More than 2/3 of the banking sector of Russianow under US sanctions, says @PressSec
European Union: New sanctions against Russia will not be the last
British worker at the UK embassy in Berlin charged with Russian spying offences
Biden: The Ukrainian army is fighting successfully because we trained them and gave them weapons
Biden: We will continue to provide Ukraine with weapons to defend itself, such as advanced drones, Javelin missiles, and others
In his speech to @NABTU, @POTUS says "we won't be able to advertise every piece of security we give" to Ukraine
He'll be signing an executive order that'll "ban any new U.S. investment in Russia," adds @POTUS
1 year ago"Major war crimes" being committed by Russia in Ukraine, @POTUS tells @NABTU
US military official: Ukrainians are training to operate "Switchblade" drones
North Korea could be preparing to restart land trade with Russia on their shared border. Satellite imagery from recent weeks shows resumed work to upgrade a freight station, suggesting a resumption may be on the horizon
An unidentified Russian aircraft flying off the northern coast of Norway raised an alert among NATO officials, prompting a Norwegian fighter jet to lift off into the sky and investigate
US Deputy Secretary of State: We will hold Putin and his aides accountable, and we believe that Bucha is just the beginning of what we will see
Of the almost nearly 130 battalion tactical groups that the Russians applied to this invasion, the US still assesses that they still have "more than 80" BTGs inside Ukraine , according to a senior US defense official
U.N. will vote tomorrow to suspend Russia from its Human Rights Council
The UK has imposed a full asset freeze on Russia's largest bank Sberbank and committed to end all imports of Russian coal and oil by the end of 2022 in retaliation to Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine
Russia Foreign Minister Lavrov's wife and daughter also sanctioned by US
US Treasury Secretary: We will not participate in the G-20 meetings in Indonesia if Russia participates
US sanctions two Putin daughters and toughens penalties on Russia banks
1 year agoRussian militants in Shyrokyne shelling Mariupol city with Grad rockets today
The US Department of Justice accuses Russian billionaire Konstantin Malofeyev of violating sanctions
1 year agoThese 3 young Belarusians were violently arrested by the police of dictator Lukashenka They were shot and abused. Their crime Being suspected of having sabotaged railway lines to prevent the Russian war effort.
1 year agoBritain's @DefenceHQ intel releases satellite imagery of Buca Ukraine. "Imagery dated 21 March 2022 shows at least 8 bodies identified lying in a street in Bucha. Bucha was occupied by the Russian armed forces until 31 March 2022"
Slovenia declares 33 Russian diplomats persona non grata Move aims to act 'in harmony' with other EU countries, according to Foreign Ministry
The Kremlin: A phone call between Putin and the Hungarian prime minister on Ukraine
Stoltenberg: We must take into account the effects of Russian aggression and the new role of China in NATO's strategy
1 year agoA Ukrainian Stugna-P ATGM operator hitting a Russian tank 3600 meters away somewhere in the east of the country
Norway declares three Russian diplomats persona non grata
Germany is in confidential discussions with Kyiv about possible security guarantees it could offer Ukraine to ensure its safety after Russia's invasion, Chancellor Olaf Scholz told the Bundestag
1 year agoDmitry Medvedev announces "a lot of" assassinations of Ukrainians abroad and more "denazification" of Ukraine and the whole of Europe up to Lisbon
The Ministry of Finance of Russia announced that for the first time it fulfilled its obligations in Eurobonds to foreign holders (649.2 million euros) in Russian rubles. The payment was made in rubles due to the refusal of a foreign bank to execute orders in foreign currency. Foreign creditors will be able to convert rubles received on Russian Eurobonds into foreign currency no earlier than Russia will return access to frozen foreign currency reserves
Hungary is preparing to pay for Russian gas in Ruble: Hungarian Foreign Minister
State Duma speaker says head of LDPR party Zhyrinovsky has died
The Greek authorities declared 12 members of the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the Russian Federation, which are accredited in Greece, as personae non gratae
1 year agoMissiles launched over Belgorod this morning, possible air defense
[email protected]_Commission president Ursula @vonderleyen says "we have to look into oil" but did not mention gas
Students and teachers of all schools in the Belgorod region evacuated due to the bomb threats - the mayor of Belgorod
Russian Security Council: Calls to nationalize our companies abroad are like robberies
1 year agoDrone video of trenches excavated by Russians in the Chernobyl radiation area
