3 years agoIn the Amur region, an explosion at a gas processing plant. The accident happened at one of the installations. Rescuers are now trying to extinguish the fire. Previously, there were no casualties.
3 years agoPeople gathering in Kostroma after two men raped and killed 5y.o. girl earlier today. People demanding from police to protect children
3 years ago"There's been no request for changes to posture.additional capabilities" from @NATO allies, per @PentagonPresSec "We're just not there yet"
3 years ago Russia - Ukraine: "We have a very large & robust footprint in Europe as it stands. as well as @NATO countries" per @PentagonPresSec "There are lots of options"
3 years agoRussian Deputy FM Grushko: NATO with an extraordinary virtual meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers before meeting with Russia increases tensions around Ukraine
3 years ago Deputy Foreign Minister Grushko said that he would represent the Russian diplomatic service at a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12 in Brussels.
3 years ago35y.o. policeman died in hospital after cossack militiaman accidentally hit him with fireworks on NYE night
3 years ago NATO foreign ministers meet on Friday to discuss Russia's military build-up on Ukraine's border
3 years agoGazprom yesterday decreased pumping of natural gas via Ukraine to 52.5MCM(from booked 109.6MCM), expected to decrease to 50.5MCM on 4th January
3 years ago NATO Secretary-General has called a meeting of the NATO-Russia council for January 12th, according to a statement
3 years agoFire at Antipinsky refinery in Tyumen contained
3 years ago EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will visit Ukraine's frontline this week in a show of support for Kyiv in the face of Moscow's military buildup on its border, Brussels said
3 years ago.@SecBlinken spoke Monday with the #Bucharest9 abt Russia's "destabilizing military buildup along Ukraine's border" & "the need for a united, ready, and resolute NATO stance for the collective defense of Allies" per @StateDept
3 years agoUkrainian theatre director, ex chief director of Odesa opera and ballet theater Yevhen Lavrenchuk, has been detained in Italy at the request of Russia. It accuses him of financial fraud during his work there prior to 2014. He is in detention while Italy decides on his extradition
3 years agoThe only accredited Ukrainian journalist in Russia, UNIAN's Roman Tsymbaliuk had to flee Russia due to safety concerns. He faced several criminal charges under fabricated criminal cases
3 years agoNATO has raised the readiness level of its Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF), per @barbarastarrcnn. The unit will now be ready to deploy within five days of being notified rather than the typical seven days, according to a European diplomatic source
3 years agoLeaders of the five nuclear-weapon states affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought
3 years agoRussian warplanes launch an air raid targeting the eastern outskirts of Idlib city
3 years agoAn overview of Yelnya from 29th December courtesy of @planet and with @CSBiggers support. Clearly, more equipment arrived between early (latest @Maxar's image) and late December
3 years ago In Sunday's phone call with @ZelenskyyUa, @POTUS made clear that the US and its allies and partners "will respond decisively" if Russia further invades Ukraine, according to a @WhiteHouse statement
3 years agoA cyber attack – possibly by China or Russia – hit the academic arm of the UK's Ministry of Defence and had a "significant" impact, the officer in charge at the time has revealed
3 years agoSyria: aftermath of Russian airstrike on water pumping station, taking it out
3 years ago Spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova accused UK in funding programs, aimed at destabilization situation inside Russia
3 years agoPutin and Erdogan discussed Russian proposals on security guarantees by phone, the Kremlin says in a call leaders reaffirmed their commitment to intensifying the mutually beneficial partnership between the two countries
3 years ago Finnish president: "And let it be stated once again: Finland's room to manoeuvre and freedom of choice also include the possibility of military alignment and of applying for NATO membership, should we ourselves so decide. NATO's business is the so-called Open Door policy"
3 years agoAn improvised device was found near a bridge in Zelenograd
3 years agoIn the first minutes of the new year: Russian aircraft launch raids in the vicinity of Idlib city, Jisr al-Shughur and Jabal al-Zawiya
3 years ago "I'm not gonna negotiate here in public but we made it clear he cannot, I'll emphasize, cannot invade Ukraine," adds @POTUS
3 years ago Asked if he got the sense that Putin is any less likely to invade Ukraine after their conversation, @POTUS replied: "Well, I got the sense of is that he's agreed that we would have three major conferences in Europe in the beginning of the middle of the month
3 years ago "I made it clear to President Putin that we will have severe sanctions, we will increase our presence in Europe, with NATO allies," @POTUS tells reporters after exiting restaurant in Wilmington
