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Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Aerospace Forces Andrey Demin stressed that in 2021, the S-350 was operated and mastered by teachers at a specialized training center, showed high reliability of systems and proved itself from the best side.

The United States has decided to be an active participant in the peace process to resolve the situation in Donbass, said the head of the office of the President of Ukraine Andriy Ermak, commenting on the telephone conversations between the presidents of the United States and Ukraine.

President Vladimir Putin said that there is no need to worry about the Russian army, since everything is fine with it. He mentioned this on December 9 at a meeting of the Council for the Development of Civil Society and Human Rights (HRC).

The ship of the Ukrainian Navy "Donbass" moving to the Kerch Strait did not pose a threat, as it performed tasks in its territorial waters. The corresponding statement was made on December 9 by the headquarters of the Joint Forces Operation in Donbass.

On Thursday, December 10, at a meeting with foreign military attaches, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov commented on Western accusations that Moscow was allegedly concentrating forces on the border with Ukraine and preparing an invasion of a neighboring state.

U.S. Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and Israel's Beni Ganz discussed the Iranian problem at a meeting in Washington, Austin assured that the United States would continue efforts aimed at preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, the Pentagon said.

He noted the activation of Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of American troops

The head of the Central Command of the US Armed Forces, General Frank Mackenzie, said that for the foreseeable future, the US will keep the number of its military in Iraq at the current level of 2.5 thousand people.

The President of Estonia, Alar Karis, spoke in favor of discussing security issues with all allies in the North Atlantic Alliance, the press service of the head of state reported.

Estonian President Alar Karis said that during a telephone conversation with the heads of state of the eastern wing of NATO on Thursday, the US president promised to transfer additional troops to the alliance countries if necessary.

Russian fighter jets escorted five US and French military aircraft over the Black Sea, the National Defense Control Center of Russia reported.

According to RIA Novosti, three Su-27 fighters from the air defense duty of the Southern Military District forces were lifted into the air.

The press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov believes that incidents like the one that occurred with the Ukrainian Navy "Donbass" are fraught with serious consequences.

The head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, stated the need to protect against space threats

Dmitry Rogozin, head of the Roscosmos State Corporation, said it was necessary to create technologies to protect the planet from space threats. This is reported by Interfax.

It is naive to believe that Russia will soon be able to receive security guarantees from the United States, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday.

A Russian Su-30 fighter jet escorted a US Poseidon P-8A reconnaissance aircraft in the sky over the Black Sea. This was reported on December 10 at the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation.

Relations between Russia and the West continue to degrade and have reached a critical point.

The relevant information is on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry. The Foreign Ministry noted the readiness expressed by US President Joe Biden during a conversation with Russian Leader Vladimir Putin "to establish a serious dialogue on issues related to ensuring Russia's security."

NATO is ready to discuss with Russia topics that cause it concern, but it cannot be about depriving Ukraine and other countries of the right to decide independently whether to join the alliance, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said.

Canada confirmed its unwavering support for Ukraine and readiness to use the available tools to prevent the escalation of the conflict in the Donbas.

Creating a united front of the "Big Seven" against Russia's policy towards Ukraine will be one of the tasks of the meeting of the foreign ministers of the G7 countries, British Foreign Minister Liz Truss told reporters.

MIC: a small-sized spacecraft separated from the US Air Force X-37B spacecraft

In October, a small spacecraft (spacecraft) separated at high speed from the reusable spacecraft X-37B of the US Air Force (Air Force), which Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin associated with a possible "weapon of mass destruction", writes the Military-Industrial Courier (MIC).

The administration of US President Joe Biden has postponed the provision of a $ 200 million military aid package to Ukraine, which was prepared in advance, NBC reported with links to its informed sources.