Russian tax agents and police will enforce measures against foreign currency exchange black market
The EUCO president Charles Michel says that sanction measures on oil or gas will be needed "sooner or later"
Canada sanctions 9 more Russians including oligarchs: - Vladimir Potanin (NorNickel) - Leonid Michelson (NOVATEK) - Viktor Vekselberg (Renova) - Kirill Shamalov (Sibur) - Dmitry Pumpyansky (TMK)+his wife Galina - Vadim Moshkovich (Rusagro) - Alexandr Vinokurov (Marathon Group)
A man rammed his car into the gate of Russia's embassy in Bucharest, Romania. It is still unclear whether the crash was an accident or decapture. The driver died shortly after the incident
According to Kursk governor, border checkpoint Sudzha was shelled with mortar, Russian border guards had to return fire
Responding to @pwidakuswara who asks about China state media's reporting on the UkraineWar, @PressSec says if you're repeating the propaganda of Russia and Putin "you're on the wrong side of history
Family members of government officials of Russia to be included in new sanctions tomorrow, confirms @PressSec
It's not in the US interest "to be at war with Russia," says @PressSec
Additional US sanctions on Russia, to be announced Wednesday, are "in part" a response to the BuchaMassacre, says @PressSec
"We've only seen potentially the tip of the iceberg" of atrocities committed in Ukraine by Russia, says @PressSec
Additional sanctions to be announced tomorrow by the US and others on Wednesday will target government officials of Russia, confirms @PressSec
US shares the frustration expressed today by @ZelenskyyUa that Russia "is a permanent member of the (UN) Security Council, says @PressSec. "We don't see that changing
Ukrainian Health Minister: Russian forces attacked 279 hospitals and destroyed 19 of them completely since the beginning of the invasion
Explosion occurred at Krasnogvardeysky district of Belgorod region, - head of district confirms, though denies it was a result of shelling
1 year agoUkrainian border guards return to Ivankiv and Mlachivka units in Kyiv region, which were attacked by the Russian army on February 24
Washington will ban all new investments in Russia from Wednesday
Portugal expelled 10 Russian diplomats
Roskomnadzor demands that Google restores Russian state agencies' websites in the search engine
Britain: 350 billion dollars of Russia's assets were frozen and we prevented Putin from using it in the war
10 Russian diplomats will be expelled from Romania
1 year agoUK Foreign Secretary @trussliz in Warsaw: Poland has always been clear eyed about Russia. You have understood Putin's malign intent. You were right. we agree the only way to end this war is for Putin to lose in Ukraine, we agree to step up our sanctions
Zelensky, in a speech before the UN Security Council, calls for the exclusion of Russia from the UN Security Council
Israeli Foreign Minister Lapid on Bucha massacre: Russia committed war crimes against a defenseless civilian population
1 year agoZelensky: I want to remind Russian diplomats that Adolf Eichmann did not go unpunished
UN says 'credible' claims Russia has used cluster ammunition in populated Ukraine areas
"The Russian military and those who gave the criminals orders must be brought to justice" in a venue similar to the Nuremberg tribunal, demands @ZelenskyyUa
1 year agoZelensky: The UN watched and did not want to see the occupation of Crimea, the war against Georgia, and how Russia was preparing the basis for other conflicts
1 year ago"The massacre of Bucha is only one of many," adds @ZelenskyyUa, saying dozens of other Ukrainian communities have suffered similar to Bucha
Zelenskyy also references MH17 and Syrian war (Chemical weapons), to give examples of Russia denying the proven facts. He tells the UN: "It is 2022. We have conclusive evidence. We have satellite evidence. We give maximum cooperation with journalists and investigators
"Show other war criminals in the world how they will be punished," @ZelenskyyUa tells UN Security Council
"Russia wants to turn Ukraine into silent slaves," adds @ZelenskyyUa. "They are looting everything starting with food and gold earrings"
Speech to the UN Security Council from Ukraine's President Zelensky: "They shot and killed women and children. Civilians were crushed by tanks while sitting in their cars. Women and children raped and killed in front of their children"
Martin Griffiths: Ground and air attacks have made life almost impossible for many civilians in Ukraine
1 year agoZelensky addresses the UN
1 year agoUkrainian forces destroyed a Russian fuel truck with a Stugna-P ATGM strike
Gazprom Group recalls its representatives from the management bodies of Gazprom Germania GMBH, its subsidiaries and their investment objects
1 year agoMore than 4.2 million have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion, according to @Refugees. That's nearly 10 percent of the country's pre-war population. The overwhelming majority have gone to Poland
