3 years agoNotification from @USTreasury of the sanctions against the president, foreign minister, defense minister and armed forces chief of general staff of Russia
3 years ago White House has asked congress for $6.4 billion for Ukraine - Bloomberg reporter tweet
3 years agoNBC: The National Security Council is considering whether Washington will become a party to the conflict if it provides lethal aid to Ukraine
3 years ago There will be an all-Senators classified briefing on Ukraine Monday at 7:15PM, a Senate aid tells @lindsaywise
3 years ago Ukraine asked the International Monetary Fund for emergency financial aid
3 years ago The White House: The impact of sanctions on the Russian financial system and economy is enormous
3 years ago Reporter's Q: Why doesn't @POTUS want to speak with Putin right now @PressSec: "Because he's invading a sovereign country
3 years ago We, including @POTUS, have all seen the horrific images coming out of Ukraine of the military aggression by Russia, says @PressSec
3 years agoUS State Department: Blinken reiterated his condemnation of the deliberate and unjustified Russian attack on Ukraine during a call with the President of Moldova
3 years ago Decision by @POTUS to directly sanction Putin and Lavrov "over the course of the last 24 hours," says @PressSec. "There'll be more details we'll have later today
3 years ago "We've never taken that off the table," says @PressSec of cutting off Russia from SWIFT (international banking transaction system)
3 years ago Sanctioning Putin and Lavrov "has been under consideration and on the table for some time," says @PressSec
3 years ago Going after @ZelenskyyUa "would be a significant, horrific act" by the leadership of Russia, says @PressSec
3 years ago US considering "a range of options" to provide additional assistance to Ukraine, says @PressSec
3 years ago US will join EU in sanctioning Putin, Lavrov, confirms @PressSec
3 years ago US State Department: Russian attack should not give Iran the green light to develop nuclear weapons
3 years ago US Department of State: .@SecBlinken spoke with Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba today to condemn Russia's unprovoked war of choice in which civilian casualties have already started to mount
3 years agoSome pre-schoolers got to meet the crew from DC firefighters Engine 24 in Petworth during a visit to the Blandi Child Learnimg Center on Kennedy St NW. Could be some future firefighters In the group
3 years ago Working Fire 2200 block I St NW. DC firefighters confined fire to 1 apartment on 9th floor and it is now under control. There were no injuries reported. Checking for displacements. No reported injuries
3 years ago The head of the Belarusian Defense Ministry and the State Secretary of the Security Council fell under US sanctions, - the US Treasury said
3 years ago U.S. expels Russia's second-ranking diplomat in Washington - AP
3 years ago Q: Is India fully in sync with the United States on Russia @POTUS: "We're in consultation with India today. We haven't resolved that
3 years ago #ThrowbackThursday DC firefighters battle a working fire at 14th & Clifton Sts NW. This blaze took place in the summer of 1980
3 years ago Did you under-estimate Putin @POTUS: "I didn't underestimate him
3 years agoNine months after waiving sanctions against the principal players in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, Joe Biden has "directed [his] administration to impose sanctions on Nord Stream 2 AG and its corporate officers
3 years ago White House: At 12:30 PM Biden "delivers remarks on Russia's unprovoked and unjustified attack on Ukraine"
3 years agoDuring the autonomous march for #AmirLocke on February 11, major intersections Lyndale Ave. & Lake St. & Hennepin Ave. & Lake St. were fully blocked by protesters who occupied the space for short increments of time as the march continued moving. Story:
3 years ago DC firefighters responded to 516 calls on Tuesday, February 22nd. There were 155 critical and 246 non-critical EMS dispatches, and 115 fire related incidents and other types of emergencies, including a 2 Alarm structure fire
3 years ago One person died and four other people were hurt in a crash on Duke Street in Alexandria late last night, police say. "Speed may have been a contributing factor
3 years ago The Pentagon approves deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard troops in DC for trucker convoy protests planned for next week. Pentagon states the troops will not carry firearms or engage in law enforcement/surveillance
