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Mar 16 • 6 tweets • 6 min read
Happening now:#Russia's Vladimir Putin defends his decision to invade #Ukraine - conduct "special military operation"

Says the operation is going according to plan, claims Ukraine was going to have nuclear weapons
#Russia|n media outlets on Twitter carrying word of #Putin's comments...
More: #Russia|n media quoting #Putin as labeling the West an "Empire of lies"

Says Putin compares sanctions vs Russia to anti-Semitism in Nazi Germany
#Russia|n media now saying #Putin promising to increase benefits like pensions & wages
Some #Russia|n media now reporting -citing media- that #Russia & #Ukraine "have prepared a plan including a ceasefire" to provide for a neutral Ukraine, withdrawal of troops and a reduced Ukrainian military

Other Russian media indicating Russia, Putin ready to talk w/Ukraine
More: #Russia's RT now tweeting that "Occupation of Ukraine is not Russia's objective, Putin claims"

#Russia-#Ukraine

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Mar 17
NEW: #Russia's stalled invasions of #Ukraine - "In virtually every area...for now 3 weeks there really hasn't been much practical changes" per a senior US defense official

Russia now has launched +1,000 missiles, official adds
#Kyiv - "What we've seen is them [#Russia] approaching...from the north & NW...15km from city center" per a senior US defense official

Russian forces approaching from the east also still about 30km from Kyiv

But long-range fires continue to "wear the city down"
#Russia's forces trying to advance on #Kyiv "basically where they were before" per a senior US defense official

BUT "there's a lot of fighting going on" official adds, noting active #Ukraine resistance
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Mar 17
Happening now: US @SecDef Lloyd Austin news conference w/#Slovakia Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad' in #Bratislava Image
#Slovakia Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad' says through translator that mtg w/@SecDef focused on "How we are going to seek ways...to helping our friend in #Ukraine"

"They need our help & we will provide such help"
NEW: "We talked also about the modernization of the Slovakian Armed Forces..." per #Slovakia DefMin Nad'

Also spoke about "various options" for #Russia|n-made #S300s & #MiG29s currently used by Slovakian forces
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Mar 17
HAPPENING NOW: @USAfricaCommand Commander Gen. Stephen Townsend & @CENTCOM Commander Gen. Kenneth "Frank" McKenzie back on #CapitolHill, testifying before the House Armed Services Committee

Joined by @DeptofDefense UnderSec for Policy Sasha Baker
#China has made a decision, a deliberate decision to compete w/America in #Africa & win that competition" per @USAfricaCommand's Gen Townsend

"They compete primarily thru economic means & diplomatic means..."
"The primary thing that concerns me w/#China's military competition in #Africa is that they are seeking, actively seeking a military base on the #Atlantic Coast of Africa" per @USAfricaCommand's Gen Townsend

"That would be bad for America's security..."
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Mar 17
Developing: #Russia pushing a new narrative about what happened at the bombed-out theater in @mariupol #Ukraine where civilians were sheltering

#Moscow denies involvement & Thursday the Ministry of Defense claimed on Telegram the theater was destroyed by Ukrainian nationalists Image
More: #Russia's ministry of defense also continues to push allegations about US-funded/directed bioweapon labs in #Ukraine - Ministry of Defense saying on Telegram that it is now studying documents it was given by lab employees from the #Kharkiv Institute of Veterinary Medicine
The US has consistently refuted #Russia's claims about bioweapon labs in #Ukraine as rubbish
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Mar 16
NEW: #Russia "Advances continue to be generally stalled" near #Kyiv, per a senior US defense official

"No tangible progress" but rear forces are being moved forward, per official

#Ukrainians still holding town of #Brovary to the east, per official

#Russia-#Ukraine
#Mariupol isolated w/#Russia forces north & east of the city, per a senior US defense official

#Mykolaiv - no major changes/Russian forces still outside the city, per official

#Odesa-US observing more naval activity & shelling nearby likely by Russian warships, per official
US not seeing indications YET of #Russia|n amphibious assault targeting #Odesa, despite the increased naval shelling, per a senior US defense official
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Mar 16
Happening now: @TheJusticeDept unseals 3 cases involving #China's efforts -the Chinese Communist party- "to suppress dissenting voices within the #UnitedStates"

"This activity is antithetical to American values" per Asst AG Matthew Olsen

Each plot is a separate case, he says Image
#China gvt's secret police - the MSS - directed the actions against the pro-democracy activists, in 1 case threatening harm to a US military veteran running for public office, per US Attorney Breon Peace
Per US Attorney Breon Peace, US charging:

- 1 individual working for the MSS
- head of a democracy group who allegedly betrayed his organization to gather information
- 2 US residents working under direction of a PRC company
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