Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
2 year agoA Russian MiG-31K carrying a Kinzhal missile was spotted landing at the Kaliningrad Chkalovsk airbase on February 7
2 year ago"The transatlantic partnership is key for peace in Europe and this is what Putin also has to understand, that he will not be able to split European Union or to split NATO. We will act together," says German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on the threat of Russia invading Ukraine
Putin does not consider that Russia violated the territorial integrity of Ukraine. "They seized power there by force, we were forced to protect the Crimeans"
Putin said that he briefly informed Macron about the Russian response, which will be sent to the US and NATO
Since February 2014, Russia has considered a coup d'état as the source of power in Ukraine, - Putin
Putin: we understand that conventional power of NATO is more than Russia's one. But Russia is the top nuclear power. And there will be no winners in the war (in case of Ukraine in NATO, and will attempt to return Crimea with force)
If Ukraine joins NATO and begins to return Crimea by military means, there will be no winners - Putin
French president Emmanuel Macron says: "I was particularly concerned about Belarusian President Lukashenka's references to nuclear weapons of mass destruction, but today President Putin calmed me down"
If Ukraine is in NATO and attacks Crimea, then there will be a conflict between the Russian Federation and the alliance - Putin
Russian government has nothing to do with companies operating in Mali - Putin
2 year agoMacron: "it is our shared responsibility to agree on concrete measures to stabilize the situation and consider de-escalation"
Macron: We seek a permanent solution to the conflict in Donbass, and there is progress in implementing the ceasefire
2 year agoMacron after his meeting with Putin: "We are both aware of the gravity of the situation"
2 year agoMacron: "there is still time" to preserve peace
Putin says 'possible' to move forward on some of Macron's proposals. To talk again about it on the phone, after Macron's trip to Kyiv
Putin concerned that discrimination against the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine is enshrined in law
Putin: We are ready to grant political asylum to people like Mr. Poroshenko in Russia
Kyiv ignores all possibilities for the peaceful restoration of the territorial integrity of Ukraine through dialogue with the Donbass, - Putin
Putin: Russia does not threaten any country, and we conducted military exercises inside our borders
Ukraine's authorities set a course for the dismantling of the Minsk agreements - Putin
NATO has designated us as an adversary - Putin
The main concerns of the Russian Federation in the proposals for security guarantees were ignored, - Putin
DHS updates terrorism bulletin in the wake of recent violent events and Russia-Ukraine tensions
Biden says US citizens should leave Ukraine now. "I think it would be wise to leave the country. I'm not talking about our diplomatic corps. I'm talking about the Americans there. I don't want them to get caught in the crossfire"
2 year ago"If Russia makes a choice to further invade Ukraine, we are jointly ready and all of NATO is ready." President Biden says he and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz "developed a strong package of sanctions" if Russia "violates Ukraine's sovereignty"
2 year ago"We are in a very difficult situation" with the "military threat" by Russia against Ukraine, says @OlafScholz, adding "it's a serious threat to European security
2 year ago"We're ready to continue talks in good faith with Russia," says @POTUS alongside @OlafScholz, but "it cannot be business as usual if Russia further invades" Ukraine
The Pentagon: The invasion of Ukraine would be catastrophic for its people, and it would not be without losses for the Russian army
"We would certainly agree that another invasion of Ukraine would be disastrous" and "not cost free" for Russia, per @PentagonPresSec "It doesn't have to be that way. There's plenty of opportunity for Mr. Putin to do the right thing"
