Tag: Russia

NATO sends reinforcements and U.S. puts troops on alert as Ukraine tensions rise (Dmitry Antonov and Sabine Siebold, Reuters)

NATO said on Monday it was putting forces on standby and reinforcing eastern Europe with more ships and fighter jets, in what Russia denounced...

Austin Places 8,500 Troops on Heightened Readiness to Deploy to Europe (US Department of Defense)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has placed 8,500 U.S. service members to heightened preparedness to deploy given Russia's continuing provocations along its...

Secretary General discusses Russian military build-up, NATO’s Open Door policy with Finland and Sweden (NATO)

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed the close partnership of Finland and Sweden with NATO on Monday (24 January 2022). He met with Foreign Minister...

NATO Secretary General takes part in meeting with US President Biden (NATO)

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg took part in a virtual meeting organised by the President of the United States Joe Biden on Russia’s continued...

Readout of President Biden’s Video Call with European Leaders on Russia and Ukraine (White House)

President Biden held a secure video call with European leaders today. They reiterated their continued concern about the Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s borders...

US media ‘provoking China-Russia ties’ on Ukraine issue (Chen Qingqing, Liu Xin and Xu Yelu, Global Times)

With the US and UK ordering families of embassy employees in Kiev to depart Ukraine and authorizing non-emergency personnel to leave on Sunday, fears...

Russia-China-Iran coop. eroding US hegemony in Asia (IRNA)

The United States is facing the impact of military, security, and political collaborations among Russia, China and Iran, which are speeding up the diminishing...

EU ready to impose “never-seen-before” sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine, Denmark says (Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold, Reuters)

The European Union is ready to impose "never-seen-before" economic sanctions if Russia attacks Ukraine, Denmark's foreign minister said on Monday ahead of a meeting...

Russia developing next-generation sea-launched weapons — defense firm (TASS)

Russia’s Tactical Missile Corporation is developing new seaborne weapons, including a next-generation high-speed anti-ship missile with an extended strike range, Tactical Missile Corporation CEO...

Two battalion sets of Iskander-M missile systems to arrive for Russian troops this year (TASS)

Russia’s Central Military District will be reinforced with two battalions of Iskander-M tactical missile systems this year, Central Military District Commander Colonel-General Alexander Lapin...

Russian, Syrian pilots conduct joint air patrol mission along Golan Heights (TASS)

Russian and Syrian military pilots have conducted a joint air patrol mission along the Golan Heights and the Euphrates River, the Russian Defense Ministry...

Russia creates unique system to protect coastline and sea lanes — defense contractor (TASS)

Russia has created a unique system to defend the coastline and sea lanes, CEO of the Tactical Missiles Corporation Boris Obnosov told TASS on...

Russia not participating in intra-Afghan meeting in Norway, envoy says (TASS)

Moscow is not participating in the Oslo-hosted intra-Afghan talks, not even as an observer, Russian Special Presidential Envoy for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov told TASS...

Vladimir Putin’s annual news conference (Kremlin)

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Good afternoon, colleagues. I think that we can get down to work. There is quite a distance between us, but I do hope that our technical staff...

Foreign Minister Says Euro-Atlantic Security Will Soon Be ‘Decided In Ukraine’ (RFE RL)

Amid a Russian military buildup, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba has called on the United States and Europe to treat Ukraine as part of...

Chinese embassy debunks US media report claiming Beijing requested Moscow not to invade Ukraine during Winter Olympics: TASS (Global Times)

Chinese Embassy in Russia refuted a Bloomberg report which claimed that the Chinese leader allegedly asked Russian President Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine...