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Izvestia: Russia will show NATO its capabilities at the Navy exercises

Russia will show NATO its capabilities "in relation to the Middle East and North Africa" during the largest exercises of the country's Navy in the Mediterranean Sea, Vasily Kashin, director of the HSE Center for Integrated European and International Studies, told Izvestia.

Alexander Gerst said that the Ukrainian crisis worries the Germans

German astronaut of the European Space Agency Alexander Gerst believes that cooperation with Russia in space can help strengthen mutual understanding and thus contribute to the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis.

The position of the German Government on the issue of arms supplies to Ukraine remains unchanged. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated on January 26 at a briefing in Berlin by a representative of the German Defense Ministry.

The joint exercises of the Russian Federation and Belarus "Allied Resolve-2022" are defensive in nature and do not pose a threat to the European community and neighboring countries, First Deputy Defense Minister of the republic Viktor Gulevich said. His words are quoted by the press service.

No one has expressed objections to the involvement of the United States in the negotiation process to resolve the situation in Ukraine, in fact, Washington is already actively influencing Ukrainians, but now it is trying to create problems, said Deputy head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces - First Deputy Minister of Defense of Belarus Viktor Gulevich said that when developing the idea of checking the reaction forces of the Union State on the territory of the republic, an analysis of the development of events that took place around Belarus in 2020, the crisis situation in Kazakhstan was taken into account.

The Drive: The USA handed over the M141 BDM hand grenade launcher to Ukraine

The United States handed over to Ukraine the M141 Bunker Defeat Munition (BDM) hand grenade launcher, designed to destroy protected targets at short distances. The possibilities of the weapons sent to Kiev were revealed by The Drive.

The upcoming exercises of the Russian Navy have caused concern among the Irish authorities: Western experts believe that in fact the events are a kind of message for the UK and the NATO leadership.

The content of the US response on security guarantees allows us to count on a serious conversation, but on secondary topics, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

19FortyFive: without air cover, Russian ships off Ireland can be destroyed

The exercises of the Russian Navy off the coast of Ireland, which is not a member of NATO, are not directed against the latter country, but are a demonstration of the ability to project its power deep into the rear of the military-political alliance, columnist Michael Peck writes in the American edition of 19FortyFive.

Russia should work out concrete, including forceful methods of influencing NATO, since by their responses the Alliance and the United States actually rejected Moscow's proposals on security guarantees, said Vladimir Vinokurov, Vice President of the League of Military Diplomats, professor of the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

The CSTO is ready to provide Bishkek and Dushanbe with the necessary assistance in resolving the conflict

Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas called on the Tajik and Kyrgyz sides to immediately cease fire on the border between these countries, CSTO spokesman Vladimir Zainetdinov told reporters on Thursday.

Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization Stanislav Zas called on the Tajik and Kyrgyz sides to immediately cease fire on the border between these countries.

The North Atlantic Alliance is not going to deploy troops in Ukraine.

This was announced in an interview with CNN by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. In addition, he said that NATO will send Russia a response to security proposals this week.

The US Embassy in Ukraine announced the transfer of 300 Javelin installations and weapons to Kiev

Washington, as part of providing military assistance to Ukraine, handed over 300 Javelin installations to Kiev, a total of 79 tons of cargo arrived in the country. This was reported by the US Embassy in the country.

On Tuesday, a whole series of exercises started, in which Russian servicemen are involved. Moreover, the maneuvers took place even abroad. Thus, the Russian-Chinese exercise "Peaceful Sea-2022" took place in the western part of the Arabian Sea.

Forbes: Russia may strike Ukraine with dozens of Dagger missiles

Russia can strike Ukraine not only with hundreds of cruise missiles like the X-101, but also with dozens of hypersonic aeroballistic missiles "Dagger", admits Forbes columnist David Ax.

A unit of the Russian Airborne Troops has arrived for exercises in Belarus, the country's Defense Ministry said. "At these minutes, an echelon with Russian paratroopers who arrived to participate in the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State on the territory of Belarus is unloading at the Brest-Yuzhny railway station," the Belarusian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

The US authorities have warned Minsk of serious consequences if the territory of Belarus is used for a Russian invasion of Ukraine, State Department spokesman Ned Price said.

Units of the 150th Motorized Rifle Division of the combined arms association of the Southern Military District in the Rostov Region, as part of planned operational and combat training exercises, were alerted by a training alarm and began marching to areas of combined arms ranges for exercises, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Wednesday.