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The President of Estonia said that negotiations with the Russian leadership of Europe and NATO should be conducted "all together"
According to the Estonian president, "the negotiations between Putin and Biden alarmed many in the West" because of the feeling that the countries of the "eastern wing of the EU" are "bypassed".
The US State Department considers insignificant progress in the current negotiations on the JCPOA in Vienna
The US authorities cannot call the current successes during the eighth stage of the Vienna talks on the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) significant, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Tuesday
The Russian military will hold two major exercises in the West in 2022
In the west of Russia, a command and staff exercise of two armies is planned next year, as well as an operational exercise of the Baltic Fleet grouping, Commander of the Western Military District (ZVO) Alexander Zhuravlev said.
In the USA, the task of the F-35 was called the destruction of the S-400 in the Crimea
19FortyFive: An American F-35 fighter can destroy Russian S-400 air defense systems in Crimea
The US fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter is capable of solving six tasks, writes 19FortyFive.
The US Secretary of Defense ordered an aircraft carrier group to stay in the Mediterranean Sea to reassure allies - Media
The American carrier strike group led by the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman is delayed in the Mediterranean Sea by order of the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the previous plans for its relocation have been changed, the USNI News publication reported, covering the activities of the US Naval Forces (Navy).
The Military Academy of the General Staff hosted a gathering of heads of scientific, educational and industrial structures of the Russian Federation
The heads of the largest scientific, educational and industrial structures of Russia exchanged experience at the training and methodological gathering at the Military Academy of the General Staff.
The Black Sea Fleet reported on sniper exercises in the Crimea
Sniper units conducted training night shooting at the Angarsky training ground in Crimea, the press service of the Black Sea Fleet (Black Sea Fleet) reported on Wednesday.
Russia announced the ability to strike Kirkenes and Verde
MIC: the X-35 missile of the Bal complex can be used against targets in Norway
On the Sredny Peninsula in the Murmansk region, there is a battery of the coastal anti-ship complex "Bal", capable of hitting the Norwegian Kirkenes and Verde, says the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC).
Expert: SpaceX shows irresponsibility by changing the orbit of satellites without notice
Deputy Chairman of the Space Transport Committee of the International Federation of Astronautics Yang Yuguang said that the normal operating altitude of Starlink exceeds 500 km and does not coincide with the position of the Chinese space station.
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced a new joint patrol of fighters of the Russian Federation and Belarus
The Ministry of Defense of Belarus announced a new joint patrol by combat aircraft of Belarus and Russia of the borders of the Union State.
19FortyFive: Russian nuclear submarines have become even more dangerous
In August, a ceremony of laying two new strategic class nuclear submarines was held in Russia: "Prince Potemkin" and "Dmitry Donskoy". With them, the total number of submarines under construction designed to launch ballistic missiles has grown to five.
Putin announced Russian-Belarusian military exercises in 2022
Russian-Belarusian military exercises will take place in February-March 2022. This was stated by Russian President Vladimir Putin during talks with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko on December 29.
Military exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus will be held in the first quarter of 2022 - Putin
Russia and Belarus will hold joint military exercises in the first quarter of 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"Oboronlogistika" notes the growth of transportation to the Arctic and Syria
The company's revenue grew by almost 40 percent in 2021
The volume of revenue of Oboronlogistics by the end of 2021 increased by almost 40% compared to last year, there was an increase in traffic to Syria and the Arctic region of the Russian Federation, the company's press service reported on Wednesday.
Biden will tell Putin that it is still possible to reduce tensions around Ukraine through diplomacy - CNN with reference to the White House
Biden and Putin are not expected to participate in the talks on January 10
US President Joe Biden will say during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that it is still possible to achieve de-escalation of the situation around Ukraine by diplomatic methods, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed White House representative.
Deputy Defense Minister Fomin: NATO has significantly increased its combat potential near the borders of Russia
The most significant expansion of NATO to the east occurred in 2002, during several waves of the alliance's infrastructure approaching the western borders of Russia, the bloc significantly increased its combat potential, said Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
The Swedish commander-in-chief spoke about the Russian approach to the conduct of war
General Biden: the "bad guys" from Russia are experts in conducting hybrid warfare
The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Mikael Biden, in an interview with the American edition of Defense News, spoke about the Russian approach to waging war in modern conditions.
Press secretary of the FSVTS Reshetnikova: some countries want to buy echeloned air defense
A number of foreign customers are interested in the Russian echeloned air defense system, which involves the supply of a group of anti-aircraft missile systems of different ranges, a spokeswoman for the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told RIA Novosti in an interview Valeria Reshetnikova.
US Presidential adviser assured Poland of readiness to defend it in case of "Russian aggression" - White House
The readiness of Washington to provide support to its NATO allies on the eastern flank with the application of Article 5 of the NATO Charter in the conditions of Russia's concentration of troops on the border with Ukraine was announced by President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
The coordinator of the Joint Commission on the JCPOA warned that it would be difficult to achieve positive solutions in the negotiations
Henrique Mora, coordinator of the Joint Commission at the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna, told reporters that positive solutions are possible during the negotiations, but it will be extremely difficult to achieve them.
