The Russian Defense Ministry reported that by the end of 2021, 69 new outstanding achievements were included in the Book of Records of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

The gunners of the 150th Division of the Southern Military District, as part of planned exercises, destroyed a unit of a conditional enemy in the Rostov region, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.

Blank ammunition and other means of imitation were used in the exercises

Comprehensive anti-terrorism training took place in the military garrisons of the Pacific Fleet in Primorye, Sakhalin, Kamchatka and the Khabarovsk Territory, more than 1 thousand servicemen took part in them. They have worked out various scenarios for repelling attacks on military facilities, the press service of the TOPF reported on Friday.

In preparation for the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State, the commander of the troops of the Eastern Military District of the Russian Federation, Alexander Chaiko, visited the 38th Separate Guards Airborne Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Belarus. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of Belarus on Saturday.

The Vice-President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba was present at the final stage of the exercises

The first joint Russian-Abkhaz anti-terrorist exercises ended on Sunday in Sukhum, the leadership of the State Security Service (SSS) of Abkhazia rated them "good", a TASS correspondent reports from the exercises.

The military destroyed the conditional command posts of the enemy and his manpower

The gunners of the 58th Army destroyed the command posts of the conditional enemy during exercises at the Tarskoye training ground in North Ossetia. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the Southern Military District.

The Marine Corps used Grad, Gvozdika and Nona installations during exercises in the Arctic

Crews of artillery installations of the Marine Corps of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy used artillery during exercises in the Arctic. A video showing the firing of marines was published by the Zvezda TV channel.

On Friday, January 28, at a meeting of the operational headquarters of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation to combat a new coronavirus infection, Deputy Chief of the Main Military Medical Directorate, Major General of the Medical Service Maxim Kuandykov reported to First Deputy Minister of Defense Ruslan Tsalikov on the widespread introduction in military medical institutions of a new method of testing for covid, developed in the departmental 27 Central Research Institute.

There were no preconditions for sending the CSTO peacekeeping contingent to Kazakhstan during the January riots, the country's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

Issues of regional and international security were discussed during a videoconference by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov with the UN Deputy Secretary General, Head of the UN Counter-Terrorism Directorate Vladimir Voronkov, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan reported on Saturday.

The US is ready to discuss the withdrawal of exercises and the maximum approach distance of aircraft and ships

The US responses to Russian proposals on security guarantees "cast a shadow over the fence," but they have topics that can be discussed, such as the INF Treaty and verification measures, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Russia will take retaliatory measures if it fails to reach an agreement with the West on security guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.

Moscow will carefully study the written responses of the United States and NATO, after which it will decide on its further actions

The issue of providing Russia with long-term, legally secured security guarantees was the main topic of a lengthy telephone conversation between the Presidents of Russia and France, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron, the Kremlin's press service reported.

In this case, they will take it on the territory of Russia, said the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and relations with Compatriots Viktor Vodolatsky

Russians permanently residing in the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics (DPR and LPR), if desired, can be called up for military service in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Viktor Vodolatsky, first deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and Relations with Compatriots, told TASS on Saturday.

The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on Saturday evening on the anti-Russian plot of the Swiss TV channel SRF "Russia is pulling its troops to the border with Ukraine," assessing it as "another horror story for an ignorant audience."

They want to "tighten" Ukraine into NATO, its entry into the alliance will really undermine relations between Russia and the West, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to intensify diplomatic measures to resolve the situation around Ukraine while strengthening the "policy of containment" of Russia, a representative of Johnson's office in Downing Street said in a statement.

The British authorities are considering all options for sanctions

The British authorities in the event of a "Russian attack on Ukraine" will be ready to consider any options for helping Kiev, British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said on Sunday.

NATO's response to the development of the situation around Ukraine may follow due to a number of factors, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly spoke in favor of dialogue and a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis, while recalling France's readiness to deploy a military force in Romania.