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Experimental US spy plane 'tested' Russian air defense systems
As part of the Baltops 2021 exercise, the US army "tested" a new Challenger 650 Artemis reconnaissance and target designation aircraft in Russia, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.
The Pentagon is reducing the number of troops in the Middle East
Some US troops will leave the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Biden administration is changing its military strategy. The Pentagon has begun withdrawing Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems from Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan, the Izvestia TV channel reports.
In Russia, the United States was reminded of the "Dead Hand" in response to their missile attacks
Retired Colonel Viktor Baranets said that Russia has real weapons at its disposal that can strike back at the United States in the event of an attack and missile attacks. His words are quoted by "Moskovsky Komsomolets".
US and Turkish Defense Ministers discuss diplomatic presence in Afghanistan-Pentagon
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Turkish counterpart Hulusi Akar in a telephone conversation raised issues related to the diplomatic presence in Afghanistan, the press service of the Pentagon reported.
Poland decided to strengthen the protection of the eastern border of NATO by Turkish UAVs
Poland will strengthen the security of NATO's eastern borders with the help of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said. In May, the country's Minister of National Defense, Mariusz Blaszczak, already reported on Warsaw's plans to purchase 24 foreign drones.
Chief of the General Staff Gerasimov believes that Russia and the United States will follow the path of constructive cooperation
Russia and the United States can follow the path of constructive cooperation, said the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Valery Gerasimov. "We felt a constructive attitude. I think both our countries will follow this path, " Gerasimov said about the talks between the Russian and US presidents in Geneva in an interview with the host of the Moscow program. The Kremlin. Putin" to Pavel Zarubin (TV channel "Russia-1", VGTRK).
Cavusoglu urged Greece to abandon exercises in the Aegean Sea during the holiday season
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on his Greek colleagues to abandon "provocative actions" in the Mediterranean. "Greece needs to abandon provocative actions," Cavusoglu said at a press conference on the occasion of the end of the Diplomatic Forum in Antalya.
The next round of negotiations on the JCPOA has been completed in Vienna, the next meeting may be the final one - Russian Permanent Representative
The Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, announced the completion of the sixth round of negotiations on the revival of the Iranian nuclear deal, noting that the next meeting of the commission may well be the final one.
American fighters will ruin the Ukrainian Air Force
Soviet military aircraft are living out their last years in Ukraine. Another confirmation of this was the proposal to equip the Air Force of this country with F-16 fighters. What are the chances that Ukrainian pilots will fly in American cars, what price will Ukraine have to pay for this decision – and what threat will these cars pose to Russia?
Russia does not militarize the Arctic, US concerns are unfounded-Putin
US concerns about Russia's militarization of the Arctic are groundless, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
Russia sent 80 requests to the United States over two years about cyber attacks on Russian objects, no answers were received-Putin
Russia has sent 80 requests related to cybercrime to the United States over the past two years and has not received a single response to them, unlike the United States, which was given exhaustive explanations for their 12 requests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The concept of "official secret" in the part of defense was fixed by law
The concept of "official secret" in the field of defense is now fixed at the legislative level - in the Law "On Defense". Official secrets will include information about any activity in the defense sector that is not classified as a state secret, but is not publicly available.
The expert expects the transition of relations between Russia and the United States from chaos to "meaningful confrontation" after the Geneva summit"
A qualitative change in relations between Moscow and Washington after the meeting of the leaders of the Russian Federation and the United States, Vladimir Putin and Joe Biden, should not be expected, but now they have a chance to move into a more or less meaningful confrontation, the chairman of the Presidium of the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy (SWAP), Fyodor Lukyanov, told Interfax.
Biden announced the agreement on arms control between Russia and the United States
US President Joe Biden has announced a major arms control agreement between Russia and the United States. Of Russia. His press conference following his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin was broadcast on the PBS YouTube channel.
A US administration official said that Russia is "interested in militarizing" the Arctic
The United States believes that Russia is interested in more militarization of the Arctic, while Washington wants the region to remain a region of peaceful cooperation.
Exercises of the Russian Navy formations will be held in the Aniva Bay in the south of Sakhalin
The exercises of the formations of the Russian Navy will be held in the Aniva Bay (south of Sakhalin) from June 19 to 22, the press service of the government of the Sakhalin region reported on Thursday.
The combat readiness of the army corps of the Black Sea Fleet was tested at the exercises in the Crimea
In the formations and military units of the army Corps of the Black Sea Fleet (BSF) stationed in the Republic of Crimea, a command and staff training (KSHT) was held under the leadership of the commander of the association, Major General Denis Lyamin.
On equal terms: the American general recognized the effectiveness of the " Ash " submarines"
The latest Russian submarines of the Yasen project have caused great concern in the Pentagon. The quietness of the course, low visibility and powerful missile weapons make the new Russian submarines the most dangerous enemy for the US army and Navy.
CSTO to hold Rubezh-2021 exercises in Kyrgyzstan-headquarters
The exercises with the Collective Rapid Deployment Forces (CSIS) of the Central Asian region (CAR) of the CSTO collective security "Rubezh-2021" will take place at the Edelweiss training ground in Kyrgyzstan.
More than 30 heads of military departments are expected to attend the international conference of the Russian Defense Ministry in Moscow
Defense ministers from 31 countries plan to fly to Moscow to attend a conference on international security, which is being held by the Russian Defense Ministry on June 22-24.
