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American advisers dictate the rules of behavior to Kiev, Ukraine is provoked into a conflict with Russia, said the Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday in a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin told him that NATO is a defensive alliance, and all democratic countries have the right to apply for membership in the organization, including Ukraine.

Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has announced that the UK will double its military presence in the country to deter the Russian threat.

The main task of the exercises is to work out the actions of the Russian Navy and the Russian Aerospace Forces to protect national interests in the World Ocean

Norwegian and British fighter jets escorted Russian Tu-142 aircraft during their flight on a submarine search exercise in the Northeast Atlantic. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Northern Fleet.

He plans to discuss Ukraine with Lavrov in the near future

Israel does not believe that a confrontation between Russia and Ukraine could result in an armed conflict in the near future, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid told Axios news portal.

The United States, by transferring an additional contingent of troops to Europe, contributes to the aggravation of tensions on the continent, said the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov.

British fighters took to the air because of two Russian Tu-95MS strategic bombers, which flew over the Barents Sea, the Norwegian Sea and the northeast Atlantic, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday.

The forces of the Union State are being tested in the Republic

The Russian S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system has been relocated to Belarus, where it will take up combat duty as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State. This was reported to journalists in the Russian Defense Ministry.

Georgy Muradov noted that the Russian Navy has been constantly present in Crimea since about the appearance of the United States

The Russian fleet has been present in Crimea since about the time of the appearance of the United States of America, and the proposal to withdraw it can be compared with the cancellation of the creation of this country, Deputy Prime Minister and Permanent Representative of the republic to the President of the Russian Federation Georgy Muradov told TASS.

The Drive: Polish Thunder MANPADS would be very useful for Ukraine

Portable anti-aircraft missile systems (MANPADS) "Thunder", which Poland will supply to Ukraine, would be very useful for Kiev now. The possibilities that Polish weapons will provide to the Armed Forces of Ukraine were evaluated in the American edition of The Drive.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that he plans to purchase from Russia almost all military equipment participating in the Russian-Belarusian exercises.

The media previously reported that residents of several border areas of the country drew attention to convoys with military equipment of the Russian Guard

Rosgvardiya has begun preparations for the operational-strategic exercise "Zaslon-2022". As the official representative of the department Valery Gribakin told TASS, the transfer of forces to the areas of practical training is carried out from different districts of Rosgvardiya.

Western countries are actively arming Ukraine. On February 2, Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak announced the transfer of the Piorun MANPADS to the Ukrainian army (Polish. - lightning) and an ATGM of an unnamed type.

Belarus can count on Russia's firm support in striving to form a unified defense space, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday.

A large group of troops of the Armed Forces of Belarus will be transferred to the territory of Russia as part of the strategic exercises "Vostok-2022", more than 20 events are ahead for the year, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk.

The Russian Defense Minister noted that the operation was carried out in the shortest possible time

The peacekeeping operation conducted by the CSTO states in Kazakhstan was very timely and effective, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday.

The Western media reacted coldly to the mission of the CSTO peacekeepers and the role of the Russian Federation in the settlement of the January events in Kazakhstan, according to the Octopus-5 study conducted by specialists of the Russia Today media group. On the air of Sputnik radio, political scientist Alexander Konkov shared his view of the situation.

The stage with combat firing of combined arms and amphibious units using artillery fire, practicing assault and army aviation strikes took place on Thursday at the Brest training ground as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.

The Yak-130 and Su-25 aircraft provided aviation support to the units of the armed forces of the Russian Federation and Belarus involved in the inspection

The Defense Ministers of Russia and Belarus, Sergei Shoigu and Viktor Khrenin, observed the stage of working out combat training tasks as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State.

Russia highly appreciates Belarus' determination to resist the destructive line of the West and readiness to form a single defense space within the borders of the Union State, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Minsk on Thursday. "You can always count on our firm support in this," he added.