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The reforms will make Ukraine and Georgia stronger and less vulnerable to Russia's invasion, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

NATO is ready to relocate some troops to the eastern wing if necessary

Brussels/Kiev. January 7. INTERFAX - Any aggression against Ukraine will have significant consequences and a high price for Russia, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

He believes that when Russia "comes to your home", then it is often difficult to get her to leave

The United States is seeking to clarify why the Kazakh authorities have asked for the help of the CSTO to suppress the unrest, the head of the State Department Anthony Blinken said on Friday.

Washington considers this possible, provided similar steps are taken by the Russian Federation

The US administration is ready to discuss the possibility of reducing the military presence in eastern Europe in the upcoming consultations with the Russian Federation, provided that Russia is also ready for such measures, NBC News reports, citing sources familiar with the American position.

The Alliance is preparing both for dialogue with the Russian Federation and for the failure of negotiations

NATO wants a dialogue with Russia, but also provides for the possibility of a failure of diplomacy, as it considers the scenario of a military confrontation between Moscow and Kiev to be real, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday.

Fulfilling Moscow's demands for the withdrawal of US nuclear forces from Europe is "problematic"

The United States hopes that the upcoming meetings next week with Russian representatives on security guarantees, within the framework of the Russia-NATO Council, as well as with the OSCE will be productive, a representative of the US State Department told reporters.

The commander-in-chief of the British Armed Forces, Tony Radakin, announced a significant increase in the activity of Russian submarines.

The heavy intercontinental missile system "Voevoda" will be gradually replaced with a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) "Sarmat" from 2022, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

The President instructed to pay special attention to the restoration of the infrastructure affected by terrorist attacks

The performance of security functions by the CSTO forces in Nur-Sultan allowed to release part of the forces of the Kazakh law enforcement agencies and relocate them to Almaty, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said.

Hotbeds of terrorist attacks remain, the fight against terrorism will continue

President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev informed Russian President Vladimir Putin that the situation in the country is stabilizing, but the hotbeds of terrorist attacks remain, the resolute fight against terrorism will continue, the press service of the Kazakh leader reported on Saturday.

Roscosmos stressed that the current probability of a collision is 0.02%

The Institute of Applied Mathematics of the Russian Academy of Sciences has provided Roscosmos with information on celestial objects, including a new asteroid that will approach the Earth in 2095. This is stated in the message of Roscosmos, distributed on Saturday.

The ceasefire in Syria is generally being observed, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar stated in an interview with reporters on Saturday.

U.S. representatives at talks with Russia plan to propose discussing the deployment of missiles and the scale of exercises in Europe, The Washington Post wrote on Saturday, citing sources familiar with these plans.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said that Washington is not considering the possibility of reducing the number of American troops in Europe.

BRAV The Russian Navy will re-equip the Bastion complexes with new hypersonic missiles in 2022

In 2021, coastal rocket and Artillery troops (BRAV) The Russian Navy has found a new development. The Ministry of Defense decided to strengthen the capabilities of these forces in 2022, Izvestia writes.

Long-range anti-submarine aircraft Tu-142 this year will continue to make long flights over the waters of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.

Aviation and air defense forces of the Black Sea Fleet conducted training in the Crimea, the press service of the fleet reported. During the event, the issues of detection and tracking of aircraft, including at ultra-low altitudes, were worked out.

The Russian Federation has recorded repeated attempts to interfere from outside in the affairs of Kazakhstan

Moscow does not plan to discuss events in Kazakhstan with Washington, this topic does not concern Americans, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax on Sunday

The next round of talks on strategic stability between Russia and the United States will be held in Geneva on January 9 and 10. As part of the dialogue, the parties intend to discuss the draft agreement on security guarantees submitted by Moscow in December 2021.

Moscow has no optimism ahead of the upcoming negotiations with the United States in Geneva on security guarantees, expectations are realistic, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Interfax.