Taoiseach tells Fianna Fáil PP that vaccination registration for 30-39 year olds will open "in the next day or two" and there are now 340,000 doses being issued per week
Biden says he made clear that the consequences of Alexey Navalny's death would be "devastating for Russia
Biden: We agreed with Putin to extend the START treaty
Biden also bristled at one point when a reporter asking about China and COVID19 said whether Biden would call Xi as an old friend to ask him to open up CHina to the WHO. "Let's get something straight: we're not old friends," he said
I don't think Putin wants a new Cold War - Biden
Biden: We did not talk about a US military response to Russia
"How would you feel if ransomware took on the pipelines from your oil fields? He said it would matter," says President Biden of his convo with Putin, referencing the recent Colonial Pipeline attack
President Biden says he gave Putin a list of 16 critical infrastructure elements that should be off-limits when it comes to cyberattack. They also tasked experts with figuring out a joint understanding of what is "off limits" for these cyber attacks, Biden says
President Biden: "I did what I came to do." He lists 3 things: identifying practical work between counties, directly communicating that US will respond to action that targets US interest or that of US allies, lay out US values & priorities
Biden: It's ridiculous to compare Russia's treatment of the opposition with the actions of the American authorities during the protests in the United States and the storming of the Capitol
13 hour agoRussia launched air forces and air defense tactical drill in Voronezh region with Su-34 bombers
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: The Russian ambassador to the United States will return to work by the end of this month
13 hour agoUAE Minister of State for Defence Affairs Al Bowardi and the Minister of the British Armed Forces discuss by phone ways to enhance military cooperation
Putin: "Look at the situation with Ukraine and Crimea." Accuses the US of supporting a "bloodthirsty coup d'état" against Viktor Yanukovych
Putin: Russia behaves adequately to emerging threats
Putin said that the FBK is an "extremist organization": "It publicly called for mass riots, involved minors, which is prohibited in Russia, gave instructions on how to prepare Molotov cocktails, and paraded the personal details of police officers."
13 hour agoPutin and Biden adopted a joint statement on strategic stability "No Winner in a Nuclear War"
Serbia's Supreme Court of Cassation yesterday revoked the final verdict against Darko Saric and other convicts for cocaine smuggling because of procedural oversight
The Russian Federation and the United States generally understand each other in matters of red lines, Putin said.
13 hour agoPutin: It is Russia's sovereign right to allow foreign ships to pass through the inland seas in the Arctic or not, but we do not abuse it
13 hour agoPutin said he had discussed the Arctic in detail with Biden. According to him, the US concerns about the militarization of the Arctic have absolutely unfounded, "we are restoring the destroyed infrastructure there"
Putin: the topic of Ukraine's accession to NATO was discussed very briefly
Putin says that only obligation of Russia in conflict in Eastern Ukraine is watch implementation of Minsk-2 agreements. Claims that demand of Ukraine to hand over border before elections is against Minsk-2
Ukraine demanded official explanations from Belarus in connection with the participation of the "LNR" in the investigative actions against Roman Protasevich
Putin: The largest number of cyberattacks comes from the United States
Russia, US agree to 'consultations on cybersecurity': Putin
North Macedonia's leaders are travelling to neighbouring Bulgaria to explore a possible breakthrough in their dispute that would prompt Sofia to lift its blockade on the start of Skopje's EU accession talks
Putin on the exercises: Russia conducts military exercises on its territory, like the United States - but does not conduct exercises, dragging its equipment to American borders
Putin: Russia and the United States agreed to return ambassadors
The expanded bilateral meeting between Biden and Putin broke at 5:05p LCL/11:05a ET, a White House official told the press pool. It was a single expanded session, not split into two. Per @betsy_klein the first meeting was 93 minutes long and the second was 65 minutes
White House: Biden-Putin summit ends after 4 hours of talks
US Justice Department official: Russia protects hackers
The second meeting between Biden and Putin and their aides has ended, per a WH official. That was expected to be the last meeting of the day—it lasted just over an hour
14 hour agoExpanded meeting between Russian and U.S. delegations
16 hour agoUK ambassador to Myanmar's statement on recent incident refers as "terrible crimes", Tatmadaw burned down the entire Kinma village to ashes, two senior citizens who couldn't flee were killed by the fire as stayed behind at home on 15 June.
Montenegrin Deputy Prime Minister Dritan Abazovic called on Russian authorities to approve direct flights to Montenegro, stressing it could save the country's vital summer tourist season
16 hour agoPolice claim Pussy Riot's Veronika Nikulshina wanted to disrupt Euro 2020, although she is in Moscow, not St. Petersburg. They detained her anyway
Two Russian military aircraft (presumably Su-24s) on Tuesday morning violated Lithuanian airspace over the Baltic Sea, according to Lithuania's military
First @POTUS-Putin chat lasted about 90 minutes and concluded at 15:17 CEST, according to the @WhiteHouse. Next on the agenda is the extended bilateral meeting
16 hour agoA woman is picketing in support of political prisoners outside a Moscow court
16 hour agoIn Geneva, Switzerland, representatives of Georgia & Ukraine diasporas held today a small protest rally against Russian aggression against their countries
17 hour agoSecurity Service of Ukraine conducted regular anti-terrorist exercises in the Black Sea region
In Tomsk, an armed man attacked officers of the Russian Guard, one officer was wounded.
Russian Defense Ministry denied that Su-35s violated the Estonian airspace on June 15
Two Russian Su-35 fighter jets on Tuesday violated Estonian airspace in the area of Hiiumaa and stayed there for less than a minute, Estonian Defence Forces press service said on Wednesday
France: canceling the curfew imposed due to Coronavirus, starting from Sunday
Cl0p ransomware group busted
First meeting between Putin and Biden begins
Oil exploration has begun despite the fact Montenegro still "doesn't have an adequate system for reacting in the event of large-scale environmental accidents at sea," experts warn
18 hour agoIn Khimki, Moscow Oblast, a gang of car arsonists was arrested. They had been given contracts to destroy specific cars - nine altogether
The European Union approves new sanctions against Belarus over the diversion of a plane to intercept a journalist
The Government does not rule out suspending taxes on electricity due to the rise in prices
Moscow mayor orders mandatory vaccinations in service sectors
21 hour agoMarseille: attack alert in a TGV, a man arrested
Serbia, North Macedonia & Albania will be added to the list of countries for which EU member states should gradually lift Covid19 restrictions on non-essential travel. USA Lebanon Taiwan Macau & HongKong will also be added. to be approved on Fri
21 hour agoAzerbaijan and Turkey will act jointly in the event of a threat from a third state, says the Shusha Declaration
21 hour agoRossiya Special Flight Squadron Ilyushin Il96-300PU RA96021 climbs from Sochi Adler and another Il96-300 RA96022 is already over the Black Sea. Putin is en route Geneva Cointrin to meet @POTUS
Lukashenka: every region of Belarus must be ready to mobilize in a short time
21 hour agoLukashenka at territorial defense meeting: only popular defense could give real response to our adversaries
21 hour agoLukashenka in Shklov convened meeting on territorial defense
Joint Forces Operation: 6 ceasefire violations. Near Pivdenne ATGM was used. Orlan-3M UAV flight recorded in Luhansk region
23 hour agoPro-Navalny banner hung across river from Russian delegation lasts about five minutes before Swiss police take it down
