Russians attacked, shelled the checkpoint at Maryinka
10 month ago85 attacks on Ukrainian positions yesterday, 8 soldiers were wounded
Clashes in Kaddivka(Stakhanov) area
Russian Parliamentary committee slashes projected govt revenue by ~$1b on expectations Venezuela may default on loans
10 month agoMan arrested at Heathrow Airport in connection with Manchester Arena attack
10 month agoHouse Intelligence Committee leaders hold briefing on Russia investigation
German FM Gabriel criticized treatment of Qatar as a “Trumpization” of relations in a region already facing crises
10 month agoATO HQ: Russian forces attacked residential area of Novoluhans'ke village with Zu-23-2 anti-aircraft autocannon
10 month agoEurope's migrant crisis "of Biblical proportions" per @USCG Vice Admiral Charles Ray, adding sending them back not an option
MP of Federation council of Russia urges to convene UNSC after U.S. strike on Assad forces
Putin reaffirms Russia's position in favor of settling crises via dialogue in conversation with emir of Qatar
10 month ago“He appreciates her majesty’s gracious invitation.” - @PressSec on @POTUS' upcoming trip to England
10 month agoIn response to @rongxiang on Russia interference, @statedeptspox quotes Tillerson and adds "we have a lot of work to do."
"We cannot complete…that is a centralized machinery” per @eu_eeas' Iklody of Russia info campaigns, adding “We do not want to be there”
10 month agoGreater Manchester Police have uncovered "significant evidence" in a car linked to Manchester bomber Salman Abedi
Russia “trying to put out misunderstanding regarding @NATO” in Sweden per Mikael Tofvesson of Sweden's Civil Contingencies Agency(MSB)
Debate going on between @RepJoeWilson and @jimsciutto at CSDP2017 after audience member asked question about fake news
Rep Wilson also seems to blame Russia's Putin for directing effort to plant anonymous sources being used by US media
“There’s a distinct effort to create circumstances of illegitimacy…I would take it personally too” per @RepJoeWilson re Trump Election 2016
“By creating awareness you are creating a shield” but not 100 percent, adds Sweden's Tofvesson
Sweden focusing on “Russian influence campaign and Daesh propaganda” per Tofvesson, because those are biggest vulnerabilities
Encountering propaganda, lies, fakenews "the new normal" for populations, per Sweden's Tofvesson
Propaganda, disinformation "more effective nowadays” per Mikael Tofvesson, Head, Global Monitoring and Analysis Section, Sweden's MSB
10 month ago“The Russian campaign..a whole of government campaign” and response needs to be as well, per @StateDept Acting Asst Sec of State John Heffern
“Information and public opinion as such has become very clearly a battlefield…[Putin] using this battlefield very efficiently” per @eu_eeas Iklody
Russia "driving wedges into the communities that either @NATO or the EU represent” and testing ability to respond, per @eu_eeas' Iklody
10 month agoSupport from Rustavi2 TV channel of Georgia to kidnapped journo Afgan Mukhtarly. Presenter wears black packet as a protest
10 month agoRussia targeting EU, @NATO members "on a daily basis" per @eu_eeas Crisis Mgt Dir Gabor Iklody "Pushing the boundaries further and further"
Europe needs to be vetting migrants, @RepJoeWilson tells CSDP2017, warning of migration "I think it leads to what we’ve seen" with terror
[email protected] also says US/Europe must communicate directly with Russians- not in West's interest “if they only can get RT in their language”
Danger from Russia, "We know that Putin is putting money into certain think tanks” around the world, per @RepJoeWilson
10 month agoRussia “subverted by oligarchs…a country that should be a very important part of Europe” per @RepJoeWilson
"None of these actions from the Russians stopped on Election Day," says @MarkWarner.
President Trump's response to the London attacks was "inappropriate — for a toddler," Dem Rep. Jim Himes says
Airport of Aleppo is still closed in order of Russian army and no military groups are allowed to move and enter the facilities.
Russian soldiers arrested 4 fighters of pro-government militias on a checkpoint at airport road in Aleppo for unknown reasons.
