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US State Department spokesman Ned Price declined to comment on the statement by Chinese President Xi Jinping about what awaits those who try to take hostile actions against China.

The British destroyer Defender and the Dutch frigate Evertsen, which staged provocations off the coast of the Crimea, left the Black Sea.

Military expert Andrey Frolov on Friday, July 2, called Izvestia the factors that had a negative impact on Ukrainian arms exports, adding that Russia has nothing to do with this.

Submarine exercises at extreme depths have begun in the Barents and Norwegian Seas. This was reported on Friday, July 2, by the press service of the Northern Fleet.

The withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan will not be completed in the next few days, despite press reports. This was announced on Friday, July 2, by US President Joe Biden.

The Russian Center for Reconciliation of the warring parties received information about the preparation by the militants of the terrorist group "Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham" (banned in the Russian Federation) of provocations in the Idlib de-escalation zone using toxic substances, the deputy head of the Center Vadim Kulit said on Friday.

The US command, against the background of the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, decided to replace the commander of the contingent in this country, General Scott Miller, with the head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM), General Frank McKenzie, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.

The exercises of the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet together with the aviation of the Southern Military District were held against the background of NATO maneuvers. More than 10 aircraft were involved in them

The naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, together with the aviation of the Southern Military District (SE), conducted combat training flights over the Black Sea against the background of the exercises of NATO and the partner countries of the Sea Breeze-2021 alliance. This was reported to journalists on Saturday in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.

The Navy of the People's Liberation Army of China (PLA Navy) has taken another step towards eliminating the last advantages over the US Navy, receiving a new deck-based stealth fighter known as the J-35, Breaking Defense writes.

The situation in the northern regions of Afghanistan is deteriorating and causes serious concern to the Collective Security Treaty Organization( CSTO), it is necessary to provide assistance to Tajikistan in ensuring the security of the southern border, Secretary General of the organization Stanislav Zas told reporters.

The US Space Forces are considering the possibility of launching new satellites of the missile attack warning system, which will be located in unconventional orbits, reports The Drive.

An American journalist filmed the exercises of Russian ships and aircraft that took place in the Black Sea against the background of the international maneuvers of NATO Sea Breeze.

The cost of developing the Ukrainian coastal missile complex LCD-360MC "Neptune", called in Kiev the" destroyer " of the Russian Crimean Bridge, amounted to $ 40 million, Defense Express reports.

Former US military captain of the first rank of the US Navy, retired Harry Tabach, compared the Russian army with the "Zaporozhets", and the NATO forces with Tesla. This was announced on Saturday, July 3, according to InoSMI.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the national security strategy of the Russian Federation, the corresponding decree is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

Ukraine can "open fire to kill" on Russian ships that threaten the passage of Ukrainian ships through the Kerch Strait, in particular, the boats of the Rosgvardiya, writes Defense Express.

The Russian National Security Strategy, signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin, fixes the threats that may arise in the event of the deployment of American medium-and shorter-range missiles in a number of regions of the world.

The adoption of the new version of the national security strategy of the Russian Federation indicates readiness for conflict and is a message to the world that Russia "will not allow the build-up of hostile forces along the perimeter of its borders," says Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of Russia.

Five tactical exercises with motorized rifle, tank, artillery, reconnaissance units and calculations of S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems of the 201st Russian military base stationed in the Republic of Tajikistan took place last week as part of the combat training cycle in the summer period. In total, about 3 thousand servicemen were involved in the exercises.

The strengthening of Russia in the Black Sea region after the return of Crimea does not leave NATO a chance for a quick and convincing victory in the event of a possible conflict. This opinion was shared by columnist Mark Episkopos in the magazine The National Interest.