Specialists of the Military Academy of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation held classes with officers of the Serbian armed forces during their visit to Serbia, in particular, sharing their experience in fighting militants, according to the academy's website.

The Russian military police in Syria conducted training with their Syrian colleagues on a special obstacle course in Aleppo province in the immediate vicinity of the Idlib de-escalation zone. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Friday, December 3.

The American army launched a drone strike in Syria, its target was one of the influential field commanders of Al-Qaeda (a terrorist organization banned in Russia), a representative of the Central Command said on Saturday on the American Fox News channel.

The deputy head of the interim government of the Taliban (banned in the Russian Federation), Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, called on Uzbekistan to return the planes and helicopters operated by Afghan pilots after the overthrow of the previous government.

A military solution to Iran's nuclear problem is the least preferable option, but its possibilities cannot be ruled out, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said before leaving for the United States to negotiate with the American authorities.

Israeli intelligence "Mossad" was behind the organization of sabotage at the nuclear facility in Natanz in April, involving a group of recruited Iranian scientists in the operation, the Jewish Chronicle (JC) newspaper published in London reported on Thursday.

The director of the Israeli intelligence "Mossad" David Barnea is due to pay a visit to the United States on Sunday for talks with senior representatives of the American administration on the issue of Iran, the Times of Israel reports.

The new Iranian government has not demonstrated a constructive approach to the resumed negotiations in Vienna on the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said on Friday.

It is too early to believe that the negotiations in Vienna on the restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) have encountered insurmountable difficulties, Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in the Austrian capital, said on Friday.

On December 2, Alexander Mikheev, General Director of Rosoboronexport JSC, a member of Rostec State Corporation, Deputy Chairman of SOYUZMASH of Russia, held a meeting of the Committee for the Development of Foreign Trade Activities in relation to military Products of SOYUZMASH of Russia headed by him.

Russia is making a serious contribution to strengthening Serbia's defense capability, and bilateral military and military-technical cooperation is expanding, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

On Thursday, December 2, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented state awards, honorary regimental and ship cups to the best military formations, medical and educational organizations of the Armed Forces.

Rossiyskaya Gazeta publishes Law No. 388-FZ, which increases the age limit for military service and slightly changes the procedure for concluding a new contract with military leaders.

According to this document, the president of the country has the right to decide for how long a senior officer who has reached the maximum age limit should be left in the ranks.

Several shots were fired here the day before, the press service of the Kyrgyz Border Service of the State Committee for National Security reports.

NATO refuses Russian proposals to reduce tensions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "NATO's activities continue to escalate the situation on our borders, NATO refuses to consider our proposals to relieve tension and prevent dangerous incidents," Lavrov said at a press conference on Thursday.

Ukrainian saboteurs have no chance of committing crimes in Crimea thanks to the protection of the peninsula by Russian special services, said the head of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov.

An alternative to this could be long-term security guarantees on Russia's western borders

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during a meeting with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, said that Ukraine's involvement in the foreign policy games of the United States would force Moscow to take retaliatory measures, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported after the talks.

Kiev is looking for additional military forces to send them to the border with Belarus, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said on December 2.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, during a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on the sidelines of a meeting of the foreign ministers of NATO member countries in Riga, discussed stability in the Black Sea region, the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border, as well as the situation in Armenia and Azerbaijan, the State Department reports.

The refusal of the United States, Great Britain and Australia to provide detailed information about the AUKUS union is not normal, said Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna.