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"Oboronlogistika" notes the growth of transportation to the Arctic and Syria
The company's revenue grew by almost 40 percent in 2021
The volume of revenue of Oboronlogistics by the end of 2021 increased by almost 40% compared to last year, there was an increase in traffic to Syria and the Arctic region of the Russian Federation, the company's press service reported on Wednesday.
Biden will tell Putin that it is still possible to reduce tensions around Ukraine through diplomacy - CNN with reference to the White House
Biden and Putin are not expected to participate in the talks on January 10
US President Joe Biden will say during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that it is still possible to achieve de-escalation of the situation around Ukraine by diplomatic methods, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing an unnamed White House representative.
Deputy Defense Minister Fomin: NATO has significantly increased its combat potential near the borders of Russia
The most significant expansion of NATO to the east occurred in 2002, during several waves of the alliance's infrastructure approaching the western borders of Russia, the bloc significantly increased its combat potential, said Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin.
The Swedish commander-in-chief spoke about the Russian approach to the conduct of war
General Biden: the "bad guys" from Russia are experts in conducting hybrid warfare
The Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Mikael Biden, in an interview with the American edition of Defense News, spoke about the Russian approach to waging war in modern conditions.
Press secretary of the FSVTS Reshetnikova: some countries want to buy echeloned air defense
A number of foreign customers are interested in the Russian echeloned air defense system, which involves the supply of a group of anti-aircraft missile systems of different ranges, a spokeswoman for the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told RIA Novosti in an interview Valeria Reshetnikova.
US Presidential adviser assured Poland of readiness to defend it in case of "Russian aggression" - White House
The readiness of Washington to provide support to its NATO allies on the eastern flank with the application of Article 5 of the NATO Charter in the conditions of Russia's concentration of troops on the border with Ukraine was announced by President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan.
The coordinator of the Joint Commission on the JCPOA warned that it would be difficult to achieve positive solutions in the negotiations
Henrique Mora, coordinator of the Joint Commission at the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program in Vienna, told reporters that positive solutions are possible during the negotiations, but it will be extremely difficult to achieve them.
The US and Russia will hold talks on armaments and the Ukrainian problem on January 10 - The White House
Negotiations between American and Russian representatives on arms control and the Ukrainian problem will take place on January 10, a representative of the National Security Council (NSC) of the US White House told reporters on condition of anonymity.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Colonel-General Alexander Fomin held a briefing for military attaches of foreign states
On December 27, the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Colonel-General Alexander Fomin, held a briefing for military attaches and representatives of embassies of foreign states accredited in Moscow.
The future has come: the IBCS system has gone into production
Americans are switching to a new generation air defense system. December 27, portal defensenews.com He reported that the US Department of Defense has signed a contract with Northrop Grumman for small-scale and full-scale production of IBCS systems.
How were the exercises of the Russian army held in 2021
In 2021, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted a number of major maneuvers that increased the combat readiness of the army.
The largest was the Russian-Belarusian strategic exercise "West-2021", where for the first time mass-produced shock robotic systems were used in combat formations.
Shoigu said that Russian peacekeepers contributed to the stabilization of the situation in Karabakh
The head of the Russian Defense Ministry noted that now there is "more and more peace and tranquility in the region"
The Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh has completed the difficult tasks of separating the warring parties and is currently solving planned profile tasks in the region, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said during a conference call of the military department.
Why the US Navy does not like Russian diesel submarines
Despite its relatively modest size, Russian diesel-electric submarines pose a real threat to the US Navy, writes 19fortyfive. The problem is their noiselessness - even compared to nuclear-powered ships. American sailors know this and do not like non-nuclear submarines produced in Russia.
Deputy Kartapolov: ships with Zircon missiles can be placed in the Syrian port of Tartus
Andrei Kartapolov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee, believes that Russian ships with Zircon hypersonic missiles can be located in the port of Tartus in Syria to completely block the Mediterranean Sea.
The medicine of the military department has successfully coped with all the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic - Shoigu
Russian military doctors managed to maintain a "doc-like" level of routine care for patients with other diseases in the conditions of the coronavirus pandemic, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry demanded that the United States stop creating a threat to Chinese astronauts in orbit
The ministry said that Washington missile launches pose a threat to the lives of Chinese astronauts
China expresses dissatisfaction with the actions of the United States in near-Earth space and demands that the United States be held responsible for the activities of American companies that threaten the lives of Chinese astronauts with their rocket launches. This was stated on Tuesday by Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian.
Russian drones successfully targeted terrorists in Syria
Relations between Turkey and Russia began to cool rapidly.
Against this background, Ankara's satellites in Syria have intensified their operations, regularly staging armed provocations, the victims of which are not only the Syrian military, but also civilians.
China complained about SpaceX to the UN
Reuters: China announced the threat of Starlink
In early December, China presented a document to the UN in which it spoke about the threat of the global satellite system of high-speed broadband Internet access Starlink, Reuters reports.
In the USA, they told about the collection of data on the Russian army
Forbes: E-8 Joint STARS and RC-135 aircraft collected data on the Russian army
The American E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) combat control and targeting aircraft and the RC-135 strategic reconnaissance aircraft, which recently flew over Ukraine and the Black Sea, tracked the location of the Russian army, Forbes magazine says.
Federation Council member Pushkov urged not to count on a breakthrough during the Russia – NATO Council
The meeting of the Russia-NATO Council is unlikely to lead to significant progress in the field of security, Federation Council member Alexei Pushkov believes.
