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Europe cannot build a stable and long-term security system against Russia, but Moscow poses a threat to this security, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at an emergency meeting of the Bundestag.

The President was accompanied by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday visited the construction of a multifunctional complex of buildings of the National Space Center in the west of Moscow: the builders of the new Roscosmos building expressed support for the actions of the president and the "guys", in response, Putin assured that support was very necessary, and the guys would hear. The President was accompanied by Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin and Head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.

The Belarusian Defense Ministry has officially stated that the Belarusian military is not taking part in a special military operation in the Donbass.

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the transfer of the deterrence forces of the Russian army to a special mode of combat duty.

White House spokesperson Jen Psaki claims that NATO and Ukraine do not pose a threat to Russia. "In no way was Russia under threat from NATO, it was not under threat from Ukraine," she told ABC television on Sunday.

Since the beginning of the special military operation, the Russian army has destroyed more than a thousand military facilities in Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that there are dead and wounded among Russian servicemen in Ukraine, but the losses of the Ukrainian army and nationalist formations are higher.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that the EU will impose additional sanctions on Belarus, they will affect, in particular, exports.

At an emergency meeting of the State Council of Finland on the issue of providing additional assistance to Ukraine, it was decided to allow Estonia to supply Kiev with 122-mm howitzers, Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen told Yle portal.

Denmark will transfer 2.7 thousand units of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine free of charge

Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson on Sunday announced the supply of anti-tank weapons to Ukraine, as well as helmets and body armor, Western media reported.

The leadership of Taiwan last Friday joined the international sanctions against Russia in connection with the situation around Ukraine.

The world's largest cargo plane An-125 "Mriya" was destroyed at Gostomel airport

The Ukrainian transport aircraft of the AN-225 "Mriya" extra-large payload was destroyed at the Gostomel airfield in the Kiev region. This is reported by TASS with reference to Ukroboronprom.

It's time for Washington to abandon this "muscle memory" and finally recognize the limitations of its strength

The US reaction to Russia's actions in Ukraine is reflexive and full of stereotypes of the past. This leads Washington off the right path and harms the interests of America itself, said Stephen M. Walt, professor of international relations at Harvard University, from the pages of Foreign Policy.

The Russian Defense Ministry commented on the absolutely ignorant from a historical point of view of history and frankly boorish statements of the head of the British military department, Ben Wallace.

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres at a meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Ukrainian crisis called for restraint and de-escalation of the situation in Ukraine, and also said that Russia's recognition of the independence of the DPR and LPR contradicts the principles of the UN Charter.

The Estonian Parliament has called for Ukraine to be provided with a roadmap to achieve the status of a candidate for EU membership and membership in NATO.

The United States does not yet see Russia as a bona fide negotiating partner, but believes that progress in the dialogue on security issues is possible, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Wednesday.

At the recent exercises of the 93rd separate mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a mobile launcher capable of using the ATGM of the Stugna-P complex was demonstrated.

A flotilla of combat and auxiliary ships of the Bulgarian Navy is conducting tactical exercises in the Black Sea. This is reported by the press service of the Bulgarian Defense Ministry.

The crews of the frigate "Marshal Shaposhnikov" and the corvette "Gremyashchy" of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) conducted live firing exercises in the Avacha Bay, the press service of the fleet reports.