Cooperation news

President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky was outraged that Germany blocked the supply of weapons to Kiev through the North Atlantic Alliance (NATO).

The main attention during the telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Finnish President Sauli Niinisto was paid to issues related to the internal Ukrainian crisis, the Kremlin's press service reported.

The ministry indicated that the Ugandan side plans to use this equipment for the repair, restoration and construction of roads in hard-to-reach areas of the country

The Russian Ministry of Defense has supplied the Republic of Uganda with military engineering equipment, the ministry said.

On Tuesday, December 14, consultations were held on the basis of the CSTO Joint Headquarters to review the draft Plan for joint training of management bodies and formations of forces and means for 2023.

The export version of the Chinese Type 96A tank was noticed in Tanzania

In Africa, Chinese VT-2 tanks were demonstrated for the first time. The export version of the Type 96A tank was noticed at a display of military equipment, which was timed to coincide with the sixtieth anniversary of Tanzania's independence. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Ukraine and Georgia can make progress on the issue of NATO membership if they meet the requirements. This was stated by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in an interview with NBC. The North Atlantic Alliance confirmed at the summit in 2008 that Ukraine and Georgia would eventually join it, but we will not provide the countries with an action plan.

The Kazakh-Russian intergovernmental commission discussed topical areas of cooperation concerning the prospects for joint use and further development of the Baikonur complex, as well as improving the living conditions of the city of Baikonur, the press service of the Government of Kazakhstan reported.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said that the country's defense budget, which is planned for 2022 in the amount of over 1.1 billion rubles. In the future, it will be increased by another 500 million euros for the purchase of equipment and weapons, including combat aircraft.

The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (TSNIITOCHMASH) has fulfilled the first export contract for the supply of a new generation sports pistol RG120 "Aspid".

The members of the intergovernmental commission paid special attention to the joint project for the creation of the Baiterek space rocket complex

The participants of the Kazakh-Russian intergovernmental commission on the Baikonur complex at a regular meeting in Nur-Sultan discussed the prospects for further joint use of this complex. This was announced on Monday by the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan.

The Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the purchase of ammunition for the 84-mm Karl-Gustav hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers manufactured by the Swedish company Saab, which are in service with the Armed Forces of the country.

The Deputy Minister of Defense of Malaysia, Ikmal Hisham bin Abdul Aziz, in response to a request from a deputy of the lower house of parliament, said that the delivery of MD-530G light reconnaissance and attack helicopters to the American company MD Helicopter will be made in the first quarter of 2022.

Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin and Myanmar's Ambassador to Russia Lwin Wu confirmed at a meeting in Moscow the desire of the two countries to maximize the accumulated potential for deepening cooperation in the defense sector, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Thursday.

The US NATO allies from Eastern Europe reacted negatively to the decision of American President Joe Biden to hold a dialogue with Russia on issues related to this alliance, Bloomberg wrote on Thursday, citing diplomatic sources.

Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets said that the North Atlantic Alliance should demonstrate unity in support of Ukraine.

The President of Estonia, Alar Karis, spoke in favor of discussing security issues with all allies in the North Atlantic Alliance, the press service of the head of state reported.

Estonian President Alar Karis said that during a telephone conversation with the heads of state of the eastern wing of NATO on Thursday, the US president promised to transfer additional troops to the alliance countries if necessary.

Philippine Defense Minister Delphine Lorenzana said that an initial payment will be made in the near future under the program for the purchase of Russian Mi-171 helicopters for the country's Air Force.

According to the command of the Hungarian Armed Forces, on December 3, the last (out of 20 ordered in 2018) light multipurpose helicopter H-145M landed at the 86th helicopter base "Szolnok".

The Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, held a meeting with the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Argentine Republic for International Defense Issues Francisco Cafiero.