Russia for its losses," says @StateDeptSpox, referring to China
2 year agoChina has tremendous leverage with Russia and could help bring an end to the "senseless violence" in Ukraine, says @StateDeptSpox
World Bank: Sanctions on Russia hurt the global economy more than the war in Ukraine
2 year agoFox News announces that one of their crew members has been injured in Kyiv while out reporting on Russia's war against Ukraine. @JohnRobertsFox says Fox's "teams on the ground are working as hard as they can to try to gather more information
The United States on Monday told allies in NATO and several Asian countries that China had signaled its willingness to provide military and economic aid to Russia to support its war in Ukraine, a U.S. official said
Israeli Prime Minister Bennett spoke to Russian President Putin and discussed the situation in Ukraine
Russia and Belarus agreed to abandon USD in operations with energy resources
Financial Times, citing sources: Washington has informed its allies that China has expressed its willingness to provide military assistance to Russia in Ukraine.
Pentagon still sees no indications of the Russians sending in military reinforcements from elsewhere in Russia, the senior U.S. defense official said
2 year agoRussian-Turkish troops conducted the 93rd joint patrol in the western countryside of Syria's Kobani
Russian long-range cruise missile strikes on Ukraine's Yavoriv military training ground near the Polish border will NOT impact U.S. military aid: senior U.S. defense official. Yavoriv was NOT a transshipment point for U.S. military aid to Ukraine, the official said
U.S. has seen new Russian effort to block off any Ukrainian retreat from Donbass region, advancing 50 to 60 vehicles that are bypassing Kharkiv in an effort to cut off the area: senior U.S. defense official
Senior defense official begins: "We'll just say at the top that there's actually not a lot of specific changes or progress to speak to in general [in Ukraine.] Almost all of Russia's advances remain stalled
Slovakia expels three Russian diplomats – Slovak Foreign Ministry
