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American intelligence has warned European allies about the growing threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine with the onset of cold weather, the SAF TV channel reported.

US aircraft carriers may be in danger due to missile weapons that will not allow them to approach the shore to launch massive strikes from a safe distance.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Russia and China already have effective combat capabilities that seriously hinder or exclude the possibility of aircraft carrier groups approaching the coast at the distance necessary for an attack.

In Latvia, from November 22 to December 4, joint exercises of NATO countries called "Winter Shield 2021" (Winter Shield 2021) will be held.

This is stated in a message on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the country. The exercises will be held at the Adazi training ground. During the exercises, the combat capability, teamwork and compatibility of the Latvian troops and their colleagues from other NATO countries will be carried out. Winter Shield exercises are held annually in Latvia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Sunday by phone with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan measures to stabilize the South Caucasus region in the context of the implementation of the agreements on Karabakh.

Another European country will protect its skies with an American air defense system. November 20, portal armyrecognition.com He reported that the Swedish Defense Ministry announced the commissioning of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile systems.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that a group of Russian inspectors will check one of the military facilities in Finland. The inspection will last from November 21 to 26 and will be organized within the framework of the agreements on the 2011 Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-building Measures.

The situation in Afghanistan gives no reason for optimism, generates new large-scale threats in the field of drug trafficking, arms smuggling and uncontrolled migration, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Alexander Grebenkin.

The probability of Ukraine carrying out provocations near the borders of Russia has increased significantly, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Grebenkin.

The Kremlin regrets that the map of the Turkic world presented to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with which he was photographed, does not have a red star indicating that its center is located in Russia, in the Altai.

The Kursk nuclear submarine was lost in 2000 as a result of a collision with a NATO submarine, its name is known "with a 90% probability," Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, who commanded the Northern Fleet at that time, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

In the event of an attack by Ukraine on Crimea or other territories of Russia, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation will completely neutralize all warships and coastal military infrastructure of the enemy in the period from 50 minutes to 10 hours. This was stated by a high-ranking source, a retired captain of the first rank.

Russia does not accept attempts to divide the Syrian Arab Republic and create quasi-states on its territory, Russian President's special representative for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev said during a round table held in Damascus as part of the visit of the Russian interdepartmental delegation.

The UK is seeking to promptly remove the wreckage of the Royal Air Force's F-35 Lightning fighter jet so that "the plane does not fall into the hands of a hostile state such as Russia," The Guardian quoted a representative of the country's Defense Ministry on November 17.

Washington regards the test of Chinese hypersonic weapons as a constant threat, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

The United States continues to monitor the actions of the Russian military near the borders with Ukraine, but cannot fully unravel Moscow's plans and considers it necessary for it to be more transparent, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.

Lloyd Austin noted that he would urge Russia and all other countries to behave responsibly in this regard

The United States is concerned about the militarization of outer space and wants to see all countries behave responsibly in this matter. This was stated at a briefing on Wednesday by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

The Saudi-led Arab coalition launched massive strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen after intercepting and destroying a drone that was trying to attack the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi news agency SPA reported on Thursday.

The UK will sell warships and missiles to Ukraine after the kingdom's Defense Minister Ben Wallace signs a new agreement with Kiev amid rising tensions with Russia. On Wednesday, November 17, The Telegraph newspaper reports.

France on Thursday begins large-scale naval exercises POLARIS 21, which will be held in the western Mediterranean Sea and off the Atlantic coast of the country, its Navy said.

The United States is not aware of the goals of the Russian authorities in connection with the movements attributed to the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on the border with Ukraine. This was announced on Wednesday, November 17, at a briefing by US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.