German chancellor Scholz turned down invite at short notice from U.S. president Biden to discuss Ukraine crisis - Spiegel
Germany says Russia will pay "considerable and serious price" for Ukraine aggression
1 metų priešUS Secretary of State @SecBlinken met chancellor @OlafScholz in the chancellery in Berlin Scholz' spokesperson @RegSprecher: "The situation on the border with Russia remains very delicate. It's up to Russia to defuse the situation and withdraw its troops"
1 metų priešSpeaking in Berlin at @atlantikbruecke, Blinken warns Russia "would drag us all back to a much more dangerous and unstable time when this continent— and this city — were divided in two"
1 metų priešTransatlantic quad foreign ministers today discussed "joint efforts to deter further Russian aggression against Ukraine, including Allies' and partners' readiness to impose massive consequences and severe economic costs on Russia for such actions," according to @StateDept
Secretary Antony Blinken:Productive conversation with @JensStoltenberg, @JosepBorrellF, and @mblaszczak to discuss Russia's destabilizing military buildup near Ukraine's border and the need for de-escalation. We are working together in a variety of fora to advance dialogue on European security
A U.S. official confirms CIA Director William Burns traveled to Berlin - and Brussels - last week, in addition to Kyiv. During his visits he met with intelligence counterparts, European and NATO leaders, and discussed issues of shared concern, including Russia/Ukraine tensions
Blinken: If any Russian forces invade Ukraine, we will respond with a united and firm response by all allies
German Foreign Minister: Any Russian aggression against Ukraine will have severe repercussions
German Foreign Minister: The only solution to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine is political and through dialogue
1 metų priešForeign Minister @ABaerbock meets @JY_LeDrian, @JamesCleverly and @SecBlinken. Joint stocktaking and intensive coordination on Russia/Ukraine after meetings in NATO-Russia Council, OSCE, EU and bilaterally & trips to Kyiv & Moscow. On the agenda as well: JCPoA
The Russian ambassador to Berlin: Our forces advance near Ukraine in response to arms supplies from the West to Kyiv
1 metų priešA Foreign Office spokesperson on the video conference between Foreign Minister @ABaerbock and Foreign Minister Wang Yi of the People's Republic of China
U.S. State Department official says Blinken will also discuss Russia's violations of international treaties and norms - pool report
Blinken to his Italian counterpart: We are committed to resolving the Ukrainian crisis through diplomacy
German chancellor Scholz says borders must not be moved by force; this is a key principle of our European peace order
Diplomatic "Quad" meeting in Berlin on Thursday: U.S. Foreign Secretary Antony Blinken, Germany's Annalena Baerbock, France's Jean-Yves Le Drian and the U.K.'s Liz Truss will meeting to discuss tensions with Russia as well as the Iran nuclear deal
1 metų priešPrime Minister @MorawieckiM on #NordStream2: We call on German partners to wake up, to become aware of the great risks involved in handing over this tool of blackmail to Moscow
Secretary of State Blinken will meet in Geneva on Friday with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov following Blinken's travel to Kyiv & Berlin. The Lavrov meeting resulted from their call this morning and "suggests that perhaps diplomacy is not dead," a Senior State Dept official said
1 metų priešSec Gen Stoltenberg says NATO has information confirming US claims of a "significant Russian presence of intelligence officers or operatives inside Ukraine." He says it's "absolutely possible" they're planning "incidents, accidents, false flag operations
1 metų priešNATO SecGen Stoltenberg says in the next few days the alliance will deliver to Russia written responses to Moscow's proposals for changes to the way the alliance operates
1 metų priešJens Stoltenberg: Good to visit Germany and meet Chancellor @OlafScholz. We discussed Russia's build-up in and around Ukraine and European security. We continue to call on Russia to de-escalate and remain ready for dialogue. I have invited all members of the NATO-Russia Council to a series of meetings
1 metų priešOlaf Scholz indicates he *is* prepared to stop Nord Stream 2 if Russia attacks Ukraine. "It's clear that in the event of a military intervention against Ukraine, there will be a high price to pay, and that everything will be up for discussion"
German Chancellor Scholz says Germany does not export lethal weapons, this position has not changed
NATO's Stoltenberg says we encourage Russia to reverse its decision to cut ties with NATO
NATO's Stoltenberg says we are prepared to resume exchange briefings on exercises and nuclear issues with Russia
NATO's Stoltenberg says NATO allies are ready to engage with Russia and concerns Moscow may have
NATO's Stoltenberg says any further escalation in the Ukraine crisis will come at a high price for Russia
German Chancellor Scholz says we expect Russia to de-escalate the situation on the Ukrainian border, for example by reducing troop levels there
NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg's press conference with Chancellor @OlafScholz of Germany
