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
US President Joe Biden said Monday at a meeting with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz that the two countries are "in lockstep" on confronting Russia over Ukraine
2 year agoMilitary echelon in Bryansk region
2 year agoUS and Germany working together to NordStream2 doesn't proceed if Russia conducts further aggression against Ukraine, @PressSec replies to @WhiteHouse reporters. "If they invade it will not move forward"
2 year agoMilitary convoy in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region
2 year ago140k Russian troops are not massing on the border with Ukraine to "have tea", says EU foreign policy chief Borrell, speaking in DC with US Sec of State Blinken. At the same time, he insists there is still room for diplomacy
Ukraine's Foreign Minister: Russia is trying to create tension between the West and Ukraine
German chancellor: Russia will pay a heavy price if it invades Ukraine
Lithuania raised the level of combat readiness in connection with the Russian-Belarusian exercises
Putin at the meeting with Macron says that Russia and France have a common security concern: I want to thank Paris for taking part in solving this problem
2 year agoMilitary echelon in Kursk
2 year agoNATO chief Jens Stoltenberg calls Russia–China statement an "attempt to denynations the right to make their own choices." "We must respect sovereign decisions, not return to an age of spheres of influence where the big powers can tell others what they can or cannot do
2 year agoAfter meeting Polish President Duda, NATO chief Stoltenberg criticizes China's backing of Russia's demand for the alliance to limit membership as an "attempt to deny sovereign nations the right to make their own choices." Stoltenberg calls on Moscow to accept his offer of talks
Russia doesn't hesitate to use the energy supply to Europe as a weapon for geo-political gain, states @JosepBorrellF
2 year agoAmid "a gathering storm cloud our discussions take a greater relevance," @JosepBorrellF tells @SecBlinken, speaking of the need for greater energy security for Europe
2 year agoMilitary echelon in Korenevo, Kursk region
2 year agoThis is a "truly critical discussion and one that could not be more timely," says @SecBlinken, beginning remarks at the US-EU Energy Council. As Europe tries to get through the winter, "Russia has attempted to increase its energy leverage
