1 gads atpakaļSeveral 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
The US State Department: We welcome any diplomatic progress to resolve the crisis between Russia and Ukraine
1 gads atpakaļDuring 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
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
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"
1 gads atpakaļGerjon: 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
Russian Deputy FM Ryabkov after dinner with Deputy Secretary Sherman: The discussion was "amazing", there is an optimism. Though talks are quite difficult
FM 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
Fire at oil storage in Gudermes, Chechnya. No casualties
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"
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"
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"
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"
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
1 gads atpakaļ.@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"
1 gads atpakaļBlinken: - We've made it clear that we will continue to provide and supply Ukraine with defensive military equipment to be able to defend itself
1 gads atpakaļBlinken: - one country can't dictate to another it foreign policy and choices including with whom it will associate, one country can't exhort a sphere of influence to subjugate its neighbors
1 gads atpakaļBlinken: - Russia has repeatedly committed acts of aggression against neighbors: Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine - Fundamental principal of international security is at the stake: one country can't change the borders of another by force
Secretary Blinken on talks with Russia: 1. Any progress on reciprocal basis 2. Nothing happening without Europe 3. Hard to see making actual progress in atmosphere of escalation with a gun to Ukraine's head
NATO will no longer be able to "push back" Russia to secondary roles in European and international politics, it is time for the NATO to return to the borders of 1997 - Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Ryabkov
"If we're actually going to make progress, we're going to have to see deescalation, Russia pulling back from the threat that it currently poses to Ukraine," - Blinken
Blinken warns Russia of risk of 'confrontation' ahead of talks start
1 gads atpakaļ"If we're actually going to make progress, we're going to have to see deescalation, Russia pulling back from the threat that it currently poses to Ukraine," says Secretary of State Antony Blinken on pivotal US-Russia talks slated in Geneva this week
Blinken: Negotiating the status of US forces in Europe will not be on the table during talks with Russia
Joly won't rule out sending weapons to Ukraine over Russian military offensive, says Ottawa 'actively' engaged
Russian Black Sea fleet conducted exercises in occupid Crimea, focus to repel an attack from unmanned aerial vehicles
1 gads atpakaļAmong the guests at Republika Srpska day, Russian ambassador is present. There are also ministers from the Government of Serbia, prince Karadordevich
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has already registered 1,600 evacuation requests from Russian citizens in Kazakhstan
Deputy FM of Russia Ryabkov says if Russian demands will not be addressed the first meeting on security with U.S. will be the last
Russia said it was "disappointed" by signals from US and NATO a day before the talks in Geneva on Ukraine's crisis, and that the US is insisting on unilateral Russian concessions
More troops are being sent from Chkalovsky to Almaty and Zhetygen - Russian Defense Ministry
Movement of units of the Ivanovo airborne forces unit and 45 brigade of the airborne special forces to Kazakhstan
Secretary Antony Blinken:A pleasure to speak with @JosepBorrellF to further close U.S.-EU coordination on responses to shared challenges, including Russian aggression against Ukraine and PRC attempts to coerce Lithuania
On Sunday evening in Geneva, Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman will meet with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov over a working dinner to discuss the topics for the Strategic Stability Dialogue on Monday, per a State Department spox
Russian Aeroflot has suspended ticket sales for flights to Kazakhstan until January 20, the company said
1 gads atpakaļMovement of equipment of Russian Eastern military district in Amurskaya oblast
At talks in Geneva the US is willing to discuss with Russia the possibility of reciprocal limits on missile deployments in the region, says a US official
Negotiating with Russia the force posture or number of US troops in Europe is "not on the table" during upcoming talks in Geneva, a US official tells reporters
Senior Admin official says topics up for discussion in talks with Russianext week include: -Missiles, both in Ukraine and intermediate-range missiles elsewhere in Europe. -Military exercises close to each other's borders, including bombers and ground-based exercises
New York Times: U.S. has discussed with allies cutting off Russia's largest financial institutions from global transactions, imposing an embargo on some American-made technology, and arming insurgents in Ukraine if Russia invades the country
1 gads atpakaļSentinel-2 imagery of Taganrog Airbase earlier today, January 8th. 10 x IL-76s are present. The remainder of the 708th's IL-76s, some 10-15 aircraft, are likely involved in the CSTO operation in Kazakhstan
1 gads atpakaļJens Stoltenberg: Always good to meet @EU_Commission President @vonderleyen. We discussed Russia's military buildup in & around Ukraine & implications for European security. NATO continues to coordinate with our strategic partner the EU as we prepare for the meeting in the NATO-Russia council
Secretary Antony Blinken:Diplomacy is the only responsible way to resolve this crisis. We are committed to meaningful reciprocal dialogue with Russia & consultation and coordination with our Allies & partners. We prefer diplomacy, but stand ready to respond to further Russian aggression against Ukraine
1 gads atpakaļRussia is deploying the 5th heavy transport aircraft An-124, board 82040, to transport the army contingent to Kazakhstan. Aircraft at the Ivanovo airfield for loading
1 gads atpakaļRussian military echelon at Slyudyanka 2 station
One person injured in a shooting in the center of Derbent
1 gads atpakaļMilitary echelon in Skovorodino, Amur region
The Russian Aerospace Forces have completed the transfer of Armenian servicemen from the CSTO forces to Kazakhstan, the Russian Defense Ministry said
1 gads atpakaļMilitary convoy filmed in Ryazan
Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kazakhstan: over four thousand people were detained, among them - "citizens of the neighboring state"
1 gads atpakaļRussian military traffic to Kazakhstan in the last 2 hours: -RUAF IL76 RFF8565 -RUAF An-124 RFF8459 -RUAF Il-76MD RFF8393 -RUAF Il-76MD-90A CTA0558K -RUAF IL-76MD RFF8246 -RUAF Il-76MD RFF8547 -RUAF An-124 RFF8493
In a new phone call President of Kazakhstan Tokayev and Putin discussed initiative to hold online CSTO summit
In the village of Mishkino in the Kurgan region, an unknown assailant attacked a patrol-guard service car, one policeman was killed on the spot, another was hospitalized. When the National Guards arrived at the scene, the suspect met them armed resistance and was killed
