The Biden Administration is set to impose a new round of sanctions, this time going after companies that are part of Russia's military and intelligence procurement networks
The Russian army will build a new base in the village of Kuberlik, west of Tel Abyad
Macron: I hope to speak with Putin in the coming hours about plans to evacuate Mariupol
French President Emmanuel Macron says that France, Turkey, Greece will carry out an "exceptional humanitarian operation" "for all those who want to leave" the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, which has faced near total destruction after an unrelenting Russian bombing campaign
Polish PM Morawiecki: At the next session of the Sejm, we will present a bill on the confiscation of the property of Russian oligarchs in Poland
German Chancellor: We will break free from dependence on Russian gas sooner than many think
1 year agoPoland's PM @MorawieckiM says early next week, Poland will present a plan to move away from Russia's oil, gas and coal as soon as possible
Anonymous: Russian Central Bank hack is confirmed and will be released soon via DDoSecrets[.]com #OpRussia
The FCC has added AO Kaspersky Lab to its list of 'communications equipment and services deemed a threat to U.S. national security'
1 year agoFor the first time today, an Azerbaijani officer states to a Russian commander in the Karabakh region that "the same agreement that Russian President Putin signed" obliges Armenian soldiers to leave the region on the basis of the trilateral agreement
European Commission President: We have taken an additional package of sanctions to dry up the sources of funding for the Russian war machine
At a briefing in Rzeszów, President Biden again called Putin a "war criminal," after the State Department announced this week its formal assessment that Russian forces have committed war crimes in Ukraine
US military official says Russians losing control of Kherson. "It doesn't appear to be as solidly under Russian control as before."
1 year agoAt about 4:30 p.m., the Russian military fired six cruise missiles at the Armed Forces Command in Vinnytsia. Some of them were shot down by air defense
Turkish President Erdogan had a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Zelensky. During the call, the situation on the ground and the stage of negotiations in the Russia-Ukraine war were discussed
France summons Russian ambassador over 'unacceptable' tweet: foreign ministry
Ukrainian Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba has denied that there is a consensus between Russia and Ukraine on four points in the peace talks, as Turkish President Erdogan said. "There is no agreement. Specifically, the only state language in Ukraine is and will be Ukrainian," Kuleba said
Russian ambassador summoned to French Foreign Ministry
Russia's defence ministry said on Friday that the first phase of its military operation in Ukraine was mostly complete and that it would focus on completely "liberating" eastern Ukraine's Donbass region
1 year agoU.S. intelligence analysts have concluded that Russian military spy hackers were behind a cyberattack on a satellite broadband service that disrupted Ukraine's military communications at the start of the war last month, according to U.S. officials
Russian ministry of defense admits death of 1351 servicemen, 3825 wounded
China's state-run Sinopec Group has suspended talks for a major petrochemical investment and a gas marketing venture in Russia, sources told Reuters, heeding a government call for caution as sanctions mount over the invasion of Ukraine
Roskomnadzor blocked the website of the online publication Delfi in Latvian on the territory of the Russian Federation by decision of the Kaliningrad court
FSB detained a citizen of Ukraine in Moscow on suspicion of espionage
1 year agoThis morning, a large column of Russian trucks with "V" marks was moving from Rechitsa (Gomel region) along the M10 highway, then turned onto the Gomel bypass road to the M8 highway
At least 300 people died in Russian bombing of Mariupol drama theatre on Mar 16, city council said. This figure is corroborated by witnesses who were there. In this account (in Ukr), a witness says pregnant women transferred from a bombed hospital died too
1 year agoRussian military column filmed in Bilhorod region
A hybrid, total war was declared on Russia, - said Lavrov
1 year agoImages from Mykolaiv of a destroyed Russian Kamaz truck and a captured pontoon bridge. Most areas around Mykolaiv are said to have been cleared of Russian forces
