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Russia and China have issued a joint statement during Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing.

The document, which is of a programmatic nature, states that the countries oppose the expansion of NATO. The statement was published on the Kremlin's website.

At a meeting of the UN Security Council on North Korea's missile launches initiated by the United States, some of its members described Pyongyang's launch of a ballistic missile last Sunday as a "significant escalation" that "aims to further destabilize the region."

US statements that Moscow is allegedly preparing to invade Ukraine, including under a "foreign flag", are part of an information war against Russia, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.

Vice Admiral of the US Navy John Hill called the only hypersonic missile SM-6

Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) missiles can be used against hypersonic weapons, writes The Drive, referring to a statement by Vice Admiral of the US Navy John Hill.

Canada has sent a plane to Ukraine with a cargo of non-lethal weapons and instructors who will train Ukrainian servicemen to work with it, the press service of the Canadian Defense Ministry reported.

Nicaragua has legally hosted warships and aircraft in the past

Currently, there is no talk of deploying Russian military infrastructure in Nicaragua, but if necessary, the parties can take additional decisions in this area, Russian Ambassador to Managua Alexander Khokholikov told Interfax.

Expert Shurygin said that Ukraine can be used by Turkey to circumvent sanctions

Ukraine can help Turkey circumvent the sanctions regime imposed on Ankara after the last conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Izvestia about the possible role of Kiev in the production of Turkish Bayraktar TB2 attack and reconnaissance drones.

The first plane carrying American servicemen, who according to the US plan are additionally stationed in Poland, arrived on Saturday, Polish Radio reports.

The development of hypersonic weapons poses a serious threat to the US Navy. The US military intends to counteract warheads flying at a speed of several Mach with the help of space satellites and an SM-6 interceptor missile.

Two Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bombers performed patrols in the airspace of Belarus and returned to Russia, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

Calculations of anti-aircraft missile systems (SAM) "Osa" work out the tasks of air defense during the inspection of the reaction forces of the Union State on the territory of Belarus on Saturday.

Presidential candidate from the right-wing National Unification party Marine Le Pen has promised that France will withdraw from NATO if she wins the presidential election.

Business Insider told about Europe's purchase of F-35 fighters with an "eye on Russia"

The popularity of the American fifth-generation fighter F-35 Lightning II in Europe can be explained by the desire of Western countries to cooperate with the United States against the background of increased Russian military activity, writes Business Insider.

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.