The United Kingdom and Denmark have agreed to strengthen cooperation in case Russia needs to be contained.

The Russian Embassy in the United States condemned the words of Senator Roger Wicker about a possible nuclear strike on Russia, RIA Novosti reports.

The protection of Ukraine's sovereignty is the task of the country itself and its army, but various assistance from other states is also necessary. This was announced on December 9 by the head of the Lithuanian Defense Ministry Arvydas Anushauskas.

The United States will send small arms and ammunition to Ukraine this week. This will be the last batch of military aid that is planned for the current year, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on December 8.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said he welcomes the dialogue between the Presidents of the United States and Russia, Joe Biden and Putin, and expressed hope that Russia will respect the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

On Thursday, at a meeting with military attaches of foreign states, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, commented on Western accusations that Moscow is allegedly concentrating forces on the border with Ukraine to prepare an invasion of a neighboring state.

Russia does not plan to invade the territory of Ukraine, but any provocations by Kiev on the forceful settlement of the situation in the Donbass will be stopped, said the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov.

The situation in eastern Ukraine is escalating, but any provocations by the Kiev authorities to resolve the situation in Donbass by force will be stopped, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday at a briefing before the military attaches of foreign states.

A decision on the format of the discussion between Russia and the United States on the development of security guarantees has not yet been made, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thursday.

The role of military attaches is also to help their capitals better understand the Russian military, said the French Republic's defense attache, Vice Admiral Alexis Wheeler

The French Republic's Defense attache, Vice Admiral Alexis Wheeler, on behalf of the military diplomats accredited in Moscow, thanked the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, for the briefing he gave on Thursday, which was useful in a complex international context.

The strategic aviation of the United States began to appear much more often in the immediate vicinity of the eastern borders of Russia, practicing reaching the frontier of the use of cruise missiles, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said at a briefing before foreign military attaches.

NATO has increased military activity in the immediate vicinity of the Russian borders in recent years, the US strategic aviation is training cruise missile launches at facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, noting that the Russian Defense Ministry confirms its readiness to discuss security issues to de-escalate tensions and increase mutual trust.

The "new security equation" proposed by Russia can become an effective arms control mechanism to ensure strategic stability, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation noted that the recently signed bilateral roadmap for the development of cooperation in the military field opens up new opportunities on this track

Cooperation between Moscow and Beijing is an important link in ensuring stability in the Asia-Pacific region (APR), the recently signed bilateral roadmap for the development of cooperation in the military field opens up new opportunities on this track, said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The Organization remains a reliable guarantor of stability in Central Asia, according to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation

Attempts to infiltrate terrorists from Afghanistan into Central Asia will be stopped by the forces of the countries of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said on Thursday at a briefing before the military attaches of foreign states.

Deputy Commander of the district troops Rustam Muradov said that the Russian peacekeepers will bring this matter to an end

All servicemen of the Azerbaijani side captured during the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh have been returned with the assistance of Russian peacekeepers, work on the return of captured Armenian soldiers is currently continuing. This was reported to TASS by the deputy commander of the troops of the Southern Military District, Rustam Muradov.

Among the main tasks, according to the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, mine clearance of terrain and facilities, the return of prisoners of war and detained persons, the search for the bodies of the dead, ensuring the safety of the delivery of humanitarian supplies and the implementation of infrastructure projects.

Military investigators detained Alexander Lopatin, a leading adviser to the Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for ensuring the state defense order, on suspicion of receiving a large bribe in Moscow. This was reported on December 9 by a source in law enforcement agencies.

The main event of the training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in 2022 will be the strategic command and staff exercise "Vostok-2022", which will be held in September, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said.

The maneuvers will be held in September 2022

It is planned to invite foreign military contingents to the strategic command and staff exercise "Vostok-2022", which will be held in September 2022, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov said.