3 years agoA total of 24 Russian warships have been operating in the Sea of Japan(East Sea) and the southern part of the Sea of Okhotsk since Feb. 1, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday, in what defense chief Nobuo Kishi called part of "unusual" large-scale military exercises
3 years agoQuad foreign ministers discuss Russia/Ukraine
3 years agoInternet services of Russian telecommunication provider Megafon are not available in Moscow, St.Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Nizhniy Novgorod, Novosibirsk and Krasnodar Krai
3 years agoCzech Republic MoI @Vit_Rakusan: We are ready to welcome thousands of Ukraine refugees if there is a military conflict with Russia. But we still hope there won't be a war. We can see disinformation platforms are more active these days
3 years ago "In our assessment, the Russian Armed Forces are ready to embark on a full-scale military operation against Ukraine from the second half of February" per assessment from Estonia Foreign Intelligence Service
3 years ago "We are not seeking direct confrontation with Russia," @POTUS says but warns that if Russia provokes the US, it will respond. He specifically cites that in the event of any cyber attacks against "our companies" the US is "prepared to respond"
3 years ago Biden: "We're not seeking direct confrontation with Russia. I've been clear that if Russia targets Americans in Ukraine, we will respond forcefully"
3 years ago "I will not send American servicemen to fight in Ukraine. [but] the United States will defend every inch of NATO territory with the full force of American power. An attack against one NATO country is an attack against all of us." -Biden
3 years ago "If Russia attacks Ukraine, it will be a war of choice or a war without cause or reason," Biden says. "The world will not forget that Russia chose needless death and destruction
3 years ago If Russia invades Ukraine, "we will rally the world to oppose its aggression," continues @POTUS
3 years ago Biden: Neither NATO nor Ukraine threatens Russia. We are not attacking Russia. We do not plan to destabilize Russia. I don't believe you want a bloody war
3 years ago Biden: "To the citizens of Russia, you are not our enemy. And I do not believe you want a bloody destructive war against Ukraine, a country and the people with whom you share such deep ties of family history and culture"
3 years ago Biden says there are 150,000 Russian troops encircling Ukraine
3 years ago Biden: "The Russian defense minister reported today that some military units are leaving their positions near Ukraine. That would be good. We have not yet verified that. Indeed, our analysts indicate that they remain very much in a threatening position"
3 years ago US "prepared no matter what happens" in Ukraine, says @POTUS, adding an attack by Russia is still "very much a possibility"
3 years ago Washington Post: Russian government hackers have penetrated Ukrainian military, energy and other critical computer systems, U.S. government says
3 years ago There's been a phone call today between @SecBlinken and his Russian counterpart, according to @StateDeptSpox
3 years agoRussia recognition of Ukraine separatist regions would be 'attack without weapons': France
3 years ago Ukrainian Minister of Defense:Very informative discussion with British colleague @BWallaceMP. We exchanged views on the results of his visit to Moscow & my call with the DefMinister of the Belarus. Our positions were synchronized before the meeting of the North Atlantic Council on Feb17
3 years ago Paris: Macron and Biden agreed to verify the correctness of reports of the start of the Russian withdrawal from the borders of Ukraine
3 years ago Ukraine's delegation to trilateral contact group seeks meeting after Russian parliament calls for recognition of occupied areas in Ukraine
3 years agoVideo showing S-300 system and missile containers in Vesela Lopan, Belgorod region
3 years agoLavrov, in a conversation with Blinken, noted the inadmissibility of aggressive rhetoric pumped up by Washington, calling for a pragmatic dialogue on issues raised by Russia - Russian Foreign Ministry
3 years ago A White House Official says President Joe Biden talked with French President Macron by phone starting at 10:11a ET. That call lasted 49 minutes. They talked about Russian aggression
3 years ago Russian Defense Minister Shoigu arrived in Syria to inspect the exercises, and also met with Assad. More than 15 warships and over 30 aircraft are taking part in the exercises of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea
3 years ago Germany's @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz after meeting with Russian President Putin, calls for courageous action from all, says it is our "damned duty" to stand up for peace
3 years ago Amid Russian statements about redeploying forces, @SecBlinken speaking now to FM Lavrov, a State Dept official says
3 years ago Asked by @dpa if Russia will withdraw troops from border and commit to not invade, Putin says "we will act according to the plan..and the plan depends on what happens on the ground.."
3 years ago A Russian invasion of Ukraine is "highly likely", but there's a possibility the current stalemate could endure for an "extended period", UK foreign secretary said in a letter to MPs. @trussliz said any invasion, though, could be imminent & happen with no or little warning
3 years ago Putin, re Ukraine joining NATO: "We need to resolve this question now"
