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There were no preconditions for sending the CSTO peacekeeping contingent to Kazakhstan during the January riots, the country's president Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

French Minister of the Armed Forces Florence Parly spoke in favor of dialogue and a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis, while recalling France's readiness to deploy a military force in Romania.

The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on Saturday evening on the anti-Russian plot of the Swiss TV channel SRF "Russia is pulling its troops to the border with Ukraine," assessing it as "another horror story for an ignorant audience."

Heavy transport aircraft of the United States and Britain, since the second half of January, have made at least 15 flights to Ukraine for the supply of weapons and military equipment, it follows from the monitoring of Western aviation resources.

The Russian Defense Ministry has decided to move the area of the upcoming exercises of the Russian Navy in the Atlantic Ocean outside the exclusive economic zone of Ireland, so as not to interfere with the Irish fishing business, the Russian embassy in Dublin reported on Saturday.

The Marine Corps used Grad, Gvozdika and Nona installations during exercises in the Arctic

Crews of artillery installations of the Marine Corps of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Navy used artillery during exercises in the Arctic. A video showing the firing of marines was published by the Zvezda TV channel.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to intensify diplomatic measures to resolve the situation around Ukraine while strengthening the "policy of containment" of Russia, a representative of Johnson's office in Downing Street said in a statement.

Irish Foreign and Defense Minister Simon Coveney welcomed on Saturday Russia's decision to move the planned military exercises of the Russian Navy outside the Irish exclusive economic zone.

North Korea launched an unidentified projectile towards the East Sea on Sunday, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of the South Korean Armed Forces.

North Korea has taken a step towards renouncing its obligations not to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) by launching the first medium-range ICBM since 2017 on Sunday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said.

They want to "tighten" Ukraine into NATO, its entry into the alliance will really undermine relations between Russia and the West, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

The British authorities are considering all options for sanctions

The British authorities in the event of a "Russian attack on Ukraine" will be ready to consider any options for helping Kiev, British Foreign Minister Liz Truss said on Sunday.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that he sees no contradictions between the EU countries regarding the reaction to Russia's possible actions against Ukraine, either in terms of economic sanctions or in military terms.

The Vice-President of Abkhazia Badra Gunba was present at the final stage of the exercises

The first joint Russian-Abkhaz anti-terrorist exercises ended on Sunday in Sukhum, the leadership of the State Security Service (SSS) of Abkhazia rated them "good", a TASS correspondent reports from the exercises.

The North Atlantic Alliance's response to Russia's security demands does not contain major concessions.

This was reported by the DPA agency, citing unnamed diplomatic sources. "NATO's response to Russia, according to sources, should not be published. According to diplomats, it does not contain big concessions," the message says.

In NATO's response to Russia's proposals on security guarantees, "there are no serious concessions," the DPA news agency reports, citing sources in the alliance. This is reported by RIA Novosti.

Germany's decision on the possibility of transferring German-made 122-mm howitzers to Ukraine will be prepared and transferred to Estonia in the near future, German Ambassador to Tallinn Christiana Hochmann said.

The second batch of American weapons with a total weight of more than 80 tons has been delivered to Ukraine. This was announced on Sunday by Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov. The first batch of American weapons was accepted in Kiev on January 22.

Task for the EU: liberate Ukraine from the shadow zone (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)

Ukraine was again in the spotlight because of Moscow's actions, Gazeta Wyborcza writes. Even if a conflict can be avoided now, the country will not gain stability and security as long as it remains in the buffer zone between Russia and the West. The author of the article calls on the West to help Kiev to break out of the "gray zone" forever and not spare any money for this. He doesn't care about Moscow's reaction.

NATO has submitted its proposals to Russia in response to Moscow's initiatives on security guarantees in Europe, Alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti.