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The United Kingdom and its allies intend to declare to Moscow during the upcoming Russia-NATO Council on January 12 that the Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine is an unacceptable action, the British Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.

The United States has strongly made it clear to Russia that it will not allow attempts to achieve a change in NATO's "open door" policy and Washington's cooperation with other sovereign countries, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

The US authorities are calling on the CSTO forces deployed to Kazakhstan to leave this country when the Kazakh authorities ask for it, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

This is how he reacted to Ryabkov's words about the risk of confrontation

Russia should not underestimate the power of possible leverage available to the United States and its allies, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

In particular, a joint Russian-Indian interspecific exercise "Indra-2022" is planned to be held on the territory of the Southern Federal District

A series of exercises with the participation of Russian servicemen, military personnel from India, Egypt and Pakistan will be held in the fall, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) told reporters on Tuesday.

RIA Novosti: peacekeepers deployed Orlan-10 drones at Alma-Ata airport

Russian peacekeepers in Kazakhstan deployed Orlan-10 drones to monitor the surroundings of the Alma-Ata airport. This is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the head of the calculation of "Orlan-10" Artem Lifanov.

The administration of US President Joe Biden at the end of December quietly authorized the allocation of additional security assistance to Ukraine in the amount of $ 200 million, CNN reports, citing informed sources.

Japan to strengthen monitoring of Pyongyang's military activities

North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan on Tuesday, Yonhap reported, citing the South Korean military.

The National Security Council of the Republic of Korea expressed "deep regret" over the DPRK's launch of a suspected ballistic missile on Tuesday and called on Pyongyang to return to dialogue.

The Russian Embassy in the United States said that Russia itself will decide where and when to conduct military exercises on its territory.

At the crossing in the Japanese, East China and South China Seas, the crews of the ships conducted a series of planned exercises

A detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) during a long-distance campaign passed the Strait of Malaka and entered the Indian Ocean, the press service of the fleet reported on Tuesday.

After the tragic events in the country, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev proposed a number of measures to reform law enforcement agencies.

The Russian side does not understand the logic of the American Foreign Ministry, which calls on Moscow to return its "troops to barracks" or to inform Washington what exercises and for what purpose it is conducting.

Retired Norwegian Lieutenant General Robert Mood called NATO a way to avoid war with Russia.

He wrote in an article for Aftenposten that the West should give other countries, including the Russian Federation, the opportunity to join NATO.

The Ministry of Defense of Japan intends to start full-scale development of electromagnetic guns capable of shooting down hypersonic missiles from fiscal year 2023.

The Drive: Russia may be involved in the damage of the Norwegian submarine cable

An underwater fiber optic cable laid between the Norwegian mainland and the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic Ocean has been disabled or damaged as a result of a mysterious incident.

The Tor-M2 anti-aircraft systems entered service with the 20th Motorized Rifle Division in Volgograd.

"Tor-M2" is the most modern air defense system in its class. It effectively fights against any aerial targets - from airplanes and helicopters to high-precision projectiles. This is a defensive weapon, experts say.

The heads of educational organizations of the Ministry of Defense were instructed to ensure strict control of medical examinations with rapid testing and isolation of cadets, trainees and pupils returning from vacations and vacations.

The Australian company GaardTech continues to expand the range of manufactured models of military equipment. So, at the end of last year, samples similar in appearance to the T-90, T-72 and BMP-3 were presented.

However, it is not necessary to talk about complete similarity with real tanks and Russian-made infantry fighting vehicles. For example, in the "nineties" they forgot to depict the hatches of the gunner-operator and the driver-mechanic. There is no imitation of an ejector on the "barrel of the gun" - a device that serves to remove powder gases after firing from the gun.

During the year, Russia intends to conduct five launches of the Sarmat heavy ICBM and one launch of the Avangard missile defense System.

Sources report that by the end of this year, the Russian military plans to conduct at least five launches of the heavy intercontinental ballistic missile "Sarmat", as well as at least one test launch of the domestic hypersonic missile complex "Avangard".