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"
The Pentagon: Additional Russian forces are heading to the border with Ukraine and to Belarus
Pentagon says US continues to see sizable forces added by Russia along border with Ukraine
"We don't know exactly what he's planning" per @PentagonPresSec on Russia's Putin. Suggests Putin could still choose a diplomatic path to address standoff over Ukraine
Pentagon spokesman says no additional U.S. troops have been put on prepare to deploy orders
Kirby had no announcements to make regarding additional U.S. troop movements to Europe. "We have upwards of 80,000 troops already on the European continent, so there's a lot of capability that just already exists"
2 year agoContinuing to see sizable forces being added by Russia along the border with Ukraine, @PentagonPresSec tells reporters
2 year ago"It's a whole panoply of things we're looking at," says Pentagon spox John Kirby, noting that Russian President Putin continues to build not just combat but also logistics and sustainment capabilities near the border with Ukraine
2 year agoRussian Navy this evening near Tartous
