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Mar 1 9 tweets 10 min read
Happening now: @NATO is sending #Ukraine anti-tank missiles, air-defense capabilities per SecGen @jensstoltenberg during briefing at Tapa Military Base in #Estonia

Calls for #Russia to pull all troops out of Ukraine
"I cannot think of a time in it'l affairs when the difference between right and wrong...is so obvious" per #Britain PM @BorisJohnson

Says #UK is offering "ever-growing quantities" of lethal and defensive weapons, logistical support to #Ukraine
#Russia's tactics in #Ukraine-"Very horrifying to see what kind of steps they [Russia] are taking & how they are escalating this crisis" per #Estonia PM @kajakallas

Predicts #Moscow will face "a lot of resistance" as Russian troops try to take Ukrainian cities
"What's happening in #Kharkiv, it's absolutely sickening...it has that feel of an atrocity committed deliberately against a civilian center" per #Britain's @BorisJohnson, saying it is reminiscent of what happened in #Bosnia
"People's stomach are being turned by what's happening...they are seeing it is necessary to stand up" per #Britain's @BorisJohnson
#Russia tactics - "What we now see is a new wave of attacks in #Ukraine against innocent people" warns @NATO's @jensstoltenberg

"This is horrifying. It is unnecessary...a blatant violation of int'l law"
"If Vladimir #Putin thinks he is going to push @NATO back by what he's doing, he's absolutely mistaken" warns #Britain's @BorisJohnson

#Russia-#Ukraine
"This is a time when miscalculation & misunderstanding is all too possible" per #Britain PM @BorisJohnson, re talk of #Ukraine no-fly zone

"We have to accept the reality that that involves shooting down #Russia|n plans...simply not on the agenda of any @NATO country"
"We are stepping up our support to help #Ukraine defend itself" per @NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg
"NATO Allies are sending Ukraine anti-tank weapons, air-defence missiles & ammunition...providing millions of euros worth of financial help & humanitarian aid."

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More from @jseldin

Mar 3
NEW: US now assesses 90% of #Russia's pre-staged combat power has entered #Ukraine, per senior US defense official

"Heavy bombardment in the cities to the north & to the east...#Kyiv, #Chernihiv & #Kharkiv" per official

BUT Russian forces in the north still "largely stalled"
US unable to confirm #Kherson has been taken by #Russia, per senior US defense official

#Mariupol still holding out despite #Russia|n attempts to encircle the city, per official
"We assess the #Ukrainian air & missile defense system remains intact & remain effective" per senior US defense official

#Ukraine also able to fly its own jets as airspace over the country remains contested
Read 21 tweets
Mar 2
Happening now: @PentagonPresSec briefs the media Image
BREAKING: US scrapping Minuteman III nuclear missile test scheduled for this weekend "to demonstrate we are a responsible nuclear power..." per @PentagonPresSec

Says move is being made to make nothing can be misconstrued during a time of heightened tensions

#Russia-#Ukraine
#Russia convoy headed to #Kyiv & the northern push from Russia to south "has stalled" per @PentagonPresSec, saying no real progress in last 24-36 hours
Read 17 tweets
Mar 2
NEW: "There hasn't really been a lot of significant change on the ground since yesterday" per senior US defense official

That with just over 80% of #Russia's staged combat capability inside #Ukraine
NEW: #Russia advanced on #Kyiv "stalled outside the city center" per senior US defense official "No appreciable movement closer to the city"
#Russia "much more aggressive in ints targeting in #Kyiv...to include infrastructure" per senior US defense official
Read 40 tweets
Mar 2
Happening now: @POTUS @JoeBiden delivers #SOTU2022

"Tonight, we meet ...with an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny" Image
.@POTUS wastes little time getting to #Russia-#Ukraine

"6 days ago, Russia’s Vladimir Putin sought to shake the very foundations of the free world thinking he could make it bend to his menacing ways. But he badly miscalculated..."
#Russia #Putin "thought he could roll into #Ukraine & the world would roll over" per @POTUS "Instead he met a wall of strength he never anticipated or imagined"

"He met the Ukrainian people"
Read 38 tweets
Mar 1
.@POTUS to tell the America ppl #Russia's Vladimir #Putin miscalculated on #Ukraine

"He rejected efforts at diplomacy. He thought the West & @NATO wouldn’t respond. And, he thought he could divide us here at home" per prepared remarks for #SOTU

"Putin was wrong. We were ready"
"Throughout our history we’ve learned this lesson – when dictators do not pay a price for their aggression, they cause more chaos. They keep moving" @POTUS to say in #SOTU "And, the costs and threats to America & the world keep rising..."

#Russia-#Putin-#Ukraine
In the Republican response, #Iowa Gov @KimReynoldsIA to say, "all Americans must stand united in solidarity with the brave people of #Ukraine as they courageously defend their country against #Putin’s tyranny..."
Read 4 tweets
Mar 1
ICYMI-US going after #ISIS financial facilitators in #SouthAfrica

"ISIS members & associates in South Africa are playing an increasingly central role in facilitating the transfer of funds from the top of the ISIS hierarchy to branches across Africa" per @USTreasury ImageImage
.@USTreasury "is taking this action to disrupt and expose key #ISIS supporters who exploit #SouthAfrica’s financial system to facilitate funding for ISIS branches & networks across #Africa" per UnderSec Brian Nelson, who adds US working w/SouthAfrica, others
Sanctioned #ISIS facilitators in #SouthAfrica include:

-Farhad Hoomer, leader of #Durban-based cell
-Siraaj Miller, leader of #CapeTown-based group of supporters
-Abdella Hussein Abadigga, a recruiter w/ties to ISIS-#Somalia
-Peter Charles Mbaga, connected to ISIS-#Mozambique
Read 4 tweets

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