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On Wednesday, in St. Petersburg, the heads of the CIS general staffs agreed on the idea of a joint exercise with live firing. "The exercise" Combat Commonwealth-2021 "of the joint air defense system will be held in September in two stages at the training grounds of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kazakhstan," said Valery Gerasimov, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces.

The first tank army will be involved in the planned Russian-Belarusian strategic maneuvers "West-2021" in September, the Western Military District (ZVO) said on Wednesday.

In the past, Russian aircraft of old types with inefficient navigation systems sometimes accidentally "hooked" the territory of the airspace of European countries, which caused an angry reaction from neighboring states and accusations of wanting to occupy the region, writes Izvestia columnist Anton Lavrov.

A telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would have been very short if Germany had announced the supply of weapons to Ukraine. This opinion was expressed on June 9 by the head of the German Foreign Ministry, Heiko Maas, during a press conference.

The German government's decision not to supply weapons to Ukraine is political. This was announced on Wednesday, June 9, by the head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmitry Kuleba at a joint briefing with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas.

The control check of the Russian Armed Forces was carried out this spring in accordance with international standards and in a planned mode, but for some reason it frightened Western countries, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced plans to hold a series of preparatory exercises that will precede the strategic command and staff exercises "West-2021".

The exercise of the Northern Fleet of Russia with the participation of more than 20 ships and submarines has begun. Captain of the 1st rank of the reserve, military expert Vasily Dandykin, spoke about the need for such exercises on Sputnik radio.

The international air force exercise Arctic Challenge Exercise is provocative and contradicts the peaceful development of the Arctic region, the Russian Embassy in the United States said.

Relations between Russia and the United States should be taken out of the lowest point in which they have been since the Cold War, this is in the interests of not only the two countries, but also the whole world, said Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

A number of issues for the Russia-US summit are in an advanced stage of preparation, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Tuesday.

The Western military District (ZVO) will be reinforced with hypersonic missile systems "Dagger", according to "Izvestia", citing sources in the Russian Defense Ministry.

The joint Russian-Belarusian-Serbian tactical exercise "Slavic Brotherhood-2021" will be held in the Krasnodar Territory on the basis of the Novorossiysk Airborne Forces, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

Russia does not abandon the dialogue with NATO, but there is no positive agenda for the Russia-NATO Council yet, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said.

The Japanese authorities will continue to negotiate with Russia on the conclusion of a peace treaty, said the Secretary General of the Cabinet of Ministers of Japan Katsunobu Kato.

The impact of a guided anti-tank missile on an American-made armored car in northern Iraq led to fatal consequences. Five people inside were killed and seven others were injured. It is assumed that the complex "Competition" or "Cornet" was used.

Roscosmos expects sanctions pressure aimed at depriving the state corporation of a new contract with OneWeb, said the general director of the state corporation Dmitry Rogozin.

On the roads of Syria, cars that were supplied to this country by the Soviet Union have long become familiar: old GAZ-66, ZIL-131, Ural-375, KrAZ-255, MAZ-537.

There are significant quantities of GAZ-3308 "Sadko", actively used modern modifications of "Ural", "Kamaz".

The specialists of the search and rescue support of the Northern Fleet returned to the main base of the Northern Fleet - the city of Severomorsk after the Russian-Norwegian rescue exercise "Barents-2021".

It took place in the Barents Sea. Representatives of the two countries practiced joint actions there to search for and evacuate conditionally in distress at sea, deliver them to rescue ships and provide medical assistance.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the decision on Ukraine's accession to NATO cannot be postponed for the future, it must be decided immediately.