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Senator Kovitidi said that Russia is set for a diplomatic dialogue on security
Russia is set up exclusively for a diplomatic dialogue on the security guarantees it has proposed, it is talking about them precisely because it does not want war, Senator Olga Kovitidi told RIA Novosti.
Press Secretary Peskov noted Biden's willingness to negotiate with Russia on security
The Kremlin considers the readiness of US President Joe Biden to negotiate with Russia on security to be positive, and hopes for the beginning of the negotiation process, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.
Tu-22M3 lit up in Syria with a new missile
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has published the first image of a long-range missile carrier Tu-22M3 with a new cruise missile X-32 on an external suspension.
The intensity of flights of American bombers near the borders of Russia has increased by 40%
The intensity of flights near the Russian borders of American strategic bombers in 2021 increased by 40%, said Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council.
The units of the tank Army of the Western Military District are returning after the exercises
The units of the tank Army of the Western Military District are returning to their permanent locations after the exercises, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
In the USA, they described the counteraction to the S-500 stealth fighters
The S-500 air defense system will be able to deprive inconspicuous fighters of communication and navigation
The Russian S-500 Prometheus anti-aircraft missile system (SAMS) is designed to combat spacecraft and ballistic missiles. The air defense system can reduce the effectiveness of the use of stealth fighters, hitting navigation satellites and tanker aircraft. The American edition of Military Watch described the opposition of the S-500 to inconspicuous fighters.
The West oversaturates Ukraine with weapons and pushes it to war in the Donbass - the Security Council of the Russian Federation
By supplying weapons to Ukraine, Western countries can push Kiev to a forceful solution to the Donbass problem, said Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Popov: The United States seeks to challenge Russia's legitimate rights in the Arctic
The United States seeks to challenge Russia's legitimate rights in the Arctic, to gain unhindered access to the resources of the region and the Northern Sea Route, for this Washington has adopted Arctic military strategies, said Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
The pilots of Belarus and Russia conducted a simulated air battle in pairs during the exercises
Pilots of Belarus and Russia at the exercises "Allied Determination-2022" conducted a conditional air battle in pairs, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported on Wednesday.
In the United States, they talked about ways to counter hypersonic weapons
CSIS stated that the US will be able to overcome Russia's advantage in hypersonic weapons
Hypersonic missiles of Russia and China can maneuver, bypassing missile defense systems (ABM). At the same time, the influence of overloads and temperature can make rockets vulnerable. In the publication The Foreign Policy talked about ways to counter hypersonic weapons.
Air defense calculations reflected an enemy airstrike at the Allied Resolve exercises
A simulated enemy air raid was simulated by assault and fighter aircraft
The air defense units of the Eastern Military District (VVO) and the Armed Forces of Belarus in the framework of the joint exercises "Allied Determination - 2022" repelled an air strike of a conditional enemy. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
The Security Council of the Russian Federation: An information operation is being conducted against Russia within the framework of the concept of "hybrid war"
The bellicose statements of certain political figures in Western countries today are accompanied by references to "intelligence" received from unknown sources about the alleged readiness of Russian troops to invade Ukraine, unbridled propaganda campaign and specific military activities. Mikhail Popov, Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council, said this in an interview with Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
"We don't need permission." Expert on the return of Russian troops after the exercises
The units of the Western and Southern military districts are returning to their permanent locations after the end of the exercises, the Defense Ministry said. On the air of Sputnik radio, military expert Vladislav Shurygin commented on the situation around the maneuvers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.
Putin called on the Ministry of Emergency Situations to increase the effectiveness of response to any emergency
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Ministry of Emergency Situations should improve the effectiveness of response to any emergency situations.
"To do this, it is necessary to increase operational, analytical, human resources. Equip the department with the most modern equipment. To do this systematically, consistently, in full accordance with the planned plans," the President said, speaking via video link at a meeting of the Board of the Ministry of Emergency Situations on Wednesday.
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine informed the Ambassador of Belarus about planned exercises at training grounds throughout the country
The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov held a conversation with the Ambassador of Belarus to Ukraine Igor Sokol, the parties discussed topical issues of cooperation between the countries in the fields of security and defense.
The head of the State Department announced the temporary transfer of the US Embassy in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv
The United States is temporarily transferring its embassy in Ukraine from Kiev to Lviv for security reasons, and diplomats will return as soon as possible, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Monday.
The Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine called on citizens of the country to join the ranks of territorial defense
The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denis Monastyrsky sees territorial defense as the basis for the protection of each locality and the state as a whole.
The head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine believes that there are no grounds for the introduction of martial law in the country and regulation of the information sphere
There are no grounds for the introduction of martial law in Ukraine, which, among other things, would entail the regulation of the work of journalists and the functioning of the information space as a whole, said the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.
Ukraine has listed the necessary weapons
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny stated the need to create new air defense and missile defense systems
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU), Lieutenant General Valery Zaluzhny, addressed Ukrainian scientists. He listed the weapons that the military needs. This is reported by Defense Express.
The Security Service of Ukraine begins counter-sabotage exercises in the Kharkiv region, which will last until the beginning of March
On February 15, the coordination group of the Anti-Terrorist Center under the Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine in the Kharkiv region begins multi-stage counter-sabotage exercises in the Kharkiv region.
