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Nikolai Korchunov, the Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-large and a senior official of the Arctic Council, explained in an interview with RIA Novosti why Russia is restoring military infrastructure in the Arctic.

Russia has the world's largest nuclear arsenal and thus intimidates NATO, American journalist Mark Episkopos said in an article in the National Interest magazine.

Turkey cannot accept the proposals of other countries to abandon the use of the S-400 air defense system. This was stated by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, RIA Novosti reports.

Ukraine is considering the risks of a possible military escalation due to Russia's actions on most of its border - from the east, south and north-at any time before the end of September, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said.

Strategic exercises in the Arctic and interspecific exercises to ensure the security of the Northern Sea Route will be held by the Northern Fleet in the autumn.

The State Duma at a meeting on Tuesday adopted in the second and third, final reading a law introducing the concept of official secrets in the field of defense.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is grateful to Germany and its Chancellor Angela Merkel for their help and assistance to Ukraine, while noting that this assistance can be more, including defensive weapons.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that Russia will supply modern weapons to the republic, RIA Novosti reports.

During the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercises "West-2021", which are due to take place in September this year, military aviation will be massively used. This was announced on Tuesday during a departmental conference call by Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu. According to him, according to the scenario of the exercise, a difficult air situation will be created.

In October 2020, Iran's Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali stressed that the countries have good prospects for the development of military-technical cooperation with the end of the UN arms embargo.

The supply of weapons to Ukraine will not help solve the conflict that is taking place in the east of the country. This was announced on June 1 by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.

At a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi, there was no talk of "surrendering" sovereignty, issues of rapprochement between the countries were resolved. This was stated by Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday, June 1.

More than 4,500 exercises and trainings will be held during the summer training period in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. This was announced on Tuesday, June 1, by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The servicemen of Russia and Belarus have started preparing for joint large-scale exercises in early autumn. Moreover, military personnel from other countries will also be involved in them. This was stated in an interview with the official newspaper of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "Red Star" by the head of the Main Department of Combat Training of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Ivan Buvaltsev.

The activities of the Northern Fleet ensure the military and economic security of the Russian Arctic and are not directed against other states, said the commander of the Northern Fleet, Hero of the Russian Federation Admiral Alexander Moiseev in an interview published on Monday in the official newspaper of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation "Red Star".

Developed in the 50s of the last century in the USSR, the S-75 Dvina anti-aircraft missile system once again confirmed its effectiveness by destroying a modern drone in the sky of Syria. The shooting took place as part of the air defense training of the government troops.

Russia will create about 20 new formations and units in the Western Military District for "adequate opposition to NATO". This statement was made on Monday, May 31, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.

The Federation Council Committee on International Affairs at a meeting on Monday with the participation of Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov supported the law on the denunciation of the Open Skies Treaty, the chamber intends to consider the document on June 2, a source in the Russian parliament told RIA Novosti.

The preparation of the joint exercises of Russia and Belarus "West-2021", scheduled for September, has entered an active phase. This was announced on May 31 by the head of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu at the board of the department.

Russia may deploy more Iskander tactical missile systems on its western borders, and in certain circumstances it will deploy medium-range hypersonic missiles there, Russian military expert Alexey Leonkov predicts.