President Erdoğan on Russia-Ukraine tensions: Our hope is to bring together Mr. Putin and Mr. Zelensky as soon as possible and to ensure that they have a face-to-face meeting
President Erdogan on Russia-Ukraine tensions: We want peace in the region, other than that, other negative developments do not happen
2 year agoPresident Biden stresses any move across Ukraine border by Russian military units would constitute an invasion
2 year agoUSAmbNATO: Today I met with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister @StefanishynaO and reaffirmed that Russian aggression against Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity would be met with a decisive, reciprocal, and united response by all @NATO Allies
President Erdogan: We do not find the developments between Russia and Ukraine correct
2 year agoThe commander of Russia's 35th division at Bernaul says remaining regiment (867th: 53.227, 84.664) will be fully equipped with SS-27 Mod 2 (Yars) ICBMs by April 2022. @Maxar satellite image shows first camouflaged vehicles on Dec 31, 2021
.@SecBlinken: "There's been a lot of speculation about President Putin's true intentions, but we don't actually have to guess - he's told us repeatedly. He's laying the groundwork for an invasion because he doesn't believe that Ukraine is a sovereign nation”
2 year agoMore Blinken in Berlin speech at @atlantikbruecke: Warns after Belarus that if Russia succeeds in Ukraine, its "efforts to turn its neighbors into puppet states and crack down on any spark of democratic expression will intensify
2 year agoSpeaking in Berlin at @atlantikbruecke, Blinken warns Russia "would drag us all back to a much more dangerous and unstable time when this continent— and this city — were divided in two"
Secretary Antony Blinken:Productive conversation with @JensStoltenberg, @JosepBorrellF, and @mblaszczak to discuss Russia's destabilizing military buildup near Ukraine's border and the need for de-escalation. We are working together in a variety of fora to advance dialogue on European security
2 year agoAnother military echelon filmed in Ufa
A U.S. official confirms CIA Director William Burns traveled to Berlin - and Brussels - last week, in addition to Kyiv. During his visits he met with intelligence counterparts, European and NATO leaders, and discussed issues of shared concern, including Russia/Ukraine tensions
Kyiv City Council approved a resolution today to spend about $3.9 million over the next three years to stand up a full Territorial Defense brigade and HQ. Measure was made amid the "high probability of a full-scale invasion" by Russia, deputy chairman Andriy Krischenko said
2 year agoRussian troops have officially arrived in the Belarusian town of Yelsk, 18km from Ukraine. A local news outlet made a short story about it
2 year agoIran FM @Amirabdolahian met Russia FM Lavrov in Moscow
2 year agoRussian envoy discusses Syria with Saudi crown prince - now back to Damascus RA-85586
Russia's international reserves increased by $7.7 billion over the week to $638.2 billion, the Central Bank said
Military doctors of the Western Military District conducted exercises with about 1,200 military police officers to provide first aid to military personnel who received shrapnel and bullet wounds
Central Bank of Russia say cryptocurrencies have multiple features of pyramid scheme - speculative growth backed only by new holders
Russian Central bank: as cryptocurrencies pose risk to sovereignty of Ruble it is recommended to prohibit any operations with cryptocurrencies, prohibit mining of cryptocurrencies in Russia, block any crypto-fiat exchange operations, impose responsibility for Russian citizens for crypto operations
The forces of the Russian Pacific, Northern and Baltic fleets will conduct exercises in the Mediterranean Sea - Russian Defense Ministry
Six large landing ships of the Russian Navy is heading to the Mediterranean Sea for exercises, - the Russian Defense Ministry said
The Russian Defense Ministry: The Russian Navy will conduct separate maneuvers in the White Sea and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
2 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Kaluga region
2 year agoTents at camp in Yelna now heated and soldiers can be distinguished on satellite images
The Russian ambassador to Berlin: Our forces advance near Ukraine in response to arms supplies from the West to Kyiv
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday the EU will respond with "massive" economic and financial sanctions in case of further attacks against Ukraine
EU’s Von Der Leyen says we do not accept Russia attempt to divide Europe into spheres of influence
2 year agoBloomberg sources: Russian FSB convinced head of Russian Central Bank Nabiulina to support full ban of cryptocurrencies in Russia, as crypto could be used to fund opposition and foreign agents in Russia
The missile formation of the Southern Military District received a brigade set of the Iskander-M missile system, - The commander of the 47th missile brigade of the 8th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant Colonel Vitaly Bobyr
