Will be painful: Russia faces sanctions from the United States and the EU / In case of the Russian complete invasion of Ukraine, the United States, Europe, and their allies may impose different packages of sanctions against the Russian Federation.
$200 million: details of additional U.S. assistance to Ukraine / It became known that $200 million of previously unannounced U.S. military assistance to Ukraine authorized the shipment of much of the same defensive equipment the US has provided in the past, including small arms and ammunition, secure radios, medical equipment, spare parts and other equipment.
A U.S. military transport plane arrived in Kyiv: radar data / On Tuesday evening, January 11, after a direct non-stop flight from Washington to Kyiv, military transport aircraft C-17 of the U.S.
North Korea successfully tested a hypersonic missile / The Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted another hypersonic missile test on Tuesday, its second major weapons test this year, state media reported.
The US says Nord Stream 2 sanction plan by Cruz would undermine the united front / The U.S. State Department said that a bill being pushed by Republican Senator Ted Cruz to slap sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline would undermine the united front in response to Russia, spokesperson Ned Price said on Thursday, Reuters reports.
Russia announced strategic nuclear military drills in early 2022 / Russia, which previously threatened to deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, plans to conduct strategic nuclear forces exercises in early 2022.This is reported byTASS with reference to a source close to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
Biden tells Ukraine that the US will 'respond decisively' if Russia further invades / On Sunday, January 2, during a telephone conversation between President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S.
Putin wants to simplify the procedure of obtaining Russian citizenship: a corresponding draft law sent to the State Duma / Russian President Vladimir Putin sent to the State Duma a draft law on Russian citizenship, which simplify the procedure for and expands the range of those who can become Russian citizens.
The EU has allocated EUR 5 million to Ukraine to improve approaches to nuclear safety / Ukraine will receive 5 million euros from the European Union, which will be allocated to improve the safe management of radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel and to improve the environmental rehabilitation of former nuclear facilities.
The U.S. warships stay in the Mediterranean amid Ukraine, Russia fears / U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group to stay in the Mediterranean Sea region rather than move on to the Middle East, amid worries about the buildup of thousands of Russian troops near the Ukraine border.
