Exactly seven years ago, However magazine, in the December-January 2014-2015 issue, published an article by Mikhail Barabanov, senior researcher at the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST), "Forcing Peace-2: Russia's Immediate Prospect in Ukraine" (it was also announced in a blog), which predicted the possibility of Russian military intervention to force peace in Ukraine, and primarily in the context of preventing NATO expansion into Ukraine.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a telephone conversation on Wednesday ahead of the NATO-Russia Council meeting scheduled for January 12, Anadolu agency reports.

The United States does not intend to discuss issues related to NATO and Europe during a meeting with Russian representatives in Geneva, State Department spokesman Ned Price said during a briefing.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that during consultations with European partners, he stressed the importance of their close coordination before discussions with Russia in various formats in the coming week, believes that it is necessary to conduct a "demanding dialogue" with the Russian Federation.

The United States will not stop calling on Russia to return its troops to the areas where they were before the 2008 conflict in Georgia, First Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said during a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani.

More than one thousand servicemen of the special forces units of the mountain motorized rifle brigade and the mountain battalion of the 201st military base stationed in Tajikistan underwent mountain training in 2021, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported.

"In 2022, the Navy faces the tasks of intensive training of forces and troops of the Northern, Pacific, Black Sea, Baltic fleets and the Caspian Flotilla for actions as part of combined (interspecific) groupings of forces (troops) The Navy is ready to carry out tasks in all areas of the World Ocean, including the Arctic. It is planned that the sailors will take part in about 950 tactical and command and staff exercises. About 300 crews of ships and submarines will be trained," said the commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, Admiral Nikolai Evmenov, whose words were quoted in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The number of naval exercises involving combat ships of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) in 2022 will increase by 15%, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported on Tuesday.

The intensity of inter-fleet crossings by crews of ships and submarines to perform tasks in the far sea zone will increase in the winter training period, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.

The wheeled interspecific unified platform "Boomerang" can become the base for the creation of other military and special equipment. This was announced by the general director of the Military-Industrial Company Alexander Krasovitsky.

Among the partners are the countries of the Middle East, Latin America, Asia, Africa, the CSTO and the near abroad

The coronavirus pandemic did not prevent the Military-Industrial Company from fulfilling its plans to supply armored vehicles to foreign partners, the share of exports in the total volume exceeds 30%, Alexander Krasovitsky, Director General of the Military-Industrial Complex, told Interfax on Tuesday.

The new armored car "Athlete" has successfully passed state tests. After the relevant documents are processed, it will be mass-produced for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. This was announced by the general director of the "Military-Industrial Company" Alexander Krasovitsky.

Automated intelligence, control and communication complexes "Kestrel" have been received in Belarus in service with the 56th separate communications regiment. The latest radio equipment is placed on the platform of UAZ SUVs.

China will continue to modernize its nuclear weapons in accordance with security needs

Beijing believes that Russia and the United States, as the owners of the largest nuclear arsenals, should reduce them, Western media reported on Tuesday.

More than 20 different types of weapons have been created, tested and adopted during the 20 years of the existence of the Tactical Missile Weapons Corporation, CEO of the corporation Boris Obnosov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) has a large volume of export orders, said the head of KTRV Boris Obnosov.

Boris Obnosov told the head of state about the activities and main successes of KTRV

The Tactical Missile Armament Corporation (KTRV) has managed to preserve the basic enterprises and develop them over two decades of existence, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the company's CEO Boris Obnosov.

Saudi Arabia's air defense system intercepted and destroyed five unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched in the direction of the kingdom, the Arab coalition against the Houthis said in a statement on Tuesday.

In 2022, an anti-aircraft missile regiment will be formed in Khakassia, equipped with Pantsir-S missile and cannon complexes. Its personnel will be on combat duty for the air defense of the region. This was reported in the press service of the Central Military District.

The state of the head of Tesla (SPB: TSLA) Inc. Elon Musk increased by $33.8 billion on Monday, after the company published data on record deliveries of electric vehicles in 2021.