3 years 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"
3 years 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
3 years 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
3 years ago The Pentagon: The invasion of Ukraine would be catastrophic for its people, and it would not be without losses for the Russian army
3 years ago "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"
3 years ago The Pentagon: Additional Russian forces are heading to the border with Ukraine and to Belarus
3 years ago Pentagon says US continues to see sizable forces added by Russia along border with Ukraine
3 years ago "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
3 years ago Pentagon spokesman says no additional U.S. troops have been put on prepare to deploy orders
3 years ago 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"
3 years ago Continuing to see sizable forces being added by Russia along the border with Ukraine, @PentagonPresSec tells reporters
3 years 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
3 years agoRussian Navy this evening near Tartous
3 years ago 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
3 years agoMilitary echelon in Bryansk region
3 years ago US 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"
3 years agoMilitary convoy in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region
3 years ago 140k 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
3 years ago Ukraine's Foreign Minister: Russia is trying to create tension between the West and Ukraine
3 years ago German chancellor: Russia will pay a heavy price if it invades Ukraine
3 years ago Lithuania raised the level of combat readiness in connection with the Russian-Belarusian exercises
3 years agoPutin 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
3 years ago Military echelon in Kursk
3 years ago NATO 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
3 years ago After 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
3 years ago Russia doesn't hesitate to use the energy supply to Europe as a weapon for geo-political gain, states @JosepBorrellF
3 years ago Amid "a gathering storm cloud our discussions take a greater relevance," @JosepBorrellF tells @SecBlinken, speaking of the need for greater energy security for Europe
3 years ago Military echelon in Korenevo, Kursk region
3 years ago This 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
3 years ago Europe energy security threatened by Russian aggression, states @SecBlinken
