Kaitlan Collins

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

RT @katherinemiller: This is truly like one of those "They said what?!" Clickhole quotes, not even like an Onion quote https://t.co/XdZs6bU… — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Some big updates to the White House schedule today: President Biden will address the ongoing crisis in Ukraine at 4 p.m. following his call with allies at 2:30 p.m. and two top National Security Council officials will join Jen Psaki at the press briefing. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

RT @daveweigel: Rep. Jim Hagedorn (R-Minn.) dies at 59 after battle with kidney cancer. Ran for #MN01 three times before winning it in 2018… — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

What Carpenter is saying is that this large estimate includes Russian troops on the borders of Ukraine as well as the Russian-led forces in eastern Ukraine. The estimate we got earlier this week on the 150k+ was on the borders and didn't factor in the Russian-backed separatists. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Carpenter adds, "This estimate includes military troops along the border, in Belarus, and in occupied Crimea; Russian National Guard and other internal security units deployed to these areas; and Russian-led forces in eastern Ukraine." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

U.S. ambassador Michael Carpenter: “We assess that Russia probably has massed between 169,000-190,000 personnel in and near Ukraine as compared with about 100,000 on January 30." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

White House confirms Biden will speak with transatlantic leaders on a phone call tomorrow afternoon “about Russia's buildup of military troops on the border of Ukraine and our continued efforts to pursue deterrence and diplomacy.” — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

The schedule for the Canadian prime minister’s office says President Biden is hosting a call tomorrow on Ukraine with a variety of European leaders. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden spoke to Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi today, the White House says. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Former President Trump and his children Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. must sit for depositions in the New York attorney general's civil investigation of their business practices, a New York judge has ruled. https://t.co/uUmlcxCi0Q — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Secretary Blinken lays out in detail what a Russian attack on Ukraine could look like. https://t.co/SvCtXrVYzF — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"My sense is it will happen within the next several days," President Biden says of a Russian invasion. He has "no plans" to call President Putin for now after speaking to him Saturday. "Every indication we have is they are prepared to go into Ukraine, attack Ukraine." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

“We can confirm that we have received a response from the Russian Federation. It was delivered to Ambassador Sullivan in Moscow today,” a senior State Department official tells @jmhansler. This is in response to what the US sent Russia three weeks ago. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

That language from Linda Thomas-Greenfield is notable, given two weeks ago she told NPR she disagreed with characterizations that an invasion was imminent. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Secretary Blinken will now deliver remarks at the UN Security Council meeting, a last minute addition to his schedule before he heads to Munich. "The evidence on the ground is Russia is moving toward an imminent invasion," US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield says. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

RT @petemuntean: NEWS: FAA confirms that Administrator Steve Dickson is *resigning* effective March 31. In a letter to employees, Dickson s… — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"Every indication we have now is they mean only to publicly offer to talk, and make claims about de-escalation, while privately mobilizing for war," the U.S. official said. https://t.co/cDXVuLXadl — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Not only is Russia not withdrawing forces from Ukraine's border, but a senior admin official says the Kremlin has added about 7,000 troops in recent days — "with some arriving as recently as today." That would place number of forces above 150k figure cited by Biden yesterday. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

A US Navy aircraft had an "extremely close" encounter with multiple Russian military jets over international waters in the Mediterranean this weekend, according to multiple US officials directly familiar with the US military reports of the incident. https://t.co/vThqjx0cUy — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

“We’ll know it when we see it,” Jen Psaki says when asked what the US would consider meaningful, verifiable pullback by Russia. Secretary Blinken said today that they have seen none so far. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden and German Chancellor Scholz will speak today at 2:30 p.m., an official says, following Scholz's trip to Moscow. The call comes as U.S. officials say there's no evidence Russia is de-escalating and warn Putin could pull trigger "today, tomorrow" or "next week." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

“Unfortunately there's a difference between what Russia says and what it does and what we're seeing is no meaningful pullback,” Secretary Blinken tells ABC. “On the contrary, we continue to see forces, especially forces that would be in the vanguard of any renewed aggression…” — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"As in 2014, Biden is mindful of overpromising, harkening back to advice he received from Obama: 'We're not going to send in the 82nd Airborne, Joe,' Obama said, according to Biden's memoir. 'They have to understand that.'" Good read from @Kevinliptakcnn: https://t.co/TyIq2qD3y1 — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

Biden's counsel explains the decision in part by noting current admin's policy to make the logs public, w/ some exceptions. "The majority of the entries over which the former President has asserted executive privilege would be publicly released under current policy," Remus writes — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden has rejected a request by former President Trump to shield White House visitor logs from the committee investigating Jan. 6, including appointments for individuals granted entry to the White House complex that day, confirming NYT. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg; “We have heard signs from Moscow about readiness to continue diplomatic efforts, but so far we have not seen any de-escalation on the ground. On the contrary, it appears that Russia continues the military buildup.” — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

The White House says this was intentional. "We've seen a dramatic acceleration & buildup of troops & so the President said, very carefully, encircling Ukraine on the border & also in Belarus," Psaki says, adding it was "important to give an assessment of where things stand." — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden's speech today wasn't necessarily because there was any major update (given he said US hasn't verified Russian claims of a partial drawdown) but more because he wanted to speak directly to the American people, Jen Psaki says. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

"Right now, Russia has more than 150,000 troops encircling Ukraine and Belarus and along Ukraine's border," President Biden says, upping a figure that was previously estimated to be around 130,000. — PolitiTweet.org

Kaitlan Collins @kaitlancollins

President Biden says the US has not verified that Russia is conducting any kind of partial troop drawdown. “An invasion remains distinctly possible,” he says. — PolitiTweet.org