Global security news
NATO called for continued dialogue with Russia
The leaders of the United States and their Western allies, following a virtual meeting on the situation around Ukraine, noted the reality of the military conflict in Europe, while emphasizing the importance of continuing dialogue with Russia, NATO said in a statement following the talks.
Adviser to the US President says that the US military deployed to Europe will not fight in Ukraine
The US military, who were sent as reinforcements to a number of European countries, are not stationed there to fight in Ukraine, US National Security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday.
Sanctions against Russia will be imposed only in case of its attack on Ukraine - Biden adviser
The US administration continues to support the imposition of sanctions against Russia only if the Russian Federation launches an attack on Ukraine, National Security adviser to the US President Jake Sullivan said on Friday.
Russian Ambassador to the United States Antonov: Sullivan's statements about Russia's invasion of Ukraine are designed to increase the degree of propaganda campaign
Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov, in response to a request from Newsweek to comment on the statements of the assistant to the President of the United States for National Security Jake Sullivan during a briefing on February 11 about a hypothetical Russian invasion of Ukrainian territory, said that such statements are a manifestation of the desire of the American administration to increase the degree of propaganda campaign against the Russian Federation.
US NATO allies were skeptical of Biden's statements, who called the date of the "Russian invasion" of Ukraine at a video conference
US President Joe Biden, during a videoconference with allies from the European Union and NATO, said that according to American intelligence, Russia will begin military operations against Ukraine on February 16, the American edition of Politico reported, citing sources from among officials.
NATO is building up air patrol mission forces in the Baltic States - Aviation News
NATO has sent US Air Force Boeing F-15 and Royal Danish Air Force F-16 aircraft to Estonia and Lithuania, respectively, to strengthen its forces of the NATO Mission to patrol the airspace of the Baltic states, Aviation News reported.
Artillery divisions from Russia and Belarus hit the imaginary enemy
Defense Ministry: gunners launched missile strikes on the "enemy" at the exercises "Allied Determination"
The Ministry of Defense of Russia reported that consolidated divisions of gunners from Russia and Belarus within the framework of the exercises "Allied Determination-2022" struck the positions of a conditional enemy. This is what Izvestia writes about.
Politico: US President Biden announced February 16 as the date of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine
Russia may attack Ukraine on February 16, US President Joe Biden said during talks with allies via videoconference. This is reported by the newspaper Politico.
Press secretary of the Russian leader Peskov: the speech of Russian President Putin in Munich in 2007 was revolutionary
The speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Munich in 2007 was revolutionary in terms of the directness of the presentation of current problems, said the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov.
The Russian Navy will participate in naval maneuvers together with NATO ships
Russia and the United States will take part in India's largest naval exercises at the end of February. "Sources in the Ministry of Defense reported that both Russia and the United States confirmed their participation in the Milan 2022 exercises, which will be held from February 26 to March 4," the material says.
Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Blinken
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
Shoigu held telephone talks with the US Secretary of Defense
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held telephone talks with Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin on February 12, the Defense Ministry said.
Conducting maneuverable defense was practiced by the military at the exercises of Belarus and Russia
Conducting maneuverable defense by mechanized units with the support of artillery and aviation was practiced by the military at the joint exercises of Belarus and Russia "Allied Resolve-2022", the Belarusian Ministry of Defense reported on Saturday.
The frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" expelled the US submarine from the waters of the Russian Federation in the Kuril region
On Saturday, February 12, at 10.40 Moscow time, a US Navy submarine of the Virginia type was discovered in the area of a planned exercise of the Pacific Fleet forces in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation near the island of Urup in the Kuril Ridge. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Pentagon decided to withdraw 160 military instructors from Ukraine - Mass media
The US Defense Ministry has decided to temporarily withdraw about 160 US military instructors from Ukraine due to the tense situation, The New York Times (NYT) reports, citing Pentagon spokesman John Kirby.
The US military attache was handed a note in connection with the violation of the borders of the Russian Federation by the submarine
The Ministry of Defense handed a note to the US military attache due to the violation of the state borders of the Russian Federation by an American submarine. This was reported on Saturday, February 12, in the Russian department.
The Defense Ministry regarded the actions of the US submarine as a violation of international law
On February 12, in the Main Directorate of International Military Cooperation of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, in connection with the violation of the state border of the Russian Federation by a US Navy submarine, a representative of the office of the military attache for Defense Issues at the Embassy of the United States of America in Moscow was handed a note. This was reported on Saturday evening in our military department.
The expert assessed the discovery of an American submarine near the Kuril Islands
The location of the appearance of the American Virginia-class submarine near the Kuril Islands is not easy, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov told Izvestia on February 12.
A bill on the responsibility of Belarus in the event of aggression against Ukraine has been submitted to the US Senate
US Senator James Lankford has submitted to the US Senate a draft law on the responsibility of Belarus for aggression. "Senator James Lankford (Republican representative from Oklahoma) introduced the "Law on Belarus' Responsibility for Aggression" to keep Belarus from allowing Russia to use its territory to invade Ukraine," the senator's website says.
The Russian admiral called the incident with the US submarine in the Far East serious
This is not the first incident at sea between the military of the Russian Federation and NATO
The appearance of an American nuclear submarine in the territorial waters of the Russian Federation in the Kuril region, which was discovered by a Russian warship, is a serious military incident, retired Admiral Viktor Kravchenko, former chief of the General Staff of the Russian Navy, told Interfax on Saturday.
