Political scientist Lavikainen: Russia will in every way hinder Finland's membership in NATO

Russia demands from NATO not to move to the east, MTV reports. Commenting on the situation, political scientist Yuri Lavikainen notes that Finland does not plan to apply for membership in the Alliance now. But if he does, Moscow will do everything possible to prevent this, he is sure. Although, according to the expert, the Kremlin is much more concerned about Ukraine.

Iltalehti: Finns consider it likely that Russia will threaten their country

More than half of Finns consider it likely that in the coming years Russia will threaten their country — or put pressure on it, Iltalehti reports. The newspaper cites data from a survey whose participants were asked to assess the international situation after Moscow demanded to limit NATO's advance to the Russian borders.

Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani called the meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Monday fruitful.

The Slovak Ministry of Defense has denied information from the American edition of The New York Times that in the event of an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States will allegedly train Ukrainian militants on Slovak territory.

According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, defensive equipment will not pose a threat to Russia

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said that London will supply Ukraine with light anti-tank defense systems, writes Glavred. According to the official, they are not strategic weapons and do not pose a threat to Russia.

A small contingent of Canadian special forces has been sent to Ukraine in order to assist the Ukrainian military in countering threats from Russia, the Canadian Global News channel reported without citing sources.

CIA Director William Burns visited Kiev last week, where he met with colleagues from local intelligence agencies and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, CNN reports.

Informational preparations are underway for NATO's advance into Ukraine, in this regard, it is important to inform the parliaments of all countries about the possible consequences, said State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin.

The US administration does not rule out considering any options for action against the Russian Federation in connection with the crisis around Ukraine, Fox News reported on Monday, citing an unnamed representative of the US National Security Council.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that Russia "does not threaten anyone," but warns against hostile measures from the West.

The Russian side explained to German Foreign Minister Annalena Berbock that Moscow cannot accept demands regarding the movement of military personnel on its own territory, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday.

CSTO peacekeepers leave Kazakhstan, having adequately completed their tasks

Many experts are still wondering: what was it - meaning the rapid breakthrough of peacekeepers to Kazakhstan and their return. Especially zealous agreed at first almost before the occupation of the country, although the representatives of the CSTO acted strictly at the request of the authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. But no one will argue that it was really an unusual, unexpected and successful operation for many.

The anniversary XV International Military Music Festival "Spasskaya Tower" will be held this year on Red Square from August 26 to September 4, the festival's directorate told reporters on Tuesday.

The exercises with the participation of 1 thousand servicemen began at the mountain ranges of the Russian military base in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District reports.

As part of the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State, which will take place in two stages and will end on February 20, 12 Su-35 aircraft, two divisions of S-400 air defense systems and a division of Pantsir-S anti-aircraft missile and gun systems will be relocated to the territory of Belarus from Russia, Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin said.

They will work out the tasks of covert movement and hitting targets, as well as modern experience in conducting local conflicts

More than two thousand servicemen of the Western Military District are involved in live firing exercises in the Leningrad Region. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the district.

London intends to send anti-tank weapons to Kiev

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace on Monday announced the invitation of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to London in the coming weeks to discuss common security interests.

The Russian and Turkish military conducted joint patrols in the province of Hasakeh near the town of Qamishli, populated by Kurds, in northeastern Syria. It has already become the 222nd after the signing of the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey" in 2019.

The first four ships that do not require a crew appeared in the US Navy. January 16, portal thedrive.com He reported that the Office of Strategic Capabilities (SCO) of the US Department of Defense has officially closed the Ghost Fleet Overlord program.

China has extended the construction of a series of its own Type 055 destroyers. They are the largest surface ships in the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China and are considered the most combat-ready destroyers in the world.