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The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CTA) is completing work on a new book dedicated to the current security problems of equatorial and sub-equatorial Africa. The authors of the publication analyze the place and role of the African continent in the foreign policy of Russia and other leading non-regional actors (Great Britain, the EU, the USA, China and France), assess the economic potential of the states of Western, Eastern and Central Africa in terms of their needs for high-tech military, dual and civilian products. In addition, the book describes typical problems of African countries in the field of defense and security.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the US response to Russia's key security proposals is negative.

During exercises in the Pacific Fleet, a submarine was discovered near the Kuril island of Urup — presumably an American one, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to President Vladimir Putin.

The Taliban movement controlling Afghanistan (banned in the Russian Federation) sends 10,000 militants armed with modern weapons and equipment to the provinces bordering Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

As noted by the Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff, the activity of NATO naval forces in the waters of the Black and Baltic Seas has increased significantly recently

The Armed Forces of Russia are always ready to open fire on violators of the state border if there is such a decision at the highest level.

The operation to remove the submarine, which was discovered during exercises in the Pacific Fleet in the area of Urun Island, took about three hours. According to preliminary data, the ship belongs to the USA. This was announced on Monday, February 14, by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

The expulsion of a foreign, most likely American, submarine from the waters of Russia took about three hours, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Part of the ongoing exercises of Russian troops is nearing completion, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia is successfully increasing the potential and capabilities of its armed forces, including the nuclear component, said Viktor Bondarev, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security.

Kiev has concentrated a group of 150 thousand people at the contact line in the Donbass, the Head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin said.

Russia's military exercises will be completed as planned, there are no military preparations, said Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.

Russia's intelligence operation demonstrated to the United States that the Russian military can easily find American submarines. Realizing this, the Americans simply fled. This was stated on Sunday, February 13, by a military expert, captain of the third rank of the reserve Dmitry Litovkin in an interview with Izvestia.

On December 12, Ukrainian insurance companies received a notification from Lloyd's reinsurance broker (Great Britain) about the temporary withdrawal from coverage of all options for covering military risks in aviation insurance, both third-party liability insurance and aircraft CASCO.

The Russian frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov worked in the incident with the American submarine off the Kuril Islands like a sentry, military expert, captain of the third rank of the reserve Dmitry Litovkin said in an interview with the Zvezda TV channel.

National Security Adviser to the US President Jake Sullivan claims that the US is making public intelligence data on the situation with Russia and Ukraine in order to prevent a war from starting.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine received from Lithuania a batch of Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems, as well as defense ammunition.

There is still time for a diplomatic solution to the problem around Ukraine, but it is becoming less and less, said Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.

The EU is also considering expanding the commonwealth to repel so-called hybrid attacks and attacks in cyberspace

The European Union (EU) plans to develop a new crisis response system to protect against threats in space. This was reported on Thursday by Bloomberg with reference to the draft document of the European Commission (EC).

19FortyFive stated that Russia may be afraid of British fighters in the Baltic States

Russia may be afraid of the deployment of British Typhoon fighters in the Baltic States, according to the American publication 19FortyFive.

The Avangard combat unit is capable of flying in dense layers of the atmosphere at a hypersonic speed of up to Mach 27, maneuvering along the course and altitude and overcoming any missile defense

The second regiment of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) UR-100N UTTH with hypersonic combat equipment "Avangard" will take up combat duty as part of the Yasnensky compound of Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) until the end of 2022. This was reported to TASS by a source close to the military department.