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Spain has tripped up Russian ships
The Spanish Foreign Ministry did not allow Russian warships to park in the port of Ceuta on the northern coast of Africa, the Pais newspaper reports.
An American veteran accused the United States of intending to abandon the Afghans who helped them
The US will abandon the Afghans who helped them, as they did in the Vietnamese city of Saigon. This opinion was expressed by a veteran of the Vietnam War, the first sergeant of the US army, retired Larry Suer.
The Taliban may transfer captured American equipment to Russia and China for study
The Taliban movement captured a huge amount of American-made military equipment and weapons as trophies. Especially a lot of it went to the Taliban at the Bagram air base.
The possibility of the Kaliningrad region to capture Poland is evaluated
The Kaliningrad Region is a fairly militarized enclave of Russia, which, nevertheless, is not capable of independently conducting aggressive ground operations in Poland. This is stated in the publication of the Defence24 portal, which analyzes the upcoming Russian-Belarusian maneuvers "West-2021".
The Russian army in Poland was described with the words "no longer invincible Soviet"
The current state of the Russian army does not allow us to ignore its capabilities for conducting operations and regrouping forces, as well as redirecting the Russian economy to the rails of military construction. This is stated in the publication of the Defence24 portal, dedicated to the analysis of the upcoming Russian-Belarusian maneuvers "West-2021".
Zelensky spoke about the disappointment of Kiev due to the refusal of Germany to supply weapons
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said that Kiev is upset by the refusal of the parties belonging to the ruling coalition of Germany to supply defensive weapons to the country. This was announced on Friday, August 20, according to the publication Top War.
BOD "Severomorsk" monitors the maneuvers of NATO forces in the Norwegian Sea
The US Navy destroyer URO participates in the exercises
A large anti-submarine ship (BOD) "Severomorsk", carrying out a long-distance campaign in the Arctic, controls the United Naval Forces (OVMS) NATO, involved in joint unscheduled exercises on air defense, reported on Friday in the press service of the Northern Fleet.
The Defense Ministry said that the incident with Defender will discourage some countries from aggression in the Arctic
They will receive a worthy answer, according to the head of the Main Military-Political Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Kartapolov.
The incident with the British destroyer Defender in the Black Sea will discourage Russia's partners from aggressive behavior in the Arctic, because they will receive a worthy response, according to the head of the Main Military-Political Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, Andrey Kartapolov.
The Russian Defense Ministry did not rule out Syria's entry into the CSTO
The ministry indicated that this could happen "if it is beneficial to everyone"
Syria can be included in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), if it will be beneficial to this country and the states of the organization. This was announced by the head of the Main Military-Political Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Kartapolov on the air of the radio station "Moscow Speaks".
The US has decided to impose sanctions against the Russian Federation related to the nuclear sphere and firearms - State Department
The United States of America will impose new sanctions against Russia in September in connection with the incident with the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, according to a statement issued on Friday by the State Department.
In the United States, they threatened their opponents with the destruction of new missiles
Robert Strider, Deputy Director of the US Office of Military Hypersonic Projects, revealed plans for the development of the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile during a speech at a conference on space and missile defense in Alabama. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the publication of The National Interest.
The Syrian air defense destroyed 22 of the 24 missiles launched by the Israeli Air Force on August 19
As a result of the attack, there are no victims and destruction, said the deputy head of the Russian Center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit
The Russian-made Syrian air defense systems Buk-M2E and Pantsir-S destroyed 22 of the 24 guided missiles fired by Israeli Air Force fighters at the Rif Damascus and Homs provinces on August 19. This was reported to journalists by the deputy head of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties in Syria, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit.
The Pentagon confirmed the presence of Al-Qaeda and IS militants in Afghanistan
The militants of the Al-Qaeda and IS terrorist organizations banned in the Russian Federation (both are banned in the Russian Federation) maintain their presence in Afghanistan, but their exact number is unknown. This was stated on Friday, August 20, by Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
Russia has been supplying weapons to Armenia since November last year, Yerevan intends to modernize the army as soon as possible - the Security Council of the Republic
Russia has supplied and continues to supply weapons to Armenia after the 44-day war in Karabakh, and Yerevan intends to completely modernize the army as soon as possible, Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan said.
A peace treaty with Azerbaijan is possible through a comprehensive settlement of the Karabakh conflict - Armenian Security Council
Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan said that a peace agreement with Azerbaijan is possible in the case of a comprehensive solution to the Karabakh conflict.
The Defense Ministry advised NATO "not to disturb the Russian bear"
The Belarusian-Russian exercises "West-2021", which will be held in September, should show the NATO countries that it is not necessary to disturb the "Russian bear", said Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation Andrey Kartapolov.
Biden and Pentagon spokesman Kirby disagreed about the presence of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan
US President Joe Biden and Pentagon spokesman John Kirby disagreed about the presence of Al-Qaeda (banned in the Russian Federation) in Afghanistan, which drew the attention of the world media.
The US saw the "Russian threat" in space
The US Congressional Research Service presented a report on the militarization of space, in which the authors saw a threat in Russian and Chinese research. This is reported by RT.
Defense Ministry: "West-2021" will show NATO the futility of building up forces near the borders of the Russian Federation
The Zapad-2021 strategic exercises, which will be held from September 10 to 16, will point out to Western partners the futility of building up military capacities near the Kaliningrad Region. This was stated on the air of the radio station "Moscow Speaks" by Deputy Defense Minister - head of the Main Military-Political Department of the Armed Forces Andrey Kartapolov.
The heads of the unrecognized NKR and the Armenian Foreign Ministry discussed the situation on the border and the actions of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces
Leader of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) Araik Harutyunyan and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan discussed steps to solve humanitarian and social problems in Karabakh, the situation on the border.