3 years agoKremlin's spokesperson says that Kazakhstan authorities have not requested assistance from the Russian Federation
3 years agoKremlin's spokesperson on possible assistance to Kazakhstan: "Hope our Kazakh friends will be able to resolve internal issues on their own. Important to avoid foreign interference"
3 years agoUkrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba: In helicopter with @JosepBorrellF, taking off to Luhansk region. First ever EU HR/VP visit to Donbas since Russia launched this war
3 years agoThe Russian Foreign Ministry: The military level of NATO participating in the negotiations will be an indication of their seriousness
3 years agoThe Russian Foreign Ministry: We have the military tools to maintain security in the event that the non-NATO expansion negotiations fail
3 years agoThe Russian Foreign Ministry said that they are closely following the development of the situation in Kazakhstan
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 agoRussia - 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 agoDeputy 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 agoNATO 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 agoNATO 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 agoEU 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 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
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 agoSpokesperson 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