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The Russian military showed a new amphibious assault vehicle at exercises in Belarus

The Russian military demonstrated the work of new weapons during allied exercises in Belarus. This is reported by the Zvezda TV channel.

FT: Russia postponed nuclear exercises to February due to the situation around Ukraine

Russia postponed large-scale nuclear exercises to February due to the situation with Ukraine. This is reported by the Financial Times with reference to a source in Congress, reports RBC.

Berlin refused to satisfy Kiev's request for military supplies

Germany does not rule out the possibility of deploying an additional military contingent in Lithuania, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said.

The Crimean naval base of the Black Sea Fleet conducted an exercise to ensure the safety of navigation and combat training activities in the Black Sea, said the official representative of the Black Sea Fleet Alexei Rulev.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry claims that the Armenian side fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani military in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday.

The UK has sent more than 100 special forces (SAS, SBS, a Special Reconnaissance Regiment and a Special Forces Support Group) to Ukraine as military advisers to transfer experience to Ukrainian servicemen, the Mirror reported.

Kiev can be captured in 72 hours, the general believes. According to Milli, the probable losses of the dead during the capture of Kiev may amount to up to 15 thousand Ukrainian soldiers and up to 4 thousand Russian. Congressmen propose to step up the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine.

The Economist: advanced military technologies did not save the US Armed Forces from defeat in Afghanistan

London, February 6. The United States spends huge amounts of money on the development of modern military technologies, but they did not save the American Armed Forces from defeat in Afghanistan.

French President Emmanuel Macron believes that the search for mutually acceptable solutions for European security should be conducted with respect and understanding of Russia.

The agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, which is being negotiated in Vienna, will ultimately not be able to resolve the problem of Iran's nuclear sphere, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said at a cabinet meeting on Sunday.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that in the event of a war between Ukraine and Donbass, the Belarusian army will act in the same way as the Russian one.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the armies of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus will give a joint response to the Ukrainian authorities if they start a war with Donbass.

China will be responsible for non-compliance with sanctions

Sanctions against the Russian Federation in case of its invasion of Ukraine will affect China, while China's non-compliance with these sanctions will also entail punitive measures, Jake Sullivan, adviser to the US President on national security, told NBC on Sunday.

The new American satellite of the missile attack Warning System (SPRN) SBIRS GEO 5 has begun to perform operational tasks after the completion of the testing period in orbit, the US Space Operations Command announced on Sunday.

The situation in Libya was discussed on Sunday in Addis Ababa by the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Mikhail Bogdanov and Chairman of the Presidential Council of Libya Mohammed Menfi.

The United States and its allies are working on measures taking into account various scenarios of developments around Ukraine, since Russia's actions against Ukraine may take different forms, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft of the British Royal Air Force and an aircraft of the American company Kalitta Air Boeing 747 chartered by the Transport Command of the US Armed Forces arrived in Kiev on Sunday, according to monitoring data from Western aviation resources.

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.