In a major pivot for the Biden administration, 8,500 American troops have been put on “high alert” for possible deployment to Eastern Europe, the Pentagon said on Monday, as NATO and the U.S. brace for a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. https://t.co/YbSYiPdQIV
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 24, 2022
The European Union is ready to impose ‘never-seen-before’ economic sanctions on Russia if it attacks Ukraine, Denmark said, and EU foreign ministers said they would send a unified warning to Moscow. https://t.co/W9fAkez2Eq pic.twitter.com/T6T8JSJmYk
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 24, 2022
The EU stands by Ukraine. We are firm in our resolve.
— Ursula von der Leyen (@vonderleyen) January 24, 2022
I am announcing a new financial assistance package, made of emergency loans and grants, to support Ukraine in the medium and long-term. https://t.co/0PfKt4wtKP
‼️EU Foreign Ministers condemn #Russia’s continued aggressive actions+threats against #Ukraine and call on Russia to de-escalate+abide by int’l law.
— Sebastian Fischer (@SFischer_EU) January 24, 2022
‼️Any further military aggression by Russia against Ukraine will have massive consequences+severe costs.
Read #FAC Conclusions:👇 pic.twitter.com/kwHqGRHIDg
Just gone up on @BBCNews. New explainer on the tensions around Ukraine – with 6 reasons why it’s happening. https://t.co/tIQyBqACrt
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 24, 2022
The Tories are awash with Russian-linked money (£1.93m under Boris Johnson)
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 24, 2022
14 of his ministers received donations linked with Russia.
He refused to even look at Russian influence and tried to suppress the Russia report.
But I’m sure he’ll stand up fully to Russia over Ukraine
Opinion | On sanctions against Russia, the West’s best policy is to keep its powder dry <- yes https://t.co/Zs6c84Mx1T
— Jennifer 'pro-voting' Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 25, 2022
Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney says Russia plans to hold war games off his country’s coast, in a move that is not welcome given heightened tensions and uncertainty over whether Moscow plans to invade Ukraine. https://t.co/0kl8NPdztP
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 24, 2022
Russia to conduct major exercises including missile launchs off #Ireland's south west coast in early February. With EU/NATO partners bickering over their response to the #Ukraine crisis it's important to remember in strategy it's not always the what but the where. pic.twitter.com/VtFtL37qp2
— David MacSweeney (@MacSDavid) January 22, 2022
Russian soldiers who died in Putin’s war against Ukraine are disposable to the Kremlin, not honored for giving their lives fighting his illegal war, but hidden in unmarked graves, their deaths buried with lies. pic.twitter.com/lxVjm3zNAz
— Alexandra Chalupa (@AlexandraChalup) January 24, 2022
This is astonishing. Mike Pompeo says that deterrence of Russia should have begun long ago. Indeed he is right: Deterrence should have begun during the Trump administration, when Pompeo was Secretary of State. Where was he all that time? https://t.co/0jt4Mnc4NO
— Anne Applebaum (@anneapplebaum) January 24, 2022
Lest we not forget this BS … And then there was this … https://t.co/7u7BxvSrRH
— bmckenzie (@bmckenz44559503) January 24, 2022
My office is now getting calls from folks who say they watch Tucker Carlson and are upset that we're not siding with Russia in its threats to invade Ukraine, and who want me to support Russia's "reasonable" positions.
— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) January 24, 2022
And right on time, here’s the distraction de jour…
President Biden directed an under-the-breath expletive on Monday toward Peter Doocy, the White House correspondent for Fox News, that was amplified by a live microphone onto screens around the world. https://t.co/uI0CbEIry7
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 25, 2022
The official White House transcript: pic.twitter.com/te7gFJcSvX
— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) January 25, 2022
This is from 2018. It's still true. Biden was wrong to call Doocy an SOB. The press is right to hold presidents to high standards. Biden doesn't berate the media like Trump, so the context for today is different, but it's still out of line https://t.co/RYiO4Nyg08
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 25, 2022
The important thing to keep in mind about the president’s “hot mic” moment is that the midterm elections are in 288 days and we better get to work because our democracy is on the line.
— Andrew Weinstein (@Weinsteinlaw) January 25, 2022
To be fair to Peter Doocy, he is not as dumb as his father.
— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) January 25, 2022
***
Same shit, different day…
EXCLUSIVE: Boris Johnson had a birthday party during lockdown in June 2020 despite rules forbidding social gatherings indoors, ITV News has learnt.
— Paul Brand (@PaulBrandITV) January 24, 2022
Up to 30 staff celebrated in the cabinet room where Carrie Johnson surprised him with a cake, we're told.https://t.co/2IEwZpjHR7
Downing Street admits No.10 staff gathered to celebrate Boris Johnson’s birthday during England’s first lockdown. Here’s 4 minutes on 6 days where the pressure on the Prime Minister has grown and grown. Produced by Michael Cox. https://t.co/sMziGSjXnH pic.twitter.com/WLa56QNArr
— Ros Atkins (@BBCRosAtkins) January 24, 2022
"We're going to need a bigger Sue Gray.." https://t.co/o8uOr6xl9m pic.twitter.com/0xjlUmNeEr
— Gerry McK (@GMcK2012) January 24, 2022
Josephine sets a great example to us all by postponing her birthday party until we have sent coronavirus packing.
— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) March 21, 2020
Together we can beat this. In the meantime let's all wish her happy birthday (twice) whilst washing our hands. #BeLikeJosephine #StayHomeSaveLives https://t.co/xmDOw60hhV pic.twitter.com/yl7uxe9lhh
Boris Johnson’s lockdown party birthday cake: pic.twitter.com/jC4PSYQYVp
— Super Tanskiii (@supertanskiii) January 24, 2022
"It was only after I had blown out the candles and everyone sang 'Happy Birthday' that it occurred to me that this work meeting could possibly be misinterpreted.." pic.twitter.com/iJERYk0aGW
— Parody Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson_MP) January 24, 2022
Getting texts from inside no10/70WH split 50-50 between a/ this shows how totally fkd 🛒 is he's putting out this line, b/ i can't tell if this is the actual line we've put out or if lobby have fallen for a joke
— Dominic Cummings (@Dominic2306) January 24, 2022
😂 🛒 🤡 #RegimeChange #OODAfkd https://t.co/3o6O9jnVCV
Whilst they were sharing cake we couldn't even share hugs with our family members at our loved ones funerals.
— Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK (@CovidJusticeUK) January 24, 2022
How can you not see how upsetting this is? https://t.co/y9hxcL7UFz
"I don't recognise this as a party."
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) January 24, 2022
Conservative MP Peter Bone says those attending a birthday gathering for the prime minister at No 10 "probably talked about work when they were eating their bit of cake"#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/1tWlCZ4vr7
The Overnight Note 