On Monday, the story continued with the scandalous statement by the German Defense Minister about the so-called policy of deterrence against Russia. The Military Department of the Russian Federation reported that on October 25, the defense attache at the Embassy of Germany in the Russian Federation was invited to the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation.

The head of the German Defense Ministry, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, is known for her anti-Russian position, so she could have introduced a personal element in her statement, distorting the state position. On Monday, October 25, the former Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, ex-Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergei Ordzhonikidze told Izvestia.

It is strange that there are currently more disputes within NATO than NATO's struggle with the outside world, the Turkish author shares a common opinion. In his opinion, now it makes sense to create a NATO compatible with the new world conditions. To do this, first of all, Russia must also join NATO.

The parties agreed that it would be necessary to establish cooperation between Moscow and London in a number of areas

Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the Kremlin's press service reported.

The Russian 201st military base in Tajikistan annually trains up to 1,000 junior specialists for the national armed forces. This was announced by the chief of staff of the compound, Colonel Yevgeny Okhrimenko.

The exercises involved almost 500 units of weapons, military and special equipment, including armored vehicles "Tiger" and "Typhoon"

TASS, October 25. The exercises of the units of the Eastern Military District (VVO), designed to counter terrorism, were held in 11 subjects of the Far East, more than 14 thousand military took part in them. This was reported on Monday by the press service of the VVO.

Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrey Kartapolov visited as an observer a joint exercise with the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces of the CSTO "Interaction-2021" in the Republic of Tajikistan for the purpose of parliamentary monitoring of the military-political situation in the Central Asian region.

The preparation of the personnel of the combined Russian-Egyptian parachute unit for the active phase of the Defenders of Friendship-2021 exercise, which takes place several dozen kilometers from Cairo, has been completed, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported on Monday.

During the visit, the commander of the Sri Lankan Ground Forces, Shavendra Silva, laid a wreath at the Grave of the Unknown Soldier at the Kremlin Wall

The Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Ground Forces, Army General Oleg Salyukov, and the Acting Chief of the Defense Staff, Commander of the Sri Lankan Ground Forces, General Shavendra Silva, discussed joint combat training activities at a meeting in Moscow. This was reported to journalists on Monday in the Russian Defense Ministry.

One of the most advanced fighters of the Air Force of the People's Liberation Army of China Chengdu J-10S crashed last Friday. Perhaps the incident would not have been known, but videos and photos from the scene of the accident in Henan province appeared on social networks.

Roscosmos will present an exposition at the congress, where visitors will see a new model of the Nauka module, a model of the Zeus orbital complex and the TEM transport and energy module

TASS, October 25. The International Astronautical Congress opens on October 25 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), the event is being held in an Arab country for the first time. Roscosmos will present its exposition at the congress, where visitors will be able to see a new model of the multifunctional laboratory module "Science", a model of the orbital complex "Zeus" and the transport and energy module "TEM".

In northern Iraq, security forces seized an anti-aircraft missile, known by the designation "358", and an improvised launcher for it from local militias.

These weapons, presumably of Iranian manufacture, were found near the Al-Harir air base, which is used by US military personnel for their own purposes.

There is no legitimate and internationally recognized Government in Afghanistan, the authorities do not work, human rights are systematically violated, which indicates a catastrophic situation in this country.

The United States is ready to participate in negotiations in the "extended troika" format on the situation in Afghanistan in the future, and could not participate in recent consultations in Moscow due to logistical difficulties, White House press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday.

Russian aviation launched missile strikes on the whole of southern Idlib.

The terrorists' attempt to damage the Syrian army deployed in Idlib, expressed by artillery shelling of SAA positions, forced the Russian military to demonstrate the use of force to the militants. 

If the activities of PMCs come into conflict with Russian laws, the Russian Federation will react

The activities of private military companies abroad do not reflect the interests of the state, this is a private business, and if their activities conflict with Russian laws, Russia will react, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Damaged in the South China Sea, the Connecticut Seawolf-type nuclear submarine of the US Navy (Navy) was captured on a picture of the Planet Labs spacecraft. The corresponding photo was shown by the publication The Drive.

The US Navy has established the cause of the fire on the universal landing ship (UDC) USS Bonhomme Richard. The unsatisfactory technical condition of the ship and the low level of training of the crew led to a fire, writes the portal Janes.

The British Navy began to master its new frigate. On October 21, the press service of the British Navy reported that the first sailors "settled" on the lead ship of the Type 26 project.

The Australian Ministry of Defense announced the launch ceremony of the first (out of six ordered) patrol boat of the "Improved Cape" class for the Australian Navy, which took place at Austal Ships in Henderson (Western Australia).