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The White House is preparing to respond to Russia's proposals on security guarantees in the near future. According to Bloomberg, citing a senior representative of the US administration, the US reaction will follow next week.

National Interest: The US Navy no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant"

The US Navy Carrier Strike Group (CSG) no longer seems to Russia to be an "unstoppable sea giant". This is reported by the columnist of the National Interest magazine Mark Episkopos.

Moscow believes that Beijing and Washington have a separate channel for discussing arms control

The topic of China's involvement in the Russian-American consultations on strategic stability did not arise during contacts with Washington, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview with Interfax.

The American media recognize that the US Navy carrier strike groups no longer pose the former threat. New military developments will allow Russia to successfully resist them.

"The carrier Strike Group is one of the most powerful weapons in the arsenal and is capable of projecting unprecedented firepower far beyond American waters. These formidable formations have become not only the basis of the US naval doctrine, but also one of the most recognizable symbols of American military power," writes National Interest.

The effectiveness of the Open Skies Treaty (DON) without the participation of the Russian Federation and the United States will decrease by 80%, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. On Saturday, Russia officially withdrew from this agreement, suspending the fulfillment of obligations under it.

Two Russian Tu-22M3 bombers returned to their home airfield after patrolling in the airspace of Belarus. This was announced on Saturday, December 18, by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

MIC: in Syria, the T-14 Armata tank revealed a number of problematic solutions

After testing the T-14 Armata tank in Syria, Uralvagonzavod specialists made about one and a half hundred technological changes to the design of Russian combat vehicles in service and being created. The results of the tests of the T-14 Armata tank in the Syrian Arab Republic are told by the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC), referring to sources in the military-industrial complex.

Belarus is ready to host nuclear weapons under threat from NATO, Foreign Minister of the Republic Vladimir Makei said in an interview with RT Arabic.

Russia may deploy nuclear weapons in Belarus, but only as a retaliatory measure, retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, the former head of the main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry, told Interfax on Saturday.

The latest Russian weapons, including the Zircon missiles, will allow the Russian Federation, in case of war, to strike at a group of the US Navy. This opinion was expressed on December 17 by journalist Mark Episkopos.

Two long-range Tu-22M3 bombers of the Russian Aerospace Forces performed patrols in the airspace of the Republic of Belarus. According to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, during the flight, the crews worked out tasks together with aviation and air defense forces of a neighboring and friendly Russian state.

Ukraine has not yet planned to deploy a military contingent of any countries on its territory. This was announced by the Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) of the country Alexey Danilov on Saturday, December 18.

Ukraine wants to receive not only defensive, but also offensive weapons from Western partners. This was announced by Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov on Saturday, December 18.

British Defense Ministry: Typhoon fighter jet shot down an air target in Syria for the first time

The British Typhoon fighter used weapons for the first time to defeat an aerial target in combat. The plane shot down a drone over Syria. This is reported by the UK Defense Journal with reference to the British Ministry of Defense.

The area of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, the so-called "green zone", where the embassies are located, was subjected to rocket fire on Sunday, December 19. This is reported by the Al Hadath TV channel with reference to sources in the power structures of the city.

On December 19, the Azerbaijani authorities handed over to Armenia 10 servicemen detained during clashes on the border of the two countries, the State Commission of the Republic for Prisoners of War, Hostages and Missing Citizens reports.

A group of ships of the Chinese Navy, led by the first Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning, is making the transition to the Pacific Ocean for subsequent exercises, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Sunday.

The reason for the current tension in US-Russia relations is Washington's realization of its geopolitical interests at the expense of Moscow's interests in the 1990s, especially in the post-Soviet space, according to Thomas Graham, head of Kissinger Associates, former adviser to US President George W. Bush on Russia and Eurasia.

European Council President Charles Michel welcomes Azerbaijan's decision to transfer 10 servicemen to Armenia.

The Russian Pantsir-S short-range air defense systems shot down more than 40 Turkish Bayraktar and Anka drones during the fighting in Syria and Libya, according to a report by the Rossiya-1 TV channel (VGTRK).