3 years agoRussian Air Force Ilyushin IL-76MD RA-78796 departed Ivanovo en route to Kazahstan
3 years agoRyabkov and Sherman at the U.S-Russia security talks in Geneva
3 years agoLocal sources: After the 8th Brigade of the 5th Corps refused to fight alongside Iranian militias against ISIS, Russia has stopped paying their salaries. The 8th Brigade is made up of former FSA in Busra al-Sham, Daraa, who were the 1st to sign the reconciliation agreements
3 years ago US reconnaissance missions over Ukraine and Kaliningrad
3 years ago Putin on the events in Kazakhstan: we have shown that we will not allow the situation to be destabilized at home, to implement scenarios of color revolutions
3 years ago Putin: After the completion of the mission, of course, the entire CSTO contingent will be withdrawn from the country.
3 years ago Red Wings flight from Moscow skidded off the runway while landing in Belgorod. No casualties.
3 years ago Security talks between Moscow and Washington begin in Geneva
3 years ago Russian delegation arrives for talks in Geneva just now
3 years ago The United States wants to restore the work of the Russia-NATO Council on conditions unacceptable for Moscow, - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov
3 years ago The United States and NATO could face a deterioration of their own security, if they do not show readiness for a dialogue with Russia on guarantees, - said Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov
3 years ago Russia has shown flexibility in negotiations for 30 years, it's time to draw the line, now the United States and NATO must do it, - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov
3 years agoMilitary echelon filmed in Kranoyarsk region
3 years ago The United States is uncomfortable with conducting a dialogue with Moscow, including on security guarantees, since they feel behind themselves the "eyes and ears" of part of the Russophobic-minded NATO partners, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
3 years agoSeveral hundred people protested in Kyiv today, urging the West to "say No to Putin" as talks between US, NATO and Russia are to begin this week Participants said Russia aims to plunge the world into a chaos, condemned its aggressive actions in Ukraine, intervention in Kazakhstan
3 years agoThe US State Department: We welcome any diplomatic progress to resolve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine
3 years ago During their working dinner tonight, @DeputySecState & Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov "discussed the bilateral topics both sides would address during the extraordinary meeting of the Strategic Stability Dialogue" tomorrow, per @StateDeptSpox
3 years ago US "will discuss certain bilateral issues with Russia at the SSD, but will not discuss European security without our European Allies and partners," says @StateDept readout after today's meeting between @DeputySecState and her Russian counterpart
3 years ago US official: "I would not at all be surprised if Russian media begins to report, perhaps even while the talks are still underway, that the U.S. has made all manner of concessions to Russia. This is a decapture attempt to create division among allies"
3 years ago Gerjon: This video by the Russian Ministry of Defence shows "Jupiter Jet" Antonov An-12 reg. UP-AN205 in Almaty, Kyrgyzstan. This airline was linked to the LNA airlift in the Second Libyan Civil War. She last flew on 04 Jan 2022
3 years ago Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov after dinner with Deputy Secretary Sherman: The discussion was "amazing", there is an optimism. Though talks are quite difficult
3 years agoFM of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba: Let's call a spade a spade. Putin demands the U.S., NATO & the EU to accept Russia's sphere of influence over sovereign neighboring states. But the Cold War is over, and so are spheres of influence. Putin's demands are illegitimate and harmful to international peace and security
3 years agoFire at oil storage in Gudermes, Chechnya. No casualties
3 years ago Delegations gathering for a working dinner between Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov. Ryabkov: "there is always a chance to make a deal"
3 years ago NATO Secretary General: "It is possible to find together a path, a political way forward, and also to address Russia's concerns. But there continues to be a risk of conflict"
3 years ago Stoltenberg: NATO is prepared for "a new armed conflict in Europe" should negotiations fail "I am aware of Russia's history. For centuries they have experienced conflict with neighbours," he told the Financial Times. "[But] Russia has an alternative: to co-operate, to work with Nato"
3 years ago NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg to @FT: - "NATO has warned Moscow to abandon its belligerent foreign policy and co-operate with the west or face a military alliance steeled for conflict"
3 years ago Secretary of the State Blinken: I condemn statement by President of Kazakhstan on "kill without warning" and condemn such policy if it is an actual policy
3 years ago .@JakeTapper: "Former Secretary Panetta said what drives Putin is desire to restore the old Soviet Union, do you agree?"- @SecBlinken: I think that's right, That is one of President Putin's objectives and it is to re-exert sphere of influence"
3 years ago Blinken: - We've made it clear that we will continue to provide and supply Ukraine with defensive military equipment to be able to defend itself