London's mayor @SadiqKhan says @realDonaldTrump not welcome to visit
Qatari Sheikh received call from President of France Emmanuel Macron. Macron assured him of intention to find a solution to current crisis
10 month ago4 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded in 46 attacks on Ukrainian positions before 6pm today, near Chermalyk MLRS GRAD was used
“Main thing is to show the unity…EU and also @NATO" per Estonia's Tsahkna "This is one thing Russia is working very hard to break”
10 month agoChange in EU security mindset "reaction to what [Russia's] Putin has done over the last few years” per Estonia DefMin Tsahkna
Lithuania, other Baltic states “stand ready to mediate and help” EU-US partnership if needed, per DefMin Karoblis
“We are witnessing a radical positive change in the European mindset” on security per Lithuania's Karoblis; echoes calls for more spending
10 month agoWrapping up Geneva speech @nikkihaley quotes Eleanor Roosevelt: "Save us from ourselves and show us a vision of a world made new."
10 month ago“Peace security and freedom cannot be taken for granted” per Lithuania DefMin Raimundas Karoblis, citing terrorism and Russia
10 month agoA "relentless pathological campaign" against Israel makes a mockery of the UN Human Rights Council, says @nikkihaley.
10 month agoIn Geneva speech @nikkihaley calls for replacement of secret ballots with open voting for membership on UN Human Right Council.
10 month agoRussia human rights "abuses continue to mount," says @nikkihaley in Geneva speech.
EU battle groups "too costly to be deployed" per Estonia DefMin Tsahkna because costs not shared across member states
10 month ago“We need to make the existing EU battle groups work. They have never been used” per Estonia Defense Minister Margus Tsahkna
French counter-terror office opens probe after man reportedly attacked police officer in Paris
Alleged deputy commander of Vagner PMC Andrey Troshev was hospitalized in St.Petersburg with "Syrian maps"
10 month agoVideo from the scene near Notre Dame in Paris
Notre Dame - reports a police officer shot a man who'd attacked him with a hammer - attacker injured.
Paris police say they are attending an incident at Notre Dame and warn public to stay away
U.S. ambassador to Russia on possibility of Trump-Putin meeting in Hamburg: everyone waiting but there is no final agreement
Police operation underway near the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris.
10 month agoLavrov: If Ukraine will introduce a visa regime, we will reply with visa regime too
10 month agoNeed "not just the identities but information we can screen against” Hillary Batjer Johnson, Deputy Coord for Homeland Security @StateDept
TASS: Lavrov: NATO is increasing its military presence near Russia's borders in violation of the act of 1997.
ISIS “has reached anew level of capability,” can strike at will, per @Europol ECTC's Navarrete
Peer pressure, role modeling key in radicalization and not religious conviction, per @Europol ECTC's Navarrete
10 month ago“Terrorists radicalize…sometimes within weeks” per @Europol European CT Centre Head Manuel Navarrete "Have never seen this before"
10 month ago“We understand there is a new challenge...we in Europe have to take greater responsibility” but want to do it with US per O'Sullivan
An issue still to be resolved, getting more results/output for EU defense spending, per Amb. O'Sullivan
"We know the strong feelings on this side of the Atlantic" adds EU Amb to US O'Sullivan; urges US to note progress over past 2 years
Aviation and air-defense in Kursk region of Russian Western Military district is on alert for battle readiness check. Drill until June 9
10 month agoEuropean Union Ambassador to the US David O'Sullivan calls for increased defense spending across the spectrum
Also “an increasing number of our citizens feel disenfranchised and doubt the value of our democratic systems” per Amb O'Sullivan
“Today we face multiple challenges on both sides of the Atlantic…some of which we thought we put behind us” per Amb. O'Sullivan
10 month agoProtesters outside the presidential administration in Moscow are wearing red and white demolition tape.
10 month agoOn Europe-US ties, helping Europe win the peace post WWII was “the great genius of America” per EU Amb to the US David O'Sullivan
Montenegro’s PM says he received widespread support from US and EU citizens after Trump's shove at NATO summit
Poland, Ukraine develop gas hub for energy independence from Russia
10 month agoLavrov's response to @Bellingcat's latest MH17 report
EU ambassadors have decided to prolong EU's investment ban on Crimea by 1 year. To be confirmed by foreign ministers on 19 June
10 month agoProtesters might be heading to the presidential administration in Moscow.
