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Exactly five years ago, Russia and Turkey were on the verge of a real war – a Turkish fighter shot down a Russian su-24 bomber. Relations were restored only after Erdogan's apology, but were these apologies actually made? Has Turkey paid Russia the promised compensation? And did Ankara draw the necessary conclusions from this story?

The middle East is rocked by sensational news-the leader of Israel paid a secret visit to the crown Prince of Saudi Arabia. It is possible that the Jewish state and the country-leader of the Islamic world will soon establish diplomatic relations, putting an end to the 75-year feud. The two countries are clearly drawn together by a shared hatred of Iran. However, the main peacemaker was Joe Biden – and, it seems, against his will.

Putin spoke about the ownership of Nagorno-Karabakh

Russia, within the framework of the collective security Treaty Organization, should only help a country that is a party to this Treaty in the event of aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin reminded. Since Nagorno-Karabakh was not recognized as Armenian territory, Moscow had no reason to interfere in the armed conflict there.

If the new Joe Biden administration can't quickly restore the us relationship with China that was disrupted during the administration of Donald trump, the confrontation will escalate into a military conflict.

the US tested SM-3 to intercept Intercontinental missiles

The United States has successfully demonstrated the ability to destroy an Intercontinental ballistic missile using the Standard Missile-3 Block IIA anti-missile system. According to American experts, this test provides an opportunity to significantly improve the layered missile DEFENSE of the Americans and their allies. Is this so-in the material "Газеты.Ru".

There are many bright names in the history of Soviet military thought. But in the period of the "nuclear age", a special place is occupied by the outstanding personality of Nikolai Ogarkov, who headed the General staff in 1977-1984. It was he who was the first among the military leaders to draw attention to the next round of revolution in military Affairs. And it is gratifying that with the participation of army General Yuri Baluyevsky, the Ogarkov readings were held in Moscow for the third time, writes Olga Moskovchenko in an article for the newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda.

This week, inspectors from France on a plane with special video recording devices on Board will perform an observation RAID over some areas of our country in the framework of the international Treaty on open skies.

What tasks will the Russian military base in Africa solve

By analogy with the definitions of "North sea" and "black sea" in the Navy, the term "red sea" may appear. Obviously, this will be the name of military seamen serving in the logistics center (pmto), which the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation intends to create in the Red sea.

Washington insists on the right to use nuclear weapons first

Christopher Ford, assistant Secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation, Ph. D. in international relations, spoke on November 12 at an online Conference on nuclear weapons and international law in the modern era organized by the new York bar Association.

Russia's Nuclear triad switched to digital format

The traditional meeting of President Vladimir Putin with the leadership of the defense Ministry and defense industry in Sochi was one of the main sensations of this year. The head of state said that the construction of a new – exclusively protected – control point for strategic nuclear forces is being completed in Russia.

Military programs are slowed down by political decisions

In recent years, the Turkish defense industry has made impressive progress in development, as evidenced by the spectacular actions of Turkish-made unmanned aerial vehicles in Libya, Syria and Nagorno-Karabakh.

In the course of hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh, Armenian armed forces have used various means of defense. Mostly, these were outdated systems created in the sixties and seventies. For example, the ZSU-23-4 Shilka self-propelled anti-aircraft gun.

According to us military publications from December 2019, the Iranian Navy is ready to deploy to the Atlantic ocean. Such a bold statement refers to the report presented in the same year by the us Department of defense Intelligence Agency "Iran's Military power". As noted by the authors of the document, missions assigned to Iranian ships are increasingly taking place outside their usual areas of responsibility.

The fact that the Arctic is a potential region of confrontation has long been clear. But Russia's position there is well-established, and this is what NATO countries are most concerned about. However, they can't do anything about the" frost resistance " of the Russians yet.

In the disputed area of Ladakh, clashes continue between PLA units and the Indian armed forces. The parties are bringing heavy weapons to this area, intending to resolve the conflict by force, rather than through diplomatic negotiations.

Dmitry Litovkin-what is currently known about a powerful underwater drone

Recently, assistant Secretary of state for international security and nonproliferation Christopher Ford suddenly recalled the Russian Poseidon torpedo equipped with a"multi-megaton nuclear warhead".

Russian President Vladimir Putin called unexpected attempts to slow down the implementation of the statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, noting that those who do this should understand that the alternative is war.

Industrial espionage, political pressure and outright blackmail-Washington goes to great lengths to force its partners to buy exclusively American-made military equipment. In Europe, another scandal is breaking out-it was unexpectedly revealed that the decision to supply F-35 Lightning fighters for the Danish air force could have been influenced by US intelligence. About how to understand market relations and free competition across the ocean — in the material RIA Novosti.

Russian defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and defense Minister Vagharshak Aratyunyan in Yerevan. Armenian sources reported that during the talks, Shoigu said that our country intends to prevent further bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh.

trump wants to withdraw most of the US troops from Afghanistan

The us Congress is trying to thwart President Donald trump's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. Members of the house of representatives are hoping for the support of the state Department and retired Pentagon chief Mark Esper. The us presence in Afghanistan has been going on for almost 20 years, but, as the expert notes, it has not brought any significant result.