Erdogan says Ukraine and Russia reached an understanding on four of the six topics of disagreement Somewhat agreed on: NATO; Partial disarmament; Collective security; Russian language; Remaining topics: Crimea and Donbas
1 year agoRussian military column filmed near the border of Ukraine
A resident of Khabarovsk was detained in a case of treason: he is suspected of trying to transfer "secret information" to the special services of Ukraine during hostilities
Hungary rejects Ukraine's call to allow arms supplies to transit through its territory and ban Russian oil and gas
1 year agoDnipro regional administration: Russia targeted military unit near Dnipro city with 2 missiles. Rescuers working on the site
1 year agoUK Defense Ministry says Ukraine seized towns and positions up to 35 kilometres east of Kyiv after counter-attacks and Russians falling back on overextended supply lines
1 year agoRussian cyber actors targeted US and international ICS/SCADA and energy facilities, attempting to cause damage to systems and supply chains. Today, @FBI & @DoJ announced criminal charges against four MCAs, most from FSB Center 16, for targeting civilian critical infrastructure
Indictment by @TheJusticeDept of Russian gov actors' (from MoD Research Institute and FSB) work over the years to compromise global energy infrastructure. The efforts to compromise safety systems of oil refineries in Saudi and US are disturbing
1 year agoState Dept offering $10 million for info on Russian government hackers
New alert from @CISAgov, @FBI, and @ENERGY: It documents historical cyber activity of Russian state-sponsored cyber operations. and assesses that there is an ongoing threat to the U.S. energy sector
The US State Department: We are coordinating with partners to ensure that Russia does not circumvent the sanctions
Russia sent 100 soldiers and 4 Military helicopters to Qamishli airport northeastern Syria
The United States, the European Union and largely western allies have blocked Belarus' bid to join the World Trade Organization, saying its complicity in Russia's invasion of Ukraine makes it unfit for membership in the global trade group
The U.N. atomic watchdog hopes to deploy around 15 to 20 staff to Ukraine's nuclear facilities if an agreement with Kyiv and Moscow is reached on ensuring safety there, a U.S. congressman said on Thursday after a meeting with the watchdog's chief
President Biden says he thinks Russia should be removed from the G20. But it'll depend on G20 members. He added that if it can't happen, he believes Ukraine should be allowed to attend the G20 meetings
1 year ago"We would respond." US President Biden wouldn't give any details, but said there would be a response should Russia use chemical weapons in Ukraine
1 year ago.@POTUS speaking at NATO. Says "NATO has never been more United. Putin is getting exactly the opposite of what he intended"
Any demand by Russia to receive payment in roubles for its gas exports would represent a breach of contract, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday
5 civilians killed, 8 wounded as result of Russian attacks today in Luhansk region - head of regional administration
1 year agoIf Russia President Putin were to use WMDs in Ukraine "the consequences would be very, very severe" but you "have to have an ambiguity about your response," says @BorisJohnson to reporters following @NATO meeting
1 year agoUnknown people left a pig's head outside Ekho Moskvy editor Alexei Venediktov's apartment and put a Ukrainian crest sticker on his door with "Judensau" – Jewish pig" – written on it
1 year agoPoland's PM @Morawieckim ahead of the EUCO: We should act decisively in the area of sanctions on gas, oil and coal from Russia. If we do not pay this price today, we will pay it one way or another tomorrow or the day after
1 year agoPrime Minister Morawiecki before the EU summit: what is happening in Ukraine is a massacre, it is barbaric. Poland organizes diplomatic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine, we provide defensive weapons
1 year agoA very important aspect for me as the President of the country that borders Ukraine is and will be to increase the presence of NATO on the eastern flank of the Alliance - President @AndrzejDuda after the Extraordinary NATO Summit
The most important topic of the NATO summit was what other measures the North Atlantic Alliance can and should take to end Russia's aggression towards Ukraine - President Andrzej Duda said
