"There's been no request for changes to posture.additional capabilities" from @NATO allies, per @PentagonPresSec "We're just not there yet"
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"
Russian Deputy FM Grushko: NATO with an extraordinary virtual meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers before meeting with Russia increases tensions around Ukraine
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.
35y.o. policeman died in hospital after cossack militiaman accidentally hit him with fireworks on NYE night
NATO foreign ministers meet on Friday to discuss Russia's military build-up on Ukraine's border
Gazprom yesterday decreased pumping of natural gas via Ukraine to 52.5MCM(from booked 109.6MCM), expected to decrease to 50.5MCM on 4th January
NATO Secretary-General has called a meeting of the NATO-Russia council for January 12th, according to a statement
Fire at Antipinsky refinery in Tyumen contained
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
2 year 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
Ukrainian 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
The 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
NATO 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
2 year agoLeaders of the five nuclear-weapon states affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought
Russian warplanes launch an air raid targeting the eastern outskirts of Idlib city
2 year 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
2 year agoIn 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
A 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
2 year agoSyria: aftermath of Russian airstrike on water pumping station, taking it out
Spokesperson of Russian Foreign Ministry Zakharova accused UK in funding programs, aimed at destabilization situation inside Russia
Putin 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
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"
An improvised device was found near a bridge in Zelenograd
In the first minutes of the new year: Russian aircraft launch raids in the vicinity of Idlib city, Jisr al-Shughur and Jabal al-Zawiya
"I'm not gonna negotiate here in public but we made it clear he cannot, I'll emphasize, cannot invade Ukraine," adds @POTUS
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
"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
US Department of State: .@SecBlinken spoke today with @NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg. @NATO is ready for productive dialogue in the NATO – Russia Council and stands united in efforts to ensure European security
Secretary Antony Blinken:.@jensstoltenberg and I encourage Russia to engage meaningfully in the Strategic Stability Dialogue, @NATO – Russia Council, and @OSCE. The Alliance stands ready for meaningful dialogue with Russia and united to deter further aggression against Ukraine
