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Europe is being pushed to war, Belarusian Defense Minister says
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that the neighboring countries of Belarus are "pumping" the most modern weapons and that Europe "smells very strongly of gunpowder."
The nuclear cruiser "Peter the Great" has worked out the search for "enemy" submarines in the Barents Sea
The flagship of the Northern Fleet (SF) - the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" conducted exercises in the Barents Sea to search for submarines of a conditional enemy, the press service of the SF reported on Sunday.
Minsk announced the development by the General Staffs of Belarus and the Russian Federation of further steps to verify the forces of the Union State
The General Staffs of Belarus and Russia will work out further steps to check the forces of the Union State, first of all they will be aimed at preventing war, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said.
The United States and NATO believe that the continuation of the Russian-Belarusian exercises indicates Moscow's plans to attack Ukraine
Washington considers the continuation of the exercises of the Belarusian and Russian armies on the territory of Belarus to be evidence that Russia intends to invade the territory of Ukraine.
Ambassador Antonov: Russia withdrew some troops from Kaliningrad, but no one even said thank you
NATO is expanding, and when Russia reduces the number of troops in Kaliningrad, no one will even say thank you, said Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov.
The head of the Georgian Defense Ministry met in Brussels with the chairman of the NATO Military Committee
Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze, who is in Brussels on a visit, met with the chairman of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Robert Bauer on Wednesday, the press service of the Georgian Defense Ministry reports.
US State Department: Lavrov told Blinken that Washington will receive a response to the security proposals in a couple of days
State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday informed US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about Moscow's sending a response to Washington within a couple of days to American proposals on security in Europe.
An "alien" plane was intercepted during an exercise in Belarus
In Belarus, during the exercise "Allied Determination-2022", the crews of Su-35 fighters of the Eastern Military District of Russia, raised from an airfield in the Brest region, practiced intercepting an aircraft that conditionally violated the airspace of the Union State. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Tankers, logistics and signalmen left the Crimea and the western regions of the Russian Federation
As promised a day earlier, on Wednesday, February 16, Russian units of troops engaged in tactical exercises in the Crimea continued to withdraw from the territory of our peninsula. "An echelon with military equipment of the units of the Southern Military District crossed the Crimean Bridge by rail and proceeded to the points of permanent deployment," the military department reported.
The Telegraph: Putin has made sure of the weakness of the West. Nothing will stop him
The Telegraph (UK): Putin exposed the weakness of the West
The West is confused by Putin's "ambiguous signals", writes The Telegraph. But while he is lost in guesses, the Russian leader has tested the resolve of Western countries and found its flaw.
NATO Secretary General and the Head of the European Commission discussed the situation around Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen had a telephone conversation during which they discussed Ukraine and Russia.
In the USA, the Russian army was described with the words "stupid hammer"
The Drive: The Russian army remains the Soviet "dumb hammer", which is incredibly heavy
The Russian armed forces are a legacy of the Soviet era and remain a "blunt hammer" that is still incredibly heavy. In these words, in the American edition of The Drive, columnist Tyler Rogovey described the modern Russian army concentrated in the regions bordering Ukraine.
Biden and Scholz discussed strengthening NATO's eastern flank in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine - White House
US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the Ukrainian crisis and considered strengthening NATO's eastern flank in case of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine, the White House reports.
Blinken and the Estonian Foreign Minister called on Russia to de-escalate through dialogue with the United States, NATO and the OSCE
Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets and United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on Russia at Wednesday's meeting to de-escalate through dialogue with the United States, NATO and the OSCE.
US Secretary of Defense discussed with European colleagues the importance of NATO unity in the context of the Ukrainian crisis - Pentagon
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his colleagues from France Florence Parly, Germany Christina Lambrecht and Great Britain Ben Wallace during a meeting in Brussels confirmed the importance of NATO unity to counter Russia's policy, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said.
The United States has transferred a drone protection system to Poland
The US military deployed the M-LIDS system at the Polish airport
The United States has transferred new equipment to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to Poland. Radars, air defense systems (air defense) and a system of protection against drones were noticed at the airport of the city of Zamosc, Defense Express reports.
The US claims that Russia "continues to increase its military presence" on the border with Ukraine
The United States believes that Russia's statements about the withdrawal of troops from the border with Ukraine do not correspond to reality, allegedly Moscow is actually increasing the number of its troops, the Axios portal reported, citing a senior representative of the American administration.
The units of the RF Far East arrived at the point of permanent deployment after the exercises
The units of the logistics brigade of the Western Military District (ZVO) arrived at the point of permanent deployment after the completion of the planned exercises. This was announced on Thursday, February 17, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Russian military destroyed the "enemy" with the fire of jet systems during exercises in Belarus
Armored vehicles and objects of the conditional enemy were destroyed in the framework of the exercises "Allied Determination-2022", which are taking place on the territory of Belarus, by calculations of multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) The Eastern Military District, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.
There was a video of the Tu-22M3 and MiG-31K arriving in Syria
A video has appeared with Tu-22M3 bombers with supersonic anti-ship missiles (PKR) X-22, as well as MiG-31K fighters with the Dagger aviation complex, which Russia has transferred to Syria against the background of the presence of NATO aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea.
