Chemical weapons, disinformation and cyber attacks: Russia was mentioned in the American worldwide threat assessment / The U.S. Department of Defense Intelligence Agency published an assessment of the global security environment of 2021, in which the Russian Federation was mentioned several times.
Russia has announced the expulsion of diplomats from Slovakia and three Baltic countries / Russia is expelling three employees of the Slovak Embassy, two employees of the Lithuanian Embassy and one from Latvian and another from Estonian embassies in Moscow in response to their governments’ own expulsions of Russian envoys in solidarity with the Czech Republic.
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter entered the Black Sea / On Tuesday, April 27, 2021, the Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) transited into the Black Sea in support of NATO Allies and partners, U.S.
Putin responded to Zelensky's invitation to meet in the Donbas / Russian President Vladimir Putin responded to the proposal of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to meet on the front line in the Donbas.
The EU made an unexpected statement regarding the economic sanctions against Russia / European High-representative / Vice-President Josep Borrel said that the European Union is not preparing new sanctions against Russia.
Russian Navy began interspecific command post exercise in the Arctic / In the Northern Fleet (NF), an interspecific command post-exercise has begun, which is being held under the general leadership of the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, Russian Ministry of Defence reports.
Ukraine and the EU will introduce dual "COVID-19 passports" / Ukraine has agreed with the European Commission on the compatibility of Ukrainian and European COVID passports.
Russia has begun military exercises in the Black Sea region, where the U.S. has recently sent its warships / On Wednesday, April 14, Russian warships began conducting navy exercises in the Black Sea.
In Europe, vaccinations with Janssen vaccine have been suspended: a serious reason has been named / In Europe, the launch of the Janssen coronavirus vaccine produced by the American company Johnson & Johnson has been postponed.
The toughest sanctions will take place: one of the leaders of the European Parliament threatened the Russian Federation / If Russia continues to escalate the situation and move Russian troops closer to the Ukrainian border, the EU and the U.S.