EU declares 'a number' of Russian diplomats 'persona non grata': foreign policy chief Borrell
Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: we are closing two Russian consulates and expelling their staff
1 year agoPutin says Russia will 'monitor' food exports to 'hostile' countries
1 year agoTwo Russian T-72B3 tanks advancing from Izium to Barvinkove were destroyed by the Ukrainian forces
1 year agoUrsula von der Leyen on 5th package of sanctions: 3 – A ban on Russian and Russian operated vessels from accessing EU ports and a ban on Russian and Belarusian road transport operators. 4 – Further export bans, worth €10 billion, in crucial areas: advanced semiconductors, machinery and transport equipment
Ursula von der Leyen on 5th package of sanctions:1 – An import ban on coal from Russia, worth €4 billion per year, cutting another important revenue source for Russia. 2 – A full transaction ban on 4 key Russian banks, among them VTB, the 2nd largest Russian bank
US will block Russia from paying debts with dollars held in US banks: Treasury
New EU sanctions package against Russia to 'include oil and coal': French minister
EU has agreed to completely end energy dependency on Russia, starting with coal and followed by oil and gas: German Foreign Minister
Stoltenberg: We will not recognize Russia's occupation of Ukraine, especially its control of the Crimea
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg says alliance determined to supply more weapons to Ukraine, adding they will do more for partners such as Georgia and Bosnia "vulnerable for Russian threats and interference"
Zelensky on Orban: "I called him, invited him, offered to meet with him. He was afraid, I'm sure of it. He might take it as an offense and say, 'I'm not afraid of anyone.' He is afraid of Russia's influence on his state. This influence exists, whether he likes it or not
"We see that China has been unwilling to condemn Russia's aggression and has joined Moscow in questioning the right of nations to choose their own path" - Stoltenberg
NATO Secretary General: We expect more Russian escalation against Eastern European countries
1 year agoNATO chief Stoltenberg says Russian troops are leaving the Kyiv area but not leaving Ukraine. He says the alliance believes (as long suspected) that Russia does intend to try to create a land bridge between Donbas and occupied Crimea
Spain expels 25 Russian diplomats for considering them "a threat"
1 year agoNew drone imagery shows Russian forces firing on a cyclists in Bucha, on Yablunska Street at 50.54148, 30.228898, where multiple corpses have been filmed and photographed
1 year agoUnknown location
A Ukrainian Stugna-P ATGM team shoots down a hovering Russian Ka-52 "Alligator" attack helicopter
1 year agoSweden has decided to expel three Russian diplomats who did not work in accordance with the Vienna Convention, says Foreign Minister Ann Linde
1 year agoRussian media watchdog Roskomnadzor demands from Wikipedia to remove information about war in Ukraine and Russian crimes
1 year agoAccording to the Central Bank of Russia, since the war began its foreign reserves dropped from USD643.2 billion on 18 Feb to USD604.4 billion on 25 Mar. The bank is spending on average USD7.76 billion a week to prop up the economy and meet international financial commitments
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues to threaten European security, the U.S. Defense Department approved the sale of eight F-16 fighter planes to Bulgaria in a $1.67 billion deal to bolster the country's air force
General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine: In the direction of the Pivdennobuzhsky direction the Russian forces carry out assault actions with the support of artillery for the purpose of taking control of the settlement of Olexandrivka, have partial success. In the area of the settlements of Lyubyne, Myrne, and Kopani, the Russian artillery shelled the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine: In the direction of Slovyansk, the Russian enemy is trying to resume offensive operations. In the direction of Barvinkove it has partial success, advanced 7 km, took control of the village of Brazhkivka. Also, it attacked by the battalion tactical group of the 1st Tank regiment in the direction of the settlement of Sulyhivka, but had no success
General Staff of Armed Forces of Ukraine: Donetsk and Luhansk regions. In the areas of Borivske, Novoluhanske, Solodke, Marinka, Zolota Nyva, the enemy continued artillery shelling of positions of units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and civilian infrastructure.The russian enemy carried out assault operations near the settlements of Novotoshkivske, Nyzhne, Popasna, Kalynove, Stepne, Rubizhne, Troitske, Novobakhmutivka, and Novoselivka Druha, but was unsuccessful
