In the UK, the capabilities of the Russian and British armed forces were analyzed.

According to the Daily Express with reference to the Global Firepower portal, the Russian army consists of almost three million military personnel (including those in reserve), while the British Armed Forces number 275.66 thousand people. Russia has more than 4,000 military aircraft and helicopters, and the UK has just over 700. The gap in the number of tanks is even bigger: 12950 for Russia and 227 for the UK.

The EU needs a more uniform defense policy, but we are not talking about creating a common European army, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrel said in an interview with CNN.

In Estonia, work began on Saturday on the construction of temporary barriers on the first sections of the land border with Russia in Narva in the northeast of the country, as well as on the banks of the Piusa River in the southeast of the republic.

In Latvia, from November 22 to December 4, joint exercises of NATO countries called "Winter Shield 2021" (Winter Shield 2021) will be held.

This is stated in a message on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the country. The exercises will be held at the Adazi training ground. During the exercises, the combat capability, teamwork and compatibility of the Latvian troops and their colleagues from other NATO countries will be carried out. Winter Shield exercises are held annually in Latvia.

Russia's current policy towards Ukraine and Moscow's statements cause genuine concern in Washington, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told reporters on Saturday during a visit to Senegal.

A military advisory and training center of the European Union will be created in Ukraine, this corresponds to the current security agenda and will strengthen further European integration of Ukraine, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said he had asked Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin for additional assistance in protecting the country's airspace and coast. This was reported on November 19 by Bloomberg.

He called countering Russia a "common priority" of the United States and Ukraine

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov in Washington, announced his readiness to consider the implementation of the framework agreement on the strategic foundations of the defense partnership between the two countries and the deepening of cooperation in the defense sector.

Turkey can support Ukraine in the event of a hypothetical military conflict only on one condition - economic control over Crimea. This was stated by political analyst Alexander Kochetkov on the Ukrainian portal "Glavred" on November 18.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Ukrainian counterpart Alexey Reznikov held talks on the situation on the borders of Ukraine, following which they came to an agreement on building up the country's defense potential within the framework of strategic defense agreements signed on August 31, 2021. This is stated in the final communique published on the Pentagon website on November 18.

Recruitment of personnel to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is too politicized, military expert Anatoly Kravchuk told Ukraine 24 TV channel on November 20.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov declares Ukraine's readiness to repel "Russian aggression", while noting that the Russian Federation is unlikely to decide on an offensive.

American intelligence has warned European allies about the growing threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine with the onset of cold weather, the SAF TV channel reported.

The probability of Ukraine carrying out provocations near the borders of Russia has increased significantly, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Grebenkin.

The Russian Embassy in the United States welcomes the statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on support for increasing efforts to resolve the conflict in Donbass in accordance with the Minsk Agreements.

The administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden decided to get acquainted with the American military exercises in European countries "to contain" Russia in recent years. This was reported with reference to sources in The Washington Post on Friday, November 19.

The administration of the US President asked the Pentagon to provide information about US military exercises in Europe, which were aimed at "deterring Russia."

This is reported by The Washington Post. According to the publication, the White House needs this information to analyze the operations already carried out and to conduct them in the future.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that a group of Russian inspectors will check one of the military facilities in Finland. The inspection will last from November 21 to 26 and will be organized within the framework of the agreements on the 2011 Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-building Measures.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

According to the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the dialogue took place on the initiative of the Turkish side. The main topic of the conversation was the situation in Ukraine.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have agreed to establish a direct line of communication at the level of defense ministers to prevent incidents around Nagorno-Karabakh. This became known on Friday, November 19.