Global security news

The adoption of the new version of the national security strategy of the Russian Federation indicates readiness for conflict and is a message to the world that Russia "will not allow the build-up of hostile forces along the perimeter of its borders," says Bogdan Bezpalko, a member of the Council on Interethnic Relations under the President of Russia.

Five tactical exercises with motorized rifle, tank, artillery, reconnaissance units and calculations of S-300PS anti-aircraft missile systems of the 201st Russian military base stationed in the Republic of Tajikistan took place last week as part of the combat training cycle in the summer period. In total, about 3 thousand servicemen were involved in the exercises.

The strengthening of Russia in the Black Sea region after the return of Crimea does not leave NATO a chance for a quick and convincing victory in the event of a possible conflict. This opinion was shared by columnist Mark Episkopos in the magazine The National Interest.

James Appathurai, the special representative of the NATO Secretary General for the countries of the South Caucasus and Central Asia, who is on a visit to Tbilisi, said that NATO will maintain its representation in the Black Sea and will strengthen cooperation with partners in this region.

The summit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his American counterpart Joe Biden, which took place in Geneva, is evidence of the possibility of dialogue on arms control, regardless of the existing differences in the bilateral relations of the states.

The American destroyer Ross of the Arleigh Burke type "teleported" from the port of Odessa (Ukraine) to the coast of Crimea (Russia) on the night of June 30. This is reported by The Drive.

Russia, as part of its obligations under the CSTO, will provide Tajikistan with the necessary assistance in the event of increased terrorist threats from Afghanistan as US troops withdraw from the country, Vladimir Shamanov, head of the State Duma Defense Committee, told reporters on Thursday before a meeting of the Council of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly (PA) in Dushanbe.

China should accelerate the modernization of national defense and turn the PLA into a world-class army. This, as RIA Novosti reports, was stated by the President of the People's Republic of China, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping.

Large landing ships (BDK) "Orsk" and "Saratov" performed exercises to destroy mock-ups of floating sea mines in the Black Sea, protecting the Crimea. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the Russian Black Sea Fleet.

Joint maneuvers of ships and long-range aviation of Russia in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea attracted the attention of foreign military personnel. The actions of the missile cruiser "Moscow" were monitored from neutral waters by an F-35B fighter from the British aircraft carrier Queen Elizabeth, which did not prevent the Russian military from fulfilling its tasks.

In Lithuania, where large-scale NATO exercises are regularly held and American troops are stationed, they suddenly became concerned about the movement of military equipment on the territory of Belarus. What is the reason? It turns out, according to the author, the air defense forces of Belarus can "encroach" on aircraft on the territory of Lithuania.

The frigate of the Italian Navy entered the Black Sea. Its movement is monitored by the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation. This was reported on Thursday, July 1, at the National Defense Control Center of Russia.

NATO's land and sea bases in Ukraine are unlikely to appear in the near future, military expert Dmitry Boltenkov predicts in Izvestia.

Bayraktar TB2 attack UAVs also took part in the large-scale NATO military exercises "Sea Breeze-2021", held jointly with Ukraine. The Star newspaper emphasizes that Turkish drones are being used for the first time in the exercises of the North Atlantic Alliance.

Peskov: Kiev's aspiration towards NATO may add instability to the entire European continent

The management of Ukraine from the outside is a "red line", Russian President Vladimir Putin and the country's leadership are preparing such security measures that will insure Moscow in case of Kiev's provocative aspirations, said the press secretary of the head of state Dmitry Peskov.

An American expert in the field of strategic weapons noticed signs of the construction of a grandiose positioning area for intercontinental ballistic missile launchers on satellite images of the desert in northern China.

The Russian military, as promised, reacted to the large-scale NATO Sea Breeze exercises near our borders. So far, American, British, Ukrainian and others (32 countries in total) ships, armored vehicles and aircraft are practicing joint actions of an allegedly defensive nature, our military decided to check the operation of anti-air defense (air defense) systems in the Crimea.

The Russian Ministry of Defense showed a video showing the Dutch ship Evertsen heading towards the Kerch Strait, RIA Novosti reports.

The Director General of the Military Staff of the European Union, Herve Blejan, is trying to convince the authorities of the Central African Republic (CAR) to refuse the help of Russian instructors in favor of Western ones.

Russian Su-30 fighters and Su-24 bombers flew at a safe distance near the Dutch Navy ship Evertsen, after which the frigate changed course from the Russian border in the Black Sea. This was announced on Tuesday, June 29, by the Russian Defense Ministry.