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The Russian side will be forced to take measures if it realizes that the West is not going to take its concern about a number of security aspects seriously, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

Russia is the party that caused the crisis situation with Ukraine, and it needs to put an end to such developments, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg told CBC television on Sunday.

The North Atlantic Alliance will not respond to calls in the Russian Federation to withdraw its troops from countries that have joined NATO since 1997, since there cannot be "second-class" members, said the organization's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Developed back in Soviet times, "Elbrus" and "Tochka" contributed to the defeat of terrorist gangs during the second Chechen campaign. By this time, the operational-tactical missile complexes, also known as the R-17 or SS-1c Scud B of the first type, were already considered obsolete.

Yonhap: North Korea launched an unknown projectile towards the Sea of Japan

The DPRK launched an unknown projectile towards the Sea of Japan, Yonhap news agency reports, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea.

North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles, Yonhap reports, citing the South Korean military. According to them, North Korea launched, presumably, two short-range ballistic missiles to the east from Sunan Airport in Pyongyang.

The Russian and Turkish military conducted joint patrols in the province of Hasakeh near the town of Qamishli, populated by Kurds, in northeastern Syria. It has already become the 222nd after the signing of the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Turkey" in 2019.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has approved the idea of a joint exercise of the Belarusian and Russian armed forces, it will be called "Allied Resolve-2022", the Telegram channel "Pool of the First", close to the press service of the head of state, reported.

The possible deployment of NATO military personnel in Estonia is proof of the validity of Russia's concerns and the fact that it is not Russia that is escalating tensions, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko heard a report on the plan of joint operational exercises of the armed forces with Russia, and also criticized the United States for deploying a military contingent near the Belarusian borders.

The exercises of the Russian Federation on its territory have nothing to do with the process of internal Ukrainian settlement, said the permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich.

Russia expects to receive concrete answers from the United States and NATO on security guarantees, and believes that contacts on this matter will take place in the next few days, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The Pacific Fleet is waiting for a serious replenishment - upgraded nuclear submarines 949AM "Antey". On the air of Sputnik radio, the captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, military expert Vasily Dandykin, told about their capabilities.

The Moscow Arbitration Court has assigned the "Top Secret" stamp to the case on the claim of the Russian Ministry of Defense, demanding to recover more than 3.9 billion rubles from Samara JSC "Progress Rocket and Space Center", the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles and other space technology.

The purpose of checking the reaction forces of the Union State is to assess readiness to neutralize threats at the borders, the Belarusian Defense Ministry said on Monday.

The Dutch warship HNLMS Rotterdam entered the Baltic Sea to monitor the situation in the region, the Estonian broadcasting portal ERR reported on Monday, citing a message from the NATO press service.

President of Belarus Lukashenko said that Ukraine is pulling troops to the borders

Minsk - Ukraine's military contingent is being built up near the borders of Belarus. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said this today while listening to a report on the idea of a joint operational exercise of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia, BelTA has learned.

NATO intends to integrate outer space into the Alliance's collective security and defense system together with cyberspace, as well as the sea, air and land environment

NATO has decided to extend the principles of collective defense to outer space, including the application of the fifth article of the Washington Treaty, including a collective military response to an attack on one of the alliance countries.

The number of Swedish residents supporting the country's accession to the North Atlantic Alliance has increased amid rising tensions in relations with Russia, Bloomberg reported on Monday, citing the results of surveys.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, January 13, during a working meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, said that the peacekeeping forces of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) played a very important role in stabilizing the situation in Kazakhstan, Russia's closest partner and ally. This is reported on the Kremlin's website.