21 November 2024
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"
Continuing to see sizable forces being added by Russia along the border with Ukraine, @PentagonPresSec tells reporters
"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
Russian Navy this evening near Tartous2 year ago
Russian 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
Military echelon in Bryansk region
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"
Military convoy in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region2 year ago
Military convoy in Novoshakhtinsk, Rostov region
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
2 year ago
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
2 year ago
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
Military echelon in Kursk
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
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
Russia doesn't hesitate to use the energy supply to Europe as a weapon for geo-political gain, states @JosepBorrellF
Amid "a gathering storm cloud our discussions take a greater relevance," @JosepBorrellF tells @SecBlinken, speaking of the need for greater energy security for Europe
Military echelon in Korenevo, Kursk region2 year ago
Military echelon in Korenevo, Kursk region
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
Europe energy security threatened by Russian aggression, states @SecBlinken
Germany to boost troop deployment in Lithuania amid Ukraine tensions: minister
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Russian Prime Minister Mishustin ordered the Ministry of Defense and the Russian Foreign Ministry to hold talks and sign an agreement with Belarus on cooperation in providing humanitarian assistance to Syria. The draft agreement considering the deployment of the Belarusian military contingent
2 year ago
CNN: The US has intercepted communications showing some Russian officials have worried about the costs of a large-scale invasion of Ukraine
Military convoy filmed moving towards Nekhoteyevka border crossing in Belgorod region2 year ago
Military convoy filmed moving towards Nekhoteyevka border crossing in Belgorod region
2 year ago
Latest US intel warning abt possible Russia military invasion of Ukraine - "We take all these signs very seriously" Latvia DefMin @Pabriks tells @gmfus
Gazprom did not book Yamal-Europe gas pipeline capacities thru Ukraine and Poland until October
2 year ago
The Bell: The Russian government held a series of meetings on the readiness of certain sectors of the economy for possible sanctions for the invasion of Ukraine
Equipment left Boguchar military storage area