3 years agoMilitary convoy filmed in Oryol region of Russia
3 years agoMilitary echelon filmed at Luzhki Orlovskie railway station
3 years ago91 Russian lawyers, scientists, journalists, actors, writers, and musicians have signed an open letter protesting against Moscow's war against Ukraine
3 years agoSec Blinken & FM Lavrov will likely speak this week, @UnderSecStateP says on CBS
3 years agoU.S. senators are close to a deal on a Russia sanctions bill that could include some penalties even if President Putin doesn't send troops into Ukraine
3 years ago Canadian Defense Minister Anita Anand says all Canadian military trainers in Ukraine have been moved west of the Dnieper River "to keep our Canadian armed forces safe and secure" amid Russian invasion threat. Story coming soon to @globeandmail
3 years ago 4 project 03160 Raptors moving south near Rogachevka, Voronezh Oblast
3 years agoMilitary convoy in Klintsy
3 years agoSatellite images showing military leaving base near Yelnya
3 years ago Probably Northen Fleet's 200th MRB headed south near Ukraine
3 years ago Military echelon filmed in Bryansk region
3 years agoMilitary filmed guarding street in Valuyki
3 years agoThe authorities began the evacuation of the population in the areas of the city of Pyatigorsk in the Stavropol Territory, located near the burning cold storage facility
3 years ago Military convoy filmed in Tula
3 years agoIn the Novgorod region, the MiG-31 fighter skidded off the runway, the crew was not injured
3 years ago New State Dept warning issued for Ukraine: "The security situation continues to be unpredictable due to the increased threats of Russian military action. U.S. citizens should consider departing now”
3 years ago US senior admin official on Russia's UNSC presidency: "I think the bigger issue and maybe the question is how Russia wants to use the events that it puts on the calendar in February to address or potentially distract from the situation in Ukraine and its own actions”
3 years ago UK prime minister Boris Johnson will speak to Russia's president Putin in coming days on Ukraine crisis. - Coming week could be important one for Johnson on foreign policy stage as he looks to assert UK role in mediating crisis
3 years ago Rep. Gregory Meeks, who is leading a congressional delegation in Ukraine, says there must be a "plan A and a plan B, because we don't know what Putin will do" as Russia's troop buildup near Ukraine continues. Meeks added he's "confident" Ukrainians will defend their country
3 years agoRussia's statistics agency Rosstat reports that the nation's population fell by over 1 million in 2021
3 years ago "If war were to break out on a scale and scope that is possible, the civilian population will suffer immensely," Gen. Milley warns. He tells @barbarastarrcnn if the forces massed by Russia were unleashed on Ukraine, "it would be horrific, it would be terrible”
3 years ago U.S. military's top officer: "We strongly encourage Russia to stand down." Gen. Milley says Ukraine has the "right to be independent”
3 years ago Russia's military buildup near Ukraine has expanded to include supplies of blood along with other medical materials that would allow it to treat casualties, a key indicator of Moscow's military readiness, three U.S. officials tell @Reuters
3 years ago Zelensky says the White House is making the Russian invasion threat "as burning as possible" - "in my opinion, this is a mistake." Again criticizes withdrawals of staff/families from Western embassies - says the moves were "redundant and wrong"
3 years ago Zelensky: "I don't think the White House is going very wrong in their analysis. I think that they are participating in this informational situation that is created around our borders"
3 years ago Zelensky says "we do see" the 100,000 Russian troops. "If it happens, it will be open war. A horrible war, and we understand these things"
3 years ago Zelensky says it was a "mistake" for Western embassies - the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia - to withdraw families and non-essential staff. "In these circumstances, everyone is essential"
3 years ago Zelensky says Putin invited him to Sochi, asks why there: "Do you want me to ski there?" Suggests Odessa instead. "Let's swim in the sea."
3 years ago Zelensky, still asking questions to Putin: "Why are you proposing things that won't work? This is just blunt cynicism at high level."
3 years ago Zelensky: I don't want Ukraine to be a result between president Biden and President Putin. President Biden assured me that nothing will be decided behind Ukraine's back about the destiny and future about our country
