Mali is an important element of the security of the region, and the intervention of the Wagner PMCs and other external forces in the affairs of this country will not benefit, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said during a visit to Senegal.

The situation in Afghanistan gives no reason for optimism, generates new large-scale threats in the field of drug trafficking, arms smuggling and uncontrolled migration, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Alexander Grebenkin.

The United States will do everything possible to prevent the terrorist group IG * from restoring its power in Iraq and intend to provide maximum support to the government of the Arab country for this purpose, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin on Saturday, November 20, confirmed that the US military mission in Iraq will be completed by the end of this year. He said this during a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad.

The US Special Envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, said that on Friday he had a very productive telephone conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu.

The strike using drones (UAVs) in October of this year on an American military base in southern Syria was Iran's response to Israeli airstrikes in Syria, The New York Times reported, citing numerous sources from among U.S. and Israeli officials.

The United States is ready to consider alternative ways to solve the Iranian nuclear problem if the diplomatic path does not work. This was announced on November 20 by Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin during the Manama Dialogue international conference on regional security in Bahrain.

Washington still wants to resolve Iran's nuclear issue through dialogue, but if Tehran does not demonstrate seriousness of intentions, the United States will study all ways to ensure its security, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said at the Manama Security Dialogue.

Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Nikolai Patrushev said that the decision on the summit between Russia and the United States will not be delayed, the topics will also be agreed.

As the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Dmitry Bulgakov noted, the dynamics and the general vector of development of relations in the military sphere remain between the CIS partners

The tasks of combating international terrorist organizations force us to search and find new forms of interaction between the military departments of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries, said Deputy Defense Minister Dmitry Bulgakov.

As an example of the positive impact of the work of journalists on the activities of the Armed Forces, the Minister of Defense noted the process of returning refugees to Syria

Journalists, covering the activities of the Russian Armed Forces, including abroad, make a positive contribution to the fulfillment of important tasks to restore peace and tranquility. This was stated at the awarding ceremony of the winners of the VII Media-As-2021 competition by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu.

The Azerbaijani military opened indiscriminate fire in the area of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border in the Tavush region, the fire was suppressed by retaliatory actions. On Thursday, November 18, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reports.

The Azerbaijani military carried out a new shelling of Azerbaijani positions on the state border. This was announced on Thursday, November 18, by the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia does not need conflicts on the western borders of the country, called on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to seek serious and long-term guarantees of security in this area.

In the event of an attack by Ukraine on Crimea or other territories of Russia, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation will completely neutralize all warships and coastal military infrastructure of the enemy in the period from 50 minutes to 10 hours. This was stated by a high-ranking source, a retired captain of the first rank.

The United States is not aware of the goals of the Russian authorities in connection with the movements attributed to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the border with Ukraine. This was announced on Wednesday, November 17, at a briefing by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

The United States continues to monitor the actions of the Russian military near the borders with Ukraine, but cannot fully unravel Moscow's plans and considers it necessary for it to be more transparent, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.

Political scientist, Director General of the Institute of Regional Problems Dmitry Zhuravlev called the permission to use weapons to Ukrainian border guards a provocation and an actual call for such actions.

The UK will sell warships and missiles to Ukraine after the kingdom's Defense Minister Ben Wallace signs a new agreement with Kiev amid rising tensions with Russia. On Wednesday, November 17, The Telegraph newspaper reports.

The British Express portal published an article comparing the military might of Moscow and London. It is noteworthy that the forces of the kingdom were called the "British army" in the title of the material, while the Russian military was united under the surname Putin.