Thread by @MarQs__

Good "morning"!☕️
New #Ukraine 🇺🇦/ #Russia 🇷🇺 Thread..i hope it will be a calm news day 😬
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#US Embassy in #Kyiv asks State Dept. to authorize departure of nonessential personnel
edition.cnn.com/2022/01/21/pol…

A source close to the Ukrainian government told CNN that the #US has informed #Ukraine that it is "likely to start evacuations as early as next week" of the families of diplomats from the embassy in #Kyiv - CNN

Zelensky has spoken to #US Secretary of State Antony Blinken about the matter and told him that if the #US took such a dramatic step, it would be an "overreaction" - CNN

Last night a #US shipment of assistance arrived in #Ukraine. This shipment includes close to
200,000 pounds of lethal aid, including ammunition for the front line defenders of Ukraine.

A lot of Russian tanks, reportedly in Rechytsa, #Belarus

Tyumen, #Russia: Train with 2S7 Pion self-propelled 203mm heavy artillery

Jewish Autonomous Oblast, #Russia, reportedly 4 days ago

Reportedly a S-400 battalion. Exact date and locations seems unknown.

Ufa, #Russia

Hot take by Bloomberg considering #Russia's history of wars during Olympics!

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1484857445008789505?s=20

Russian and #UK defence ministers to meet over #Ukraine - UK defence source via AFP

#Belarus

2S9 Nona's, T-80's and BMP-3's (thx to @pmakela1 for vehicle identification)

https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/1484881574713774091?s=20

#Russia has moved Su-35S and Su-25SM aircraft to #Belarus as part of joint exercises

https://twitter.com/galandecZP/status/1484889795042201603?s=20

BREAKING: #US State Department orders families of US embassy personnel in #Ukraine to begin evacuating the country as soon as Monday - US officials

#Germany is apparently preparing an evacuation plan for the relatives of German embassy employees. They will be taken out of the country if the situation deteriorates further - FOCUS

Unconfirmed video of Ukrainian Buk surface-to-air systems moving "north"

Again contradicting reports from the #US ..

https://twitter.com/EenaRuffini/status/1484940825830346754?s=20

BREAKING: #Moscow expects military and information provocations from the #US and #Kyiv on the eve of the Olympics - Russian Foreign Ministry
ria.ru/20220122/olimp…

"DPR observes about 120,000 Ukrainian troops near the contact line in Donbas, military equipment is constantly coming to the region" - head of the #DPR Pushilin
ria.ru/20220122/ukrai…

https://twitter.com/idreesali114/status/1484957555797508100?s=20

https://twitter.com/DAlperovitch/status/1484922603345223689?s=20

German navy chief resigns over remarks on #Ukraine conflict

TASS reports a #US DoS source said the written US response will include proposals in the security domain & will demonstrate US interest in further dialogue with Moscow. However document will not contain any commitments regarding NATO’s open-door policy & accession of new members

#UK says #Russia has drawn up plans to install a pro-Kremlin former member of parliament to lead #Ukraine as it considers a new invasion of the country and the overthrow of its central government
buzzfeednews.com/article/christ…

Actually not "news". The US already reported exactly the same 5 days ago..only the name of the former member of Ukrainian Parliament is new here.

https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/1485018023933132801?s=20

So the real news should be, #UK got access to #US intelligence report today 😂

https://twitter.com/MarQs__/status/1483495959845912580?s=20

https://twitter.com/PaulaChertok/status/1485039739971506176?s=20

Just to share some different opinions on this

https://twitter.com/mrsorokaa/status/1485034432297947142?s=20

Also interesting. #US and #UK intel seem to name different and "rival" pro Russians as the possible participants of a Russian planned coup in #Ukraine

https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1485049792216670229?s=20

There is no support for pro Russian parties in #Ukraine anymore. If #Russia wants to remove the current government there is only one way: Military force.
And as i said before, Putin has likely a wide range of "options" to ignite a war.

But let's hope this will never happen!
Good night and stay safe!