Blinken and his German counterpart agreed on a tough response in case of escalation between Russia and Ukraine
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalenna Berbock discussed measures that both countries will take if Russia takes hostile actions against Ukraine, the State Department reported on Saturday.
Turkish and American weapons in the Donbas were included in the register of the "top secret" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
The department noted that this information is official and is not subject to disclosure.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine has classified information about the use of Turkish Bayraktar attack drones and American Javelin missile systems in the Donbass.
The United States does not intend and did not plan to send troops to Ukraine - Biden
US President Joe Biden said that the issue of the introduction of American troops into Ukraine has never been on the agenda.
One of the tasks of the G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting is to demonstrate unity in preventing Russia's "aggression" against Ukraine - British Foreign Ministry
Creating a united front of the "Big Seven" against Russia's policy towards Ukraine will be one of the tasks of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the G7 countries, British Foreign Minister Liz Truss told reporters.
Canada confirmed its unwavering support for Ukraine to prevent the escalation of the conflict in Donbass - Foreign Ministry
Canada confirmed its unwavering support for Ukraine and readiness to use the available tools to prevent the escalation of the conflict in the Donbas.
The President of Estonia spoke in favor of discussing security issues with all NATO allies
The President of Estonia, Alar Karis, spoke in favor of discussing security issues with all allies in the North Atlantic Alliance, the press service of the head of state reported.
NATO must demonstrate unity in support of Ukraine - Estonian Foreign Minister
Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said that the North Atlantic Alliance should demonstrate unity in support of Ukraine.
Biden is ready to provide additional troops to NATO countries if necessary - President of Estonia
Estonian President Alar Karis said that during a telephone conversation with the heads of state of the eastern wing of NATO on Thursday, the US president promised to transfer additional troops to the alliance countries if necessary.
NATO is ready for dialogue with Russia, but the right of countries to join the alliance cannot be changed - Stoltenberg
NATO is ready to discuss with Russia topics that cause it concern, but it cannot be about depriving Ukraine and other countries of the right to decide independently whether to join the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.
US allies in eastern Europe are wary of Biden's plans for a dialogue with Russia on NATO - media
The US NATO allies from Eastern Europe reacted negatively to the decision of American President Joe Biden to hold a dialogue with Russia on issues related to this alliance, Bloomberg wrote on Thursday, citing diplomatic sources.
For the war with the Russians, British soldiers will be frozen
Readers of the British newspaper The Times commented on the words of the country's Defense Minister Ben Wallace that the army should be ready to wage war in the Arctic because of Russia's "activity" in the region.
The Turkish fighter will receive an American engine and Russian technologies
Defense News: Turkish TF-X fighter jet will receive F110 engine and technology from Russia
The Turkish Fighter X (TF-X) will receive an American F110 turbofan engine and Russian technologies, Defense News reports. The publication of the publication drew the attention of the bmpd blog in LiveJournal.
The number of Ukrainian fighters has been revealed
Flightglobal: Ukraine has 43 MiG-29 fighters
The Defense Express agency, referring to the World Air Forces 2022 directory of military aviation published by FlightGlobal, revealed the number of combat aircraft and helicopters available to Ukraine.
The new Tu-160M will take off in 2022
Deputy Prime Minister Borisov: the new-built Tu-160M flight is planned for 2022
The first flight of the new-built Tu-160M strategic missile carrier is planned for 2022. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Yuri Borisov at the company "UEC - Perm Motors", reports TASS.
The new dates of the first flight of the Tu-160M, assembled from scratch, became known
The deeply modernized Tu-160 strategic bomber of the new construction will make its first flight at the beginning of next year. Earlier, a car equipped with improved NK-32-02 engines took to the sky.
The timing of the PAK DA's entry into service has been named
First deputy chairman of the Military-industrial complex Board Yelchaninov: PAK DA will enter service after 2024
Promising long-range aviation complexes (PAK DA) will enter service in the period from 2024 to 2033. Aircraft deliveries are provided for by the new State Armament Program. Andrei Yelchaninov, First Deputy chairman of the Board of the Military-Industrial Commission (MIC) of Russia, called the timing of the receipt of the complexes in an interview with Interfax.
Strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force spotted near Donbass
The strategic reconnaissance aircraft Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint of the US Air Force approached the Donbass. The corresponding data is provided on Saturday, December 11, by the Flightradar aviation monitoring website.
Five NATO planes flew over the Black Sea near the borders of Russia
On Thursday evening, it became known about a new provocative flight of NATO aircraft near our borders.
"On December 9, 2021, Russian airspace controls over the neutral waters of the Black Sea detected air targets approaching the state border of the Russian Federation," the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported. To identify and escort foreign planes, Su-27 fighters on duty were lifted into the sky.
French pilots were not allowed to admire the Black Sea
Russian fighter jets escorted five US and French military aircraft over the Black Sea, the National Defense Control Center of Russia reported.
According to RIA Novosti, three Su-27 fighters from the air defense duty of the Southern Military District forces were lifted into the air.
The strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force RC-135 was first recorded over Ukraine
The RC-135 Rivet Joint strategic reconnaissance aircraft of the US Air Force flew for the first time in the airspace of Ukraine, including in the south-east and south of the country to the north of Crimea, it follows from the data of Western aviation resources.
