Malian Prime Minister Shogel Kokalla Maiga said that his country feels abandoned by France, so the country's authorities are looking for other military assistance and have turned to a Russian private military company (PMCs).

The statements of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about the Crimea on the eve of his visit to Russia leave an unpleasant trace, but this in no way ruins the prospects for a successful and constructive trip, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The presidents of the Russian Federation and Turkey will discuss the implementation of agreements on the settlement of the situation in Syria's Idlib at a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, while the Turkish side is fulfilling its obligations "slowly," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday.

On September 23, a meeting of the chiefs of the general staffs of the armed forces of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states was held at the Donguzsky training ground in the Orenburg Region.

The radical Taliban movement * has deployed "tens of thousands of special forces" in the Afghan province of Takhar, bordering Tajikistan, said Zabihullah Mujahid, Deputy Minister of Information and Culture in the Taliban government.

The situation in Afghanistan and the continuation of the Russian-American dialogue on strategic stability were discussed in a telephone conversation between Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and US Presidential aide Jake Sullivan, the press service of the Russian Security Council staff reported.

The issue of Afghanistan continues to be in the center of attention in the sphere of cooperation between Washington and Islamabad, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said before the meeting at the UN General Assembly session, the US State Department said.

Iran needs to act quickly if it wants to resume negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), Acting Assistant Secretary of State Joey Hood said in an interview with the inter-Arab TV channel al-Arabiya.

On September 22, a meeting of the OSCE Security Cooperation Forum (FSB) "Modern Risks and Challenges of Military Security"was held in Vienna (Austria).

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as part of his participation in the UN General Assembly. This is reported by TASS.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that the republic's position" on the complete and unconditional withdrawal of the Russian armed forces " remains unchanged.

At the same time, Maris Riekstins urged to be vigilant

Russia's various military maneuvers currently do not pose a direct threat to Latvia, but we need to remain vigilant. This position was stated on Thursday by the Ambassador of the Baltic Republic in Moscow, Maris Riekstins.

Ukraine is having a frank and friendly conversation with NATO about the fact that its integration into the alliance cannot last indefinitely, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has started a dialogue with the US Congress and the US administration on the need to increase the total amount of support that the United States provides to Ukraine to $1 billion a year, the press service of the department reported on Wednesday evening.

Estonia's defense budget for 2022 will amount to a record 748 million euros or 2.31% of the projected gross domestic product of the republic, Defense Minister Kalle Laanet said.

The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, on Wednesday, September 22, during a meeting in Washington, discussed with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison the implementation of agreements on the military-political partnership AUKUS, which also includes the United Kingdom. This was reported by the press service of the US military department.

Warsaw, which is preparing for destabilization on the eastern border for one well-known reason, announced plans to deploy up to 250 of the latest Abrams tanks there. The United States intends to start supplying combat vehicles to Poland in 2022.

Relations between Turkey and the United States are currently experiencing difficult times, including due to problems with Ankara's acquisition of S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems from the Russian Federation, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters.

The United States Administration is open to discussing the preparation of a declaration on the end of the war on the Korean peninsula. This was stated by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Wednesday, September 22.

At the Salyut production complex of the Rostec United Engine Corporation, Russian Aerospace Forces servicemen are being trained to restore the AI-222-25 engine for the Yak-130 combat training aircraft.