Russia and France need to jointly analyze the existing security problems in order to further identify steps to de-escalate the situation in Europe. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at the plenary session of the Russian-French Security Cooperation Council, which was held in Paris on Friday in the "2+2" format.

The Russian Defense Minister also said that NATO's military presence continues to build up near the Russian borders

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu stated at a meeting of the Russian-French Council in the "2+2" format that the military-political situation in Europe is deteriorating, and NATO continues to increase its military presence near the borders of the Russian Federation.

The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan accuses the Armenian Armed Forces of shelling in the direction of the Kelbajar district of the republic.

The Azerbaijani armed forces on Sunday afternoon tried to ensure a positional offensive in the eastern direction (Gegharkunik region) of the border with Armenia, the situation is tense, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reports.

The Azerbaijani armed forces fired at the positions of the Armenian army in the Gegharkunik region in the east of the republic. "On November 13, at 12.10 pm, units of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces opened fire in the direction of the positions of the Armenian Armed Forces located in the direction of the settlement of Verin Shorzha, Gegharkunik region," the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reports.

More than 2.3 thousand hectares of territory have been cleared of explosive objects

The servicemen of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh destroyed more than 26 thousand explosive objects during the humanitarian demining of the area during the year. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The First Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Ruslan Tsalikov awarded the staff of the 48 Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense of Russia for participation in the development of the world's first coronavirus vaccine, the Russian military department reported on Saturday.

He noted that the key to the further development and success of the university is the transfer from generation to generation of traditions that the school is proud of

Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Lieutenant General Yunus-Bek Yevkurov congratulated the Ryazan Guards Higher Airborne Order of Suvorov twice Red Banner Command School named after Army General Vasily Margelov (RVVDKU) on the 103rd anniversary of its formation.

Poland considers the Russian paratroopers conducting exercises in Belarus a threat, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Marcin Przydac said on Radio ZET.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the words of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko about patrolling Russian and Belarusian aviation, said that Moscow and Minsk conduct scheduled exercises on an ongoing basis, and strategic aviation regularly flies along its routes.

A unit of the Airborne Forces of the Russian Federation completed the tasks of practical landing at an unfamiliar landing site on the territory of Belarus, where it took part in a tactical exercise with units of the Belarusian armed forces. This was reported on Friday evening in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The servicemen of the artillery units of the 201st military base in Tajikistan have completed about 500 firing tasks with shooting this year in the course of combat training activities, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Friday.

Moscow and Minsk signed contracts in 2021 for the supply of fighter jets, helicopters, air defense equipment and other weapons to Belarus, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told RIA Novosti at the Dubai Airshow.

The Russian Federation is discussing with Turkey the supply of Russian military products and the joint development of weapons, Dmitry Shugaev, director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) of Russia, told Interfax.

According to the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev, the entire order portfolio exceeds $52 billion

The Middle East region accounts for about 30% of the volume of Rosoboronexport's order portfolio (part of Rostec State Corporation). This was announced to TASS by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev during the Dubai Airshow 2021 International Airshow.

Russia this year signed new contracts for the supply of weapons and military equipment abroad worth over $ 10 billion, said Alexander Mikheev, head of Rosoboronexport.

The State Duma adopted in the first reading the draft law "On Amendments to Article 51 of the Federal Law "On Military Duty and Military Service".

Since May 2019, the company has put more than 1.8 thousand satellites into orbit

The American company SpaceX on Saturday successfully delivered 53 more mini-satellites to orbit for its Starlink network.

The current situation in Afghanistan and possible threats to regional security were discussed in Moscow at a meeting of the Tajik Ambassador to Russia Davlatshoh Gulmakhmadzod with the EU Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas Nicklasson, the Tajik Embassy in Russia reported.

In connection with the situation in Afghanistan, Kazakhstan will provide gratuitous military-technical assistance to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Such bills were approved by the Majilis (Parliament) during the plenary session Kazakhstan, reports Vlast.kz .