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The US has promised to continue to conduct a political dialogue with the DPRK
Washington is going to continue to cooperate with Pyongyang to achieve the complete denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. This was announced on Monday, October 18, by Jeffrey Eberhardt, Special Representative of US President Joe Biden for nuclear nonproliferation, at a meeting of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, broadcast on the UN website.
Joint Russian-Egyptian paratrooper exercises have started in Egypt
A total of more than 500 military personnel from the Russian Airborne Forces are involved in the exercises
Joint Russian-Egyptian exercises of paratroopers "Defenders of Friendship - 2021" have started in Egypt. This was reported in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The United States did not see a threat to the country and allies due to the DPRK missile launches
The US military condemned the missile launches by the DPRK, but reported that there was no threat in this regard for both the United States and its allies. This is reported in a statement published on the official website of the Indo-Pacific Command of the US Armed Forces on October 19.
The ballistic missile tested by the DPRK flew 430-450 km
Tested in the DPRK on Tuesday, October 19, a short-range ballistic missile overcame 430-450 km, reaching a maximum altitude of 60 km. This was reported by Yonhap News Agency with reference to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the South Korean armed forces.
No Hypersound - China
The information mentioned in the media about China's testing of hypersonic weapons in August of this year does not correspond to reality.
This was stated at a regular briefing by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian, TASS reports.
Head of the Iranian General Staff Bagheri: Tehran is negotiating with Moscow on the purchase of fighter jets
The Chief of the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Mohammad Bagheri, announced negotiations with Moscow on the purchase of Russian fighter jets and helicopters, RIA Novosti reports.
The rapprochement of Russia and Belarus was called a threat to NATO
Tension is growing on the border between Poland and Belarus due to a number of minor incidents, but what is happening now can only be a harbinger of future problems.
Analyst Sarah White came to this conclusion in a publication on the 19fortyfive portal. In early September, she writes, Russia and Belarus announced that they were in the process of economic integration.
US sanctions over S-400 will help Russia and China
The economic sanctions that the White House is going to impose on India because of the purchase of Russian S-400 anti-aircraft systems will bring double harm to America. Firstly, one of the largest states in the world will be alienated from the United States. Secondly, they will strengthen New Delhi's military cooperation with Moscow and make it much more difficult for Washington to contain Beijing.
Biden may get into trouble for the failure of the Afghan campaign
The Inspector General of the US State Department, Diana Shaw, has notified Congress of the beginning of an investigation into the termination of diplomatic operations in Afghanistan by the administration of US President Joe Biden.
Shoigu said that Russia is ready to develop relations with Iran in the military sphere
The Defense Minister noted that Russia and Iran are actively countering international terrorism on the territory of Syria
Russia is ready to support the dynamic and multifaceted nature of military cooperation with Iran. This was stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday in Moscow during a meeting with the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Iran Mohammad Hossein Bagheri.
China vs AUKUS: Who is stronger at sea?
The US surpasses China in naval strength even without the support of Australia and the UK. At the same time, in the event of a war, a collision is likely to take place near the Chinese coast, which gives the Celestial Empire some head start.
Peskov: by suspending the work of the permanent mission to NATO, the Russian Federation formalized the de jure lack of dialogue with the alliance
By suspending the work of the permanent mission of the Russian Federation to NATO, Moscow de jure formalized the actual state of relations with the Alliance, the decision was necessary and inevitable, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov told reporters.
NATO should take the first step towards normalizing relations with Russia - Lavrov
Moscow believes that NATO should take the first step to normalize relations with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "Yes, we proceed from this because we have never started the deterioration of our relations with either NATO or the EU," he told reporters on Tuesday.
The military has worked on the exercises in the Crimea to protect the coast
An exercise was held at the Opuk training ground in Crimea, where units of the Black Sea Fleet worked out the protection of the coast from enemy landing.
If we do not take into account the geography of these maneuvers, then "ours" and "not ours" were not there, in general. Everyone was their own. It's just that according to the scenario, some participants got the role of the defenders, and others - the attackers. Moreover, during the exercise, both of them changed places.
Balbek appreciated the words of the head of the Pentagon about the "responsibility" of the Russian Federation for the war in Donbass
Former State Duma deputy, political scientist Ruslan Balbek commented on Tuesday, October 19, on the statement by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin that Russia is allegedly responsible for the beginning of the conflict in the Donbass, and now hinders its peaceful settlement.
About 5 thousand paratroopers were alerted as part of a check in the south of Russia
The inspection also involved about 1.5 thousand units of weapons, military and special equipment
About 5 thousand servicemen of the Novorossiysk Guards Airborne Assault Mountain Unit were alerted as part of a control check and moved to training grounds in three subjects in the south of Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.
Russia believes that it is necessary to get more information about the launch of DPRK missiles
First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that an expert assessment is needed
Russia proceeds from the fact that first it is necessary to get more information about the launch of DPRK missiles. Dmitry Polyansky, First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN, told reporters on Tuesday, answering a question about the possibility of convening the Security Council of the world organization.
Azerbaijan has released five Armenian soldiers through the mediation of the Russian Armed Forces
According to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, negotiations on the return of prisoners were held by the deputy commander of the Southern Military District, Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, and the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, Lieutenant General Gennady Anashkin.
The CSTO will conduct maneuvers in Tajikistan, taking into account the possible worst-case scenario of the situation on the Afghan border
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is conducting maneuvers in Tajikistan on October 18-23, taking into account possible negative scenarios for the development of the situation in Afghanistan, said Anatoly Sidorov, chief of the CSTO joint staff.
Troops of the Southern Military District in Crimea destroyed groups of "militants" during exercises
About 8 thousand people take part in the exercises
Motorized skirmishes of the Southern Military District destroyed groups of conditional gangs during a large-scale exercise of the district's troops, the press service of the Southern Military District reported. The event was held at the Opuk training ground in the Crimea.
