The US called a way to "knock out" Russia from Central Asia
The United States must act more flexibly to increase its influence in Central Asia and find allies in the region. About how the country is preparing to "knock out" Russia from the region, according to the material of the publication The National Interest.
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will not deploy US bases on their territory, the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan believes
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are not interested in deploying American troops withdrawn from Afghanistan on their territory, this opinion was expressed by the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Afghanistan, Director of the Second Department of Asia of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Zamir Kabulov in an interview published on Monday in the Izvestia newspaper.
Russia will help Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in resolving disputed issues-Putin
Russia will support Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the long-term settlement of the border conflict, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russia and China may take the place of the United States in the Middle East as the US military presence is reduced - military commander
As the United States reduces its military presence in the Middle East, Russia and China will seek to expand their influence in the region, according to the commander of the US Central Command, General Frank McKenzie.
Shoigu: Half a dozen weapons removed from production after testing in Syria
About 300 types of weapons and special equipment were tested in Syria. This was stated in an interview in the framework of the educational marathon "New Knowledge" by the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Sergei Shoigu. The military commander said that in some periods, designers and specialists from 76 enterprises and design bureaus were present at the Hmeimim base in Syria.
Cooperation between Russia and Serbia in the military sphere will continue, it is not directed against anyone - The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Russian and Serbian special forces during the tactical exercise "Joint Response - 2021" demonstrated a high level of coordination of actions, said State Secretary - Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov.
The Russian and Serbian military attacked the imaginary enemy from the air
Military personnel of Russia and Serbia, within the framework of joint tactical exercises, practiced the attack of conditional "militants" from the air. On Saturday, May 22, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Russia reports.
Shoigu spoke about modern military education
According to the head of the Ministry of Defense, a digital library has been created for the armed forces
Designers of modern weapons have started teaching in military universities of the Russian Federation, Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu said on Friday at a lecture of the educational marathon "New Knowledge".
Military training centers have been opened in 109 civilian universities in Russia
In 109 civilian universities of Russia, military training centers have been opened, where students are trained in the programs of soldiers, sergeants and officers. As the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, said at the lecture of the marathon "New Knowledge", the instruction on this issue was given by the president, in one of the messages.
Azerbaijani and Turkish military conducted joint exercises
According to the joint action plan for 2021, tactical exercises were held with the participation of Azerbaijani and Turkish servicemen, the Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan reports.
Peskov on the impact of new US sanctions on Moscow's agreement to hold the summit: we need to understand - colleagues say one thing, do another
The Kremlin said that it would like to understand the actions of the United States, which announced new sanctions against the Nord Stream-2 against the background of statements about the intention to hold a meeting of the presidents of the two countries.
Poland proposed to the European Council to impose sanctions against Belarus
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Sunday, May 23, appealed to the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, with a request to consider the introduction of sanctions against the Belarusian authorities over the incident with the Ryanair plane.
"Both on land and on water" - Zelensky announced a large military parade for the Independence Day of Ukraine
"August 24 is the Independence Day of Ukraine. There will be a parade for the 30th anniversary of our independence. The parade will be military. It will be big both on land and on water - it will be on the Dnieper, and in Odessa, and in Kiev on the Maidan, " said Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky.
Gebrev told about the old weapons stored in a warehouse in the Czech Republic
The weapons belonging to the company EMKO, stored in warehouses in the Czech village of Vrbetice, where the 2014 explosions occurred, were old ammunition from the Warsaw Pact era and were not intended for sale. This was stated in an interview with the magazine Der Spiegel on Saturday, May 22, the head of the company, the Bulgarian arms dealer Emiliyan Gebrev.
The United States, Great Britain, France and Norway have shown an "offensive" against Russia
There are "truly impressive photos" that show the recent joint exercises Ragnar Viking of the Royal Navy (Navy) of the United Kingdom, the Navy (Navy) and the Marine Corps (Marine Corps) of the United States, as well as the French Navy and the Royal Norwegian Navy, writes The Drive.
A broken record in English
The main threat to the UK is Russia, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace said in an interview with The Telegraph.
The head of the Pentagon spoke about the threats of terrorism and cyber weapons in the United States
The head of the US Department of Defense, Lloyd Austin, during a speech to cadets of the US Military Academy West Point in New York on Saturday, May 22, said that the country faces threats of terrorism, cyber weapons and the coronavirus pandemic.
Japanese ground forces during the exercise worked out a scenario with the protection of remote islands
Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces on Saturday conducted maneuvers in Shizuoka Prefecture (Honshu Island) with the participation of about 3.1 thousand troops, the Kyodo news agency reports.
Manila and Beijing hold talks on the situation in the South China Sea-Philippines Foreign Ministry
The authorities of the Philippines and China openly discussed the situation in the South China Sea and the differences between the parties in this area, the Channel News Agency reported on Saturday, citing a statement from the Philippine Foreign Ministry.
The complex for training carrier-based aircraft in the Crimea will be repaired for 500 million rubles
The Ministry of Defense and one of the enterprises of the United Shipbuilding Corporation signed a contract for the repair and modernization of the ground test training complex
A contract was signed for the repair and modernization of the ground test training complex (aviation) NITKA in the Crimea - a complete ground-based analogue of the aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. This was reported to TASS by two sources in the military-industrial complex.
