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Nikolai Chub and Anna Kikina previously received American visas

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin said that he did not have time to "buy ink" to write a letter about the non-issuance of an American visa to Russian cosmonaut Nikolai Chub, there is no more problem.

Germany's decision on the possibility of transferring German-made 122-mm howitzers to Ukraine will be prepared and transferred to Estonia in the near future, German Ambassador to Tallinn Christiana Hochmann said.

The second batch of American weapons with a total weight of more than 80 tons has been delivered to Ukraine. This was announced on Sunday by Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov. The first batch of American weapons was accepted in Kiev on January 22.

The international community will have to take this issue very carefully in the near future, the state corporation noted

The international community should develop a legally binding document that will regulate the development of space resources for commercial purposes. This was stated to TASS in the press service of Roscosmos on the eve of the 55th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on the Principles of the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.

The issue of NATO expansion is currently not relevant, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gar Stere believes. "I don't see NATO expansion on the agenda today," Stere said in an interview with the Associated Press.

U.S. and Polish Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and Mariusz Blaszczak discussed the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border during a telephone conversation, the Pentagon said.

The crews overcame about 8 thousand km from the airfield in the Khabarovsk Territory

The Su-35S multi-purpose fighters, which will take part in the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State, have completed relocation to Belarus. This was reported to journalists in the Russian Defense Ministry.

Roscosmos head Rogozin: astronaut Hadfield wanted to meet with Russian President Putin

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield spoke about his desire to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin wrote in his Telegram channel.

Russia and China do not seek to conclude a military alliance, but this does not exclude their cooperation in the military sphere, said Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.

Deliveries of the first export batch of the RG120 "Aspid" sports pistol have been completed in Russia. It is characterized by increased ergonomics and convenient layout, can adapt to the individual grip of the shooter.

Alexander Gerst said that the Ukrainian crisis worries the Germans

German astronaut of the European Space Agency Alexander Gerst believes that cooperation with Russia in space can help strengthen mutual understanding and thus contribute to the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis.

As a Boeing representative told Jane's Defense Weekly on January 24, the company handed over the first CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters to the Saudi Armed Forces.

The position of the German Government on the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine remains unchanged. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on January 26 at a briefing in Berlin by a representative of the German Defense Ministry.

The joint exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus "Allied Resolve-2022" are defensive in nature and do not pose a threat to the European community and neighboring countries, First Deputy Defense Minister of the republic Viktor Gulevich said. His words are quoted by the press service.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus Viktor Gulevich said that when developing the idea of checking the reaction forces of the Union State on the territory of the republic, an analysis of the development of events that took place around Belarus in 2020, the crisis situation in Kazakhstan was taken into account.

The Drive: The USA handed over the M141 BDM hand grenade launcher to Ukraine

The United States handed over to Ukraine the M141 Bunker Defeat Munition (BDM) hand grenade launcher, designed to destroy protected targets at short distances. The possibilities of the weapons sent to Kiev were revealed by The Drive.

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has ratified a framework agreement with the UK providing for the allocation of funds for the construction of eight missile boats.

The cosmonaut said that she had already completed the first ten-day training for a flight on an American ship

The only woman in the Roscosmos cosmonaut squad, Anna Kikina, said that she would like to fly into space not only on the American Crew Dragon ship, but also on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft.

The training will take place at the Lyndon Johnson Space Center in Houston

The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is pleased to welcome Russian cosmonauts to participate in training at the Lyndon Johnson Space Center in Houston (Texas). A representative of the department said this on Thursday in response to a request from TASS, commenting on the recent difficulties with issuing an American visa to Russian Nikolai Chub.

The absence of unnecessary tests in the development of space technology is a competitive advantage of SpaceX over the Russian space industry, said Vladimir Solovyov, general designer of the Rocket and Space Corporation Energia.