10 month agoOMON riot police surround about 100 protesters against building demolitions outside the State Duma.
OMON arrives at Duma, where supporters and opponents of building demolition have gathered.
10 month agoOpponents of the demolition of blocks of flats are still outside the Duma.
Russian Militants shelled Bohdanivka with MLRS GRAD
10 month ago"Ukrainska Pravda": "General Vatutin" was sold, changed the owner and legally heading to Rostov
British police make new arrest over London attack
10 month agoMuscovites are protesting against demolition of flats outside the Duma.
Russia's Federation Council forms committee to fight fifth column.
10 month agoUkrainian Air-defense continues training drills
Russian Su-27 intercepts US B-52 bomber over Baltics – Moscow
ATO spox: Yesterday, UAF incurred no combat fatalities, 4 troops were wounded
ATO spox: Donetsk sector: situation in Avdiivka area and Donetsk airport escalated. From noon to midnight enemy discharged 230 rounds at UAF
ATO spokesperson: In Verhniotoretske a local resident was wounded in enemy mortar fire. He was taken to Toretsk hospital
ATO spokesperson: Luhansk sector: militants used mortars 6 times as well as artillery on Krymske-Novotoshkivske stretch of the front line
Col. Motuzyanyk: Militants used small arms in Stanytsia Luhanska and Popasna districts
Kremlin 'resolutely' denies Russia hacked US vote
MMA world champion Amriev flees Bryansk court after being released, as Chechen forces try to abduct him. He complained of police torture.
Britain holds minute's silence for victims of London terror attack
3rd London attacker is Youssef Zaghba, 22 years old, son of a Moroccan man and a Italian woman
OSCE SMM: Today OSCE SMM, in coordination with JCCC, is monitoring adherence to ceasefire and facilitating repairs at Donetsk filtration station
Russian Media: Yulia Tymoshenko has accused the President of Ukraine in "making" on the war at the Donbas
FSB searched Church of Scientology in St.Petersburg
Conservatives likely to be 22 seats short of majority - YouGov election model
10 month agoUkrainian ship "General Vatutin" is possible hijacked and instead of Odesa is going to Rostov
Guardian journalist Alec Luhn found not to have committed crime at Moscow trial for covering March 26 protest. Case closed.
10 month ago77 attacks on Ukrainian positions yesterday, 4 soldiers were wounded
London Mayor @SadiqKhan: "We aren't going to allow anybody, whether it's Donald Trump or anybody else, to divide our communities."
Cohen: "If i was leading this operation, I would want it to rain warrants...so i could kick down every door of every possible terrorist."
Police: All those arrested in connection with the London Bridge terror attack have now been released without charge
ATO HQ: Russian forces hit a school in Pavlopil' with weapons prohibited by Minsk agreements
Spanish court seize 1B Euro properties from Bashar al-Assad's uncle Rifaat
On Trump's Paris decision: 67% of Republicans support 63% of independents oppose 82% of Democrats
Azerbaijan: Aliyev Shuffles Security Advisers
The situation at Cobham Services is now over after bomb disposal unit checked the suspect package, station is reopening now.
10 month agoPolice evacuate the M25 motorway service station in Cobham London, due to a suspect package, Bomb disposal unit on scene
10 month agoToday at Varvarka street in Moscow(at Kremlin): car of Ambassador of Qatar
ATO HQ: 31 attacks on Ukrainian positions today before 6pm, 3 Ukrainian soldiers were wounded
[email protected]: Idea Pres. Trump attacked London Mayor Sadiq Khan because he's Muslim is "utterly ridiculous"
@SHSanders45 @MayorofLondon @POTUS @POTUS "wants to go as far and as strong as possible under the constitution to protect the people of this country" per Sanders on Travel Ban tweets
@SHSanders45 @MayorofLondon @POTUS "Social media for the president is extremely important...ability to speak directly to the people without the bias of the media"@SHSanders45
@SHSanders45 @MayorofLondon @POTUS "The danger is very clear. The law is very clear. And the need for this executive order is very clear" says @SHSanders45 on Travel Ban
10 month ago"The point is, that there is a reason to be alarmed" per @SHSanders45 "Have constant attacks going on, not just there but across the globe"