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NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg: if Russia's goal is less NATO on the borders, then it will only get more NATO
Russia wants to reduce NATO's military and political presence on its borders, but will receive "even more NATO," Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the Munich Security Conference.
The crews of the ships of the Caspian Flotilla have worked out the tactics of naval combat
When working out air defense tasks, the servicemen used anti-aircraft artillery installations "Palash", AK-630 and AK 630-M2 "Duet" and other air defense systems to destroy a conditional enemy.
The Caspian flotilla launched artillery strikes on the ships and the landing of the "enemy" during the exercises
Small rocket and artillery ships of the Caspian Flotilla within the framework of large-scale exercises of the Russian Navy inflicted artillery strikes on ships and landing of a conditional enemy, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Saturday.
Belarusian signalmen return to permanent deployment points from the Allied Determination exercise
At the final stage of the joint operational exercise of the armed forces of Belarus and Russia "Allied Resolve-2022", the communications troops of the Armed Forces of Belarus are returning to their permanent locations, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic reported on Saturday.
Plane with weapons arrived in Ukraine from Canada - Ukrainian Defense Minister
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov announced the arrival of a plane with weapons from Canada to the country. "We have received military assistance in the form of rifles, machine guns with optical sights, night vision and surveillance devices, military equipment," Reznikov tweeted.
Tankers and gunners of the Southern Military District conducted exercises in Stavropol
Tankers and gunners of the motorized rifle unit of the 49th Combined Arms Army of the Southern Military District took part in a bilateral exercise at the Nikolo-Alexandrovsky training ground in the Stavropol Territory, the press service of the Southern Military District reports.
The British Prime Minister considers a large-scale war in Europe possible because of the situation around Ukraine
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson believes that the current situation around Ukraine may result in the largest after the Second World War in Europe.
The military expert Baranets called the words of the President of Ukraine Zelensky to abandon the nuclear-free status of the country a "cunning move".
The words of the President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky about the possible withdrawal of Ukraine from the Budapest Memorandum can be considered a "cunning move," according to military observer, retired Colonel Viktor Baranets.
Russia and Belarus will continue to check the reaction forces of the Union State
The Presidents of the Russian Federation and Belarus, Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, decided to continue checking the reaction forces of the Union State due to the situation in the Donbass. This was announced by Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin on Sunday, February 20.
Europe is being pushed to war, Belarusian Defense Minister says
Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said that the neighboring countries of Belarus are "pumping" the most modern weapons and that Europe "smells very strongly of gunpowder."
The nuclear cruiser "Peter the Great" has worked out the search for "enemy" submarines in the Barents Sea
The flagship of the Northern Fleet (SF) - the heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Peter the Great" conducted exercises in the Barents Sea to search for submarines of a conditional enemy, the press service of the SF reported on Sunday.
Minsk announced the development by the General Staffs of Belarus and the Russian Federation of further steps to verify the forces of the Union State
The General Staffs of Belarus and Russia will work out further steps to check the forces of the Union State, first of all they will be aimed at preventing war, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said.
The United States and NATO believe that the continuation of the Russian-Belarusian exercises indicates Moscow's plans to attack Ukraine
Washington considers the continuation of the exercises of the Belarusian and Russian armies on the territory of Belarus to be evidence that Russia intends to invade the territory of Ukraine.
Ambassador Antonov: Russia withdrew some troops from Kaliningrad, but no one even said thank you
NATO is expanding, and when Russia reduces the number of troops in Kaliningrad, no one will even say thank you, said Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov.
The head of the Georgian Defense Ministry met in Brussels with the chairman of the NATO Military Committee
Georgian Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze, who is in Brussels on a visit, met with the chairman of the NATO Military Committee Admiral Robert Bauer on Wednesday, the press service of the Georgian Defense Ministry reports.
US State Department: Lavrov told Blinken that Washington will receive a response to the security proposals in a couple of days
State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday informed US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken about Moscow's sending a response to Washington within a couple of days to American proposals on security in Europe.
An "alien" plane was intercepted during an exercise in Belarus
In Belarus, during the exercise "Allied Determination-2022", the crews of Su-35 fighters of the Eastern Military District of Russia, raised from an airfield in the Brest region, practiced intercepting an aircraft that conditionally violated the airspace of the Union State. This was reported by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Tankers, logistics and signalmen left the Crimea and the western regions of the Russian Federation
As promised a day earlier, on Wednesday, February 16, Russian units of troops engaged in tactical exercises in the Crimea continued to withdraw from the territory of our peninsula. "An echelon with military equipment of the units of the Southern Military District crossed the Crimean Bridge by rail and proceeded to the points of permanent deployment," the military department reported.
The Telegraph: Putin has made sure of the weakness of the West. Nothing will stop him
The Telegraph (UK): Putin exposed the weakness of the West
The West is confused by Putin's "ambiguous signals", writes The Telegraph. But while he is lost in guesses, the Russian leader has tested the resolve of Western countries and found its flaw.
NATO Secretary General and the Head of the European Commission discussed the situation around Ukraine
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen had a telephone conversation during which they discussed Ukraine and Russia.