Russia offers NATO to authorize the ambassador of one of the organization's member countries in Moscow to carry out urgent contacts with Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said

The Russian Federation suspends the activities of the NATO military liaison mission. Russia stops the activities of the NATO Information Bureau in the country

Russia is suspending the work of its permanent mission to NATO, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law on ratification of the agreement on the joint (unified) communication system of the armed forces of the member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States, the press service of the head of state reported.

In the Military Innovative Technopolis "ERA", the selection of operators for military service in scientific companies has been completed.

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is conducting maneuvers in Tajikistan on October 18-23, taking into account possible negative scenarios for the development of the situation in Afghanistan, said Anatoly Sidorov, chief of the CSTO joint staff.

The CSTO forces have started three special exercises in Tajikistan, the joint press center of maneuvers reported.

About 8 thousand people take part in the exercises

Motorized skirmishes of the Southern Military District destroyed groups of conditional gangs during a large-scale exercise of the district's troops, the press service of the Southern Military District reported. The event was held at the Opuk training ground in the Crimea.

Russian-Iranian cooperation continues to develop consistently. Despite the difficult situation due to the coronavirus pandemic, contacts remain quite intense, Chief of the Russian General Staff Valery Gerasimov said on Monday, October 18, at talks in Moscow with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in Washington and exchanged views on the Iranian nuclear program and international negotiations on this issue, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

Tehran is currently choosing the most suitable model for conducting further negotiations on returning to the atom agreement, IRNA news agency reports with reference to the representative of the Presidium of the Parliament, Nezmoddin Mousavi.

Tehran will return to the negotiating table next week with world powers on the restoration of the JCPOA, they will be held in Brussels, Western and Iranian media report, citing Mejlis deputy Ahmad Alirezabeigui.

Uzbek-Afghan trade and economic cooperation, border security and transport and communication projects were discussed during talks on Saturday in Termez (an Uzbek city on the border with Afghanistan) by the delegations of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan, Uzbek Foreign Ministry spokesman Yusup Kabulzhanov said.

As a result of the Israeli air strike, one Syrian soldier was killed, three more were injured

The Syrian military did not use air defense when attacking four Israeli fighter jets because of two civilian aircraft in the sky. This was announced by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.

A serious struggle is breaking out for the Indian tender P-75I. October 14, portal navalnews.com He said that four countries will fight for a contract with the Indian Navy for the supply of six diesel-electric submarines.

On October 14, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) announced the launching ceremony of the Taigei-class submarine designed for the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Forces, which took place at the Kobe enterprise.

The first developed newest American strategic nuclear submarine of the Columbia class, equipped with intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads, will cost about $ 8.5 billion, follows from the documents under consideration in the US Congress.

The Canadians and the British are not only allies in the military bloc, but are also ready to help each other when there is a shortage of food. October 14, portal forces.net He reported that the crew of the Canadian frigate HMCS Winnipeg eliminated the shortage of tea on the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

The command of the naval component of the Armed Forces of Papua New Guinea has adopted the second Guardian-class patrol boat, transferred by the Australian Ministry of Defense.

Ukraine will receive missile weapons and warships from the UK, while technologies for their construction will be transferred to Ukrainian shipyards, Ukrainian Ambassador to London Vadym Prystaiko said.

The command of the US Pacific Fleet stated that they did not see violations of international rules by the American destroyer Chafee in the Sea of Japan near the territorial waters of the Russian Federation.