A Latvian diplomat told CNN Wednesday that Latvia, which borders Russia and Belarus, "is ready and willing to host more troops from the US - it's been a long standing topic of discussion with the Pentagon and those discussions are still ongoing
Germany's Scholz says will travel to Moscow 'soon' to discuss Ukraine
2 year agoThe Wagner Group—a Russian private military company linked to the Kremlin—has arrived in Mali with the support of the Russian armed forces
Biden tells his decision to deploy troops is "totally consistent" with what he's told Putin since the beginning. "As long as he's acting aggressively, we are going to make sure we reassure our NATO allies in Eastern Europe that we're there and Article 5 is a sacred obligation
2 year agoMultiple Rosguardiya assets on the move across Western Russia
Macron: We will hold talks with Biden on Ukraine, and I may go to Russia
The White House says it's no longer using the word "imminent" to describe the potential for a Russian invasion of Ukraine. It was sending an unintended message, Jen Psaki says
"There is one aggressor here. That aggressor is Russia," states @PressSec on whether Putin might use this troop movements as pretext for offensive action
Moscow says US deployment to eastern Europe 'destructive steps'
Russia has written a stern letter to the Irish government demanding a "prompt response" to a series of claims that Dublin may have changed its position on post-Cold War European security arrangements
Britain announces that its air forces have intercepted 4 Russian bombers that were approaching its maritime economic zone
Kirby emphasizes that the deployment is "not meant to be permanent." "They are moved designed to respond to the current security environment. Moreover, these forces are not going to fight in Ukraine. They're going to ensure the robust defense of our NATO allies
2 year agoAsked why U.S. has now decided to deploy military forces to Europe amid Russian aggression, Pentagon spokesperson says Russian leader Putin "continues to add forces—combined arms, offensive capabilities even over just the last 24 hours
Russian Ambassador to the United States: Putin will assess the possibility of continuing dialogue with Washington
2 year ago"No change to their presence or posture" of @NationalGuard in Ukraine where they're continuing to provide trainings, resources and assistance, responds @PentagonPresSec to @CarlaBabbVOA
Asked whether units heading to eastern Europe could conduct an evacuation mission in Ukraine, Kirby says "our troops are multi-mission capable & they will be prepared for a range of contingencies." But State Dept. officials has said the military would not conduct such a mission
Pentagon: "Putin continues to add forces, combined arms, offensive capabilities, even over just the last 24 hours. He continues to add in western Russia & Belarus & the Mediterranean & the North Atlantic. He has shown no signs of being interested or willing to de escalate the tensions"
"It's important that we send a strong signal to Mr. Putin and frankly, to the world that NATO matters to the United States" Kirby says of new deployments
Chairman of the Public Chamber of the Chechen Republic Ismail Denilkhanov demanded that Putin close the media like Novaya Gazeta, Dozhd, and the Committee Against Torture
The Pentagon: We will work through NATO to carry out a non-escalatory defensive deployment of these forces
CNN: "US officials prepare for potential Russian cyberattacks as Ukraine standoff continues"
2 year agoBritish Foreign Office Secretary spoke on the phone to @DmytroKuleba on British support for Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. The UK and our allies stand with Ukraine
Jens Stoltenberg: Substantive conversation with PM @KirilPetkov about Russia's military build-up in and around Ukraine & implications for European security. Bulgaria is a committed NATO Ally contributing to our collective defence
Biden has formally approved additional US military deployments to eastern Europe, and the Pentagon is expected to announce Wednesday morning that the troops will deploy "in the coming days," US officials tell @NatashaBertrand and @barbarastarrcnn
Putin discussed with Russian Security council protection of personal data
Tagil division of Russian strategic missile troops deployed Yars ICBMs for combat patrols - Russian Ministry of Defense
2 year agoS-400 missile system "Triumph" division arrived in Belarus today (02.02) in Kurasoushchyna, Minsk. Vans 90Yu6, 40V6 universal mobile towers and loader-transport vehicles based on four-axle Urals were also seen. These S-400 are going to Belarus from the Khabarovsk Krai (Russia)
The Kremlin: China supports Russia's security demands from the West
Germany's media regulators have banned broadcasting of the German-language TV channel of Russian state broadcaster RT
Sweden contributes 50 million SEK to Partnership Fund for Resilient Ukraine PFRU - a flexible new instrument to support Ukraine's resilience against Russia's aggression, launched today in partnership with UK, Canada and Switzerland
