2 year ago@POTUS Biden had a national security meeting today from Camp David regarding "continued Russian aggressive actions towards Ukraine." Joined in person by Steve Ricchetti and @JakeSullivan46
2 year agoA live fire Russian naval exercise has been scheduled inside the Irish EEZ
2 year agoEx-judge of the Supreme Court of Chechnya Yangulbaev and his daughter Aliya left Russia after Kadyrov's threats. Earlier, the head of Chechnya called family members accomplices of militants and called for their destruction in case of resistance to arrest. Yangulbayev's wife Zarema is still in Chechnya. There was no new information about her whereabouts and condition.
2 year agoLooks like more equipment from the 4th Tank Division arriving at Voronezh's Maslovka train station. T-80U tanks, Msta-S howitzers, MTU-72 bridgelayers
Venezuela may provide military-technical assistance to Russia in case of increased pressure from the United States, - says the ambassador of Russia in Caracas
Another unit of Russian marines with military equipment arrived in Belarus for exercises
2 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Smolensk
The Russian Foreign Ministry says publication that President of China allegedly asked Putin "not to attack Ukraine" on the eve of the Olympics is an "informational special operation"
Russia does not rule out military provocations by the US and Ukraine - Spokesperson of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Chita: looks like Russian combat engineer / assault sapper unit
Russian and UK defense ministers to meet over Ukraine: UK defense source
Russian Foreign Ministry: We will respond to the widespread deployment of NATO forces near our borders
Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba: Ukraine is grateful to Germany for its support since 2014, as well as for diplomatic efforts to resolve the Russian-Ukrainian armed conflict. But Germany's recent statements are disappointing and run against this support and efforts
Russian Foreign Ministry: Continuing to ignore our security demands will have serious consequences
2 year agoSatellite image shows additional military equipment arrived at Pogonovo firing range near Voronezh
The FSB and the police detained four members of the hacker group "The Infraud Organization", the alleged founder of which Andrei Novak is wanted in the United States on charges of cyber fraud
The publication by the US State Department of a bulletin on Russian policy in Ukraine on the eve of the talks between Lavrov and Blinken is an outright provocation, - the Russian Foreign Ministry said
Germany will send a field hospital to Ukraine, Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht said on Saturday, while once again rejecting Kyiv's calls for weapons delivery as fears of a Russian invasion grow
Tactical exercises to destroy fortified firing points and APCs with flamethrowers were held in Voronezh region, - Russian Western Military District reported
2 year agoMilitary echelon filmed in Oryol
Su-35S fighter jets from Russian Eastern Military District moved to Belarus
A senior State Department official, in describing the US thinking behind agreeing to send written responses to Moscow, notes "we're taking this step by step, but we don't want to be the ones to foreclose the possible diplomatic solution
2 year agoNow, the Russian warplanes are dropping two luminous thermal balloons in the sky of Jabal Al-Zawiya, south of Idlib
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke by phone today with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba at the conclusion of his trip to Europe to address Russia’s unprovoked military buildup near Ukraine’s borders
Germany is blocking NATO ally Estonia from giving military support to Ukraine by refusing to issue permits for German-origin weapons to be exported to Kyiv as it braces for a potential Russian invasion
Russia-Ukraine: "We continue to see a very sizable force presence by the Russians in the western part of their country.concerning" per @PentagonPresSec "They continue to add to the force presence there"
President Biden will meet with his national security team this weekend at Camp David, WH press secretary Jen Psaki said. Asked if another summit is necessary between Biden and Putin, she said that has not been decided but the president is open to one
2 year agoNATO rejects Russia's demands to withdraw forces from Bulgaria and Romania, saying the alliance "will not renounce its ability to protect and defend each other, including with the presence of troops in the eastern part of the Alliance."
.@PressSec confirms that @SecBlinken statement that "whether it's 1 Russian soldier or 1000 crossing the border it's an attack" is "the President's policy that he has directed to his Secretary of State”
Defense Minister of Latvia: The Baltic states will send "Stinger" and "Javelin" systems, as well as various individual equipment to help Ukraine to strengthen its defences. I strongly urge Russia to de-escalate situation at the border with Ukraine and respect its sovereignty