.@MorawieckiM: Poland is fulfilling its duty today, to its neighbor, but also to the free world. In order for it to remain safe, to be able to restore peace in Ukraine, today we need determination towards Russia, but also great heart and courage towards Ukraine
The G7 warns Russia against the use of nuclear or chemical/ biological weapons in Ukraine
1 year ago.@presidentpl: the president of the USA definitely declared that Art. 5 of the NATO Treaty will be launched as needed
.@MorawieckiM: What is happening in Ukraine is not an ordinary war, aggression of one army against another, it is slaughter against civilians, women, children and the elderly. Humanitarian convoys are under attack, which is barbaric
.@MorawieckiM: We will appeal to cut off access to European ports, cut off trade with Russia by road or rail, and treat the sanctions as seriously as possible, this is the only way for Russia to withdraw from its aggressive policy
Adviser to the Ukrainian President: The progress of the Russian forces has practically stopped in several regions due to their lack of the necessary resources
1 year ago1 month since Russia started devastating war, UNGA (with resounding majority-140) just adopted a resolution Humanitarian Consequences of Aggression against Ukraine demands to stop the war
On Thursday, the National Council decided on comprehensive support for the digitization of the media - and at the same time a ban on broadcasting Russia Today in Austria
1 year agoRussian army shelled lyceum, boiling room and culture center in Kyrdany village of Korosten district. 5 houses destroyed, 13 damaged in Rakivschyna village
1 year agoBurning Russian Landing Ship at Berdiansk visible in satellite imagery from earlier today. Also visible are the two other Ropucha class landing ships, one sailing in circles. Various tugs and smaller craft rushing around
1 year agoNATO's Supreme Allied Commander has activated the alliance's chemical, biological and radiological "defense elements" out of concern that a possible chemical attack by Russia may spill over Ukraine's border
Allies "called on China to refrain from supporting Russia's war effort," including by providing economic or military support. "Beijing should use its significant influence on Russia and promote an immediate peaceful resolution." - Stoltenberg
U.S. sanctions deployed today: 328 Duma Members, Duma as an entity; Sberbank CEO Herman Gref; Gennady Timchenko and family members; 47 Russian defense companies; 17 board members of Sovcombank
Special military operation is going according to plan, all goals will be achieved - Russian Foreign Ministry
The latest EUCO draft also mentions that the "European Council calls on all countries to align with those sanctions. Any attempts to circumvent sanctions or to aid Russia by other means must be stopped
Russian shelling continues on the outskirts of Kharkiv, causing a number of casualties
1 year agoThe president of the International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday said he and Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov had discussed the need to protect civilians during Moscow's war in Ukraine
Polina Kovaleva, the effective stepdaughter of Sergey Lavrov, has now been sanctioned by the UK
Foreign Office is preparing to announce sanctions against 65 more entities and individuals, including Russian billionaire Eugene Shvidler and Galina Danilchenko, who was installed by Moscow as the mayor of Melitopol in southeastern Ukraine
.@JensStoltenberg will stay on as head of the NATO alliance for another year as allies agreed to extend his term because of the grave security crisis triggered by Russia's war in Ukraine, @SkyNews understands
Pumping of natural gas through the "Power of Siberia" will be stopped from March 29 to April 4 due to scheduled works, - Gazprom
The existence of Russia itself is at stake today - Head of Russian delegation at talks with Ukraine and former minister of culture Medinsky
Russian Defense Ministry claims control of the city of Izyum in the Kharkiv region
Ukrainian Prosecutor General's Office: 128 children have been killed and more than 172 injured since the start of the Russian war on Ukraine
1 year agoExplosion at Berdyans'k port, Reports suggest that a Russian military vessel carrying ammunition was hit. Zaporizhzhia oblast
1 year agoRapucha-class Russian landing ship fleeing Berdyansk port, looks the fuel depot at the port is burning
1 year agoA ship is reportedly on fire at Berdyansk port in Russian occupied southern-Ukraine on the Sea of Azov coast
