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Substantial progress has been made in the negotiations on the JCPOA in Vienna - The White House
Washington is noting progress in the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a briefing on Friday.
Biden discussed the situation around Ukraine with NATO partners, agreed to continue diplomatic efforts
US President Joe Biden and the heads of a number of European NATO member states agreed to continue their diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating the situation around Ukraine, while at the same time expressed readiness to take tough measures in case of a complication of the situation, the White House reports.
Germany puts its troops from the NATO Rapid Reaction Force on high alert - German Defense Ministry
German troops, which are part of the NATO rapid reaction force, will be put on high alert, which will shorten the time of their deployment to protect Eastern European allies in the event of an escalation of tensions with Russia, the German Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Pentagon chief confident of Russia's readiness to invade Ukraine - ABC
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin believes that Russia is already ready to invade Ukraine in the near future. "I don't believe this is a bluff," he said in an interview with ABC in response to a question.
Coastal missile systems "Bastion" and "Bal" of the Black Sea Fleet protected Crimea from the "enemy" during exercises
The coastal missile systems of the Black Sea Fleet "Bal" and "Bastion" have worked out the protection of the Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory from the ship groups of a conditional enemy as part of the exercises, the information support department of the Black Sea Fleet reports.
The Black Sea Fleet has worked out the defense of the Crimea from attacks from the sea
More than 500 servicemen and about 50 units of military and special equipment took part in the maneuvers
Calculations of the coastal missile systems "Bal" and "Bastion" of the Black Sea Fleet conducted exercises to defend the Crimean Peninsula and the Caucasian coast from missile strikes by naval groups from the sea. This was reported to journalists in the press service of the Black Sea Fleet.
Russian marines at exercises in Belarus worked out the destruction of illegal armed formations - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The units of the Marine Corps of the Eastern Military District (VVO) at the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination-2022" worked out on Saturday the landing of a tactical air assault in order to prevent the withdrawal of illegal armed formations (IAF).
In the United States, they told about the F-35 forcing Russia to think
The National Interest: F-35 fighters can make Russia "think twice"
Transfer of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning II fighters to the Air Force Base (Air Force) The US Spangdahl in Germany will not only strengthen the potential of NATO's collective defense, but also, if necessary, will allow these aircraft to be sent against the Russian army, says the American magazine The National Interest.
Representatives of the armies of Lithuania and Latvia will observe the exercises in Belarus
Representatives of the armed forces of Latvia and Lithuania have arrived in Belarus to observe the Belarusian-Russian exercise "Allied Resolve-2022", the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported on Saturday.
Russia has begun exercises with ballistic missile launches
Putin launched exercises of strategic deterrence forces with ballistic missile launches
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces. Ballistic and cruise missiles will be launched within their framework. This was reported to RIA Novosti by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
The Security Council of Belarus rated the coherence of the Belarusian and Russian troops at the Allied Determination exercise as "excellent"
Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich assessed the coherence of the Belarusian and Russian military taking part in the joint exercises "Allied Resolve-2022" with "excellent".
The Ministry of Defense showed launches of missiles "Kizhal", "Zircon" and "Kalibor" at strategic exercises
The Ministry of Defense has published footage from the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces, which were conducted under the leadership of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Vladimir Putin.
General Staff of the Armed Forces: the purpose of the exercises is to work out the infliction of a guaranteed defeat to the enemy
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, reported to the Presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko that the purpose of the planned exercises of the Strategic Deterrence Forces is to work out the actions of strategic offensive forces to inflict a guaranteed defeat to the enemy, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.
All the missiles in the strategic exercises led by Putin hit targets
The Presidents of Russia and Belarus have completed the observation of military exercises
All missile launches within the framework of the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces of the Russian Federation were successful, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website.
Putin and Lukashenko have completed monitoring of military exercises
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have completed monitoring the military exercises of the strategic deterrence forces. This was announced on Saturday, February 19, by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
In Russia, they told about the danger of American HIMARS
Izvestia: The American HIMARS system poses a danger to the Crimea and Kaliningrad
The American rocket and artillery system of high mobility High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in Europe may pose a danger to Russia. This was reported by Izvestia.
In the United States, they declared the "invisibility" of American submarines with old Russian equipment
Popular Mechanics: Russian technology can hardly "see" American submarines
Outdated Russian technology can hardly "see" modern American submarines, writes Popular Mechanics magazine.
Johnson, unlike Biden, is not sure that Russia has decided to attack Ukraine
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that at the moment he does not know what Russia's plans for Ukraine are. "We don't know what President Putin is going to do," she said at the Munich Security Conference.
Military attaches of 16 countries watched the final drawing of the Allied Resolve-2022 exercise
Military attaches of 16 countries watched the final drawing of the tactical episode of the exercise "Allied Resolve-2022" on Saturday, the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported.
The forces of Russia and Belarus launched a counteroffensive against a conditional enemy during the exercises
At the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in Belarus, during the main stage of practical actions at the joint exercises "Allied Resolve - 2022", the coalition group, after practicing actions in defense, launched a counteroffensive against a conditional enemy on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.
