Ukraine and the EU have a task to help by diplomatic means to ensure that the Russian Federation reduces tension and renounces aggressive intentions, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.

A broad discussion on universal conscription is planned in Lithuania, Vice-Minister of Defense of the Republic Gilvinas Tomkus said.

Estonian Defense Minister Kalle Laanet stated the need to contain Russia. "Over the past six months, it has become clear that the security situation could escalate dramatically, but now the most important thing is to focus on containing Russia," Laanet told ERR on Wednesday.

The EU countries are still unable to agree on a long-term plan for cooperation with NATO, which is becoming a real threat against the background of the current relations of the union with Russia, the Financial Times newspaper reports, citing an unnamed minister of one of the EU countries.

The United States does not plan to increase its military presence in Europe yet, but if a request is received from NATO allies, Washington will consider it, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing for journalists on Tuesday.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin is still suffering from COVID-19 coronavirus in mild form, according to doctors' recommendations, he will spend five more days in self-isolation, US Defense Department spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday.

Japanese Prime Minister regrets Pyongyang's launch

South Korea's National Security Council expressed concern on Wednesday over North Korea's launch of a suspected ballistic missile and called for the resumption of talks to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula.

Two more countries refused to buy Russian Su-35 fighters. January 4, portal defence-blog.com He reported that Egypt and Algeria joined Indonesia's decision.

In 2023, the Russian army may receive a Su-30SM2 fighter with updated engines and weapons.

Russian and Belarusian fighter jets conducted a new patrol of the state border of Belarus, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Rostec State Corporation plans to launch production of 76 MS-21 civil aircraft by 2027, Rostec Corporation CEO Sergey Chemezov said during a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Currently, technical specialists of the Ministry of Defense and representatives of industrial enterprises are discussing the requirements for the helicopter

Representatives of industrial enterprises and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation are finishing discussing the requirements for a promising combat helicopter and it is planned that in the next year and a half they will determine its appearance. This was reported to TASS by a source in the military-industrial complex.

Three-day exercises of the local military have begun in Taiwan, within the framework of which combat aircraft will practice the skills of intercepting Chinese Air Force aircraft, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Wednesday.

In December 2021, the European company Airbus Helicopters announced the signing of a contract with the General Directorate of Armaments (DGA) of France for the development and purchase of H160M helicopters. The document was signed as part of the implementation of the light helicopter program (Hélicoptère Interarmées Léger, HIL) for the French Armed Forces.

The new Russian upper stage Perseus, which could not, as planned, put the payload layout into geostationary orbit, will enter the dense layers of the atmosphere on the night of January 6, follows from the website data Space-track.org, where the parameters of the orbits of spacecraft assembled by the US military are published.

Roscosmos called the situation in Baikonur calm

Representatives of Roscosmos assessed the situation in the Kazakh city of Baikonur. This is reported by the Telegram channel "Sputnik Near Abroad".

Specialists of the Russian Space Systems Holding (RKS, part of Roscosmos) have completed work on the project of a promising solar space power plant (SCES), which will provide electricity to hard-to-reach areas of the Earth, the RKS press service reported.

Vladimir Putin called the Almaz-Antey concern's air defense systems the most reliable in the world

President Vladimir Putin gave an assessment of the Russian air defense systems developed by the Almaz-Antey concern. This is reported by TASS.

The air defense systems manufactured by Almaz-Antey Concern are the most reliable in the world and the most demanded weapons on the world market. This was announced on Wednesday, January 5, by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with the general designer of Almaz-Antey Pavel Sozinov, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website.

Almaz-Antey Concern, a Russian manufacturer of air defense systems, intends to increase the production of radio-electronic equipment and communications equipment, including civilian ones, against the background of a slight decline in exports, said Pavel Sozinov, the concern's general designer.