Contacts between the US military and the Russian Federation are limited at the legislative level, but the Pentagon maintains communication channels with Russia in order to prevent dangerous situations between the parties, US Defense Ministry spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.

The Kremlin commented on possible new US sanctions against Russia, noting that this would be the worst-case scenario for the development of bilateral relations and would significantly destroy the spirit of the Geneva talks between the leaders of the two countries.

Common sense dictates the need for contacts between the presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky, but due to the position of Kiev, they are not yet possible, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the head of the Russian state.

As part of the multinational exercise "Rapid Trident - 2021", a joint landing of the amphibious assault troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), US military personnel and other units of the partner countries took place, the command of the Amphibious Assault Troops of the AFU reported on Facebook.

The head of the Georgian government, Irakli Garibashvili, during his speech at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, confirmed Tbilisi's desire to join the European Union and NATO.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tried to justify the new partnership of AUKUS with the United States and Great Britain, making a video address to the UN General Assembly.

The bill provides for new anti-Russian sanctions

The defense budget for 2020 in the amount of $768 billion was approved by the House of Representatives of the US Congress by 316 votes to 113. Of the $768 billion, $740 billion is provided directly for the needs of the Pentagon, $28 billion - for the Ministry of Energy.

Chinese President Xi Jinping described as a difficult situation that is developing in relations between Beijing and Taiwan, Western media reported on Sunday.

The DPRK is grateful to China for the fact that the growing cooperation and friendship between the two countries contributes to the joint confrontation with the challenges of "hostile forces," North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported.

The adoption of a declaration on the official end of the Korean War is a premature step and will not help to resolve the existing differences, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the DPRK Lee Tae Song.

The statements of the sister of the North Korean leader Kim Yo Jong about the possibility of organizing a summit of South Korea and the DPRK under certain conditions are of great importance, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday, citing a statement by the South Korean Ministry of Unification Affairs.

Three Su-35S fighters escorted a strategic bomber B-52N of the US Air Force, which was approaching the borders of Russia in the Pacific Ocean, the National Defense Control Center reported.

The command of the British Air Force announced the arrival of the sixth (out of nine ordered) sea patrol aircraft P-8A "Poseidon" (the British designation "Poseidon" MRA Mk1) at the Lossiemouth airport after the flight from the United States.

The US Air Force has withdrawn 17 B-1B Lancer strategic bombers from combat due to wear and tear, the cost of repair and modernization, the global strike command reported.

Americans are looking for a "flying jeep". On September 23, Popular Mechanics magazine reported that within the framework of the HSVTOL program, the US Air Force selected 35 promising models for creating a flying transport of the future.

One of the novelties of the international aviation and space salon Airshow China 2021 will be the CH-6 reconnaissance and strike UAV. In the photos shown, it can be viewed in detail for the first time.

The strategic reconnaissance drone of the US Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk on Saturday conducted a multi-hour flight near the western borders of Russia and Belarus, it follows from the data of Western aviation resources.

The state Corporation Roscosmos plans to create an operator to provide commercial experiments on the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS).

Russian cosmonauts may set a record next year for the number of spacewalks. They will have to leave the International Space Station (ISS) nine times, according to the flight program available to RIA Novosti.

Its height decreased by 1.2 km

The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) was lowered in connection with the upcoming arrival of the Soyuz MS-19 spacecraft with a movie crew on October 5 and further undocking for sending the Soyuz MS-18 spacecraft to Earth. This is stated in a message on the Roscosmos website.