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US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said that if diplomatic efforts to resolve the Ukrainian problem with Russia fail, the United States and partners will resort to economic measures against Russia, increase the presence of NATO forces on the Russian borders and military assistance to Kiev, the State Department said.

Moscow has no intention to invade the territory of Ukraine, Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin said in an interview with Sky News.

Recently, interest in the wars in Chechnya has reawakened. However, there are many inconsistencies about the use of various military equipment in urban battles. For example, the need to introduce 2S9 "Nona-S" self-propelled artillery installations into Grozny is questioned. Say, why were they needed there?

FAR EAST - Calculations of coastal missile systems "Bastion" of the Pacific Fleet (TOF) have started the first training in the coming year for the defense of the Kamchatka coast, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.

Combat coordination of motorized rifle, tank platoons and artillery batteries is organized at more than 20 combined-arms training grounds in the south of Russia

More than 10 thousand servicemen of the Southern Military District (SE) as part of battalion tactical groups will master new ways of tactical actions at the training grounds of the south of Russia. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the press service of the Southern Federal District.

Peacekeepers protect airfields, bakeries, thermal power plants, telecentres

CSTO peacekeepers in Kazakhstan conduct round-the-clock monitoring using unmanned aerial vehicles in four aerial reconnaissance areas. This was reported to journalists in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The United States needs to stop threatening Russia and move its military potential away from Russian borders, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov believes.

GaardTech Company presented mock-ups of Russian tanks and BMP-3 for exercises

The Australian company GaardTech has shown new models of equipment that look similar to the Russian T-72, T-90 tanks and the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle. The mockups are designed to simulate the equipment of a conditional enemy in European exercises. This is reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta.

Moscow does not know how many Russian citizens, employees of the Wagner PMCs, are currently in Mali, a high-ranking source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told Interfax.

North Korea has conducted its third official test of a hypersonic missile. During them, she was able to hit a target at a range of 1000 kilometers.

On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

Denmark will send the frigate of the Navy Peter Willemoes to strengthen security in the Baltic region. Four F-16 fighters will also be delivered to the Shauliai airbase.

The F-35 fighters got another chance to become part of the German Air Force. January 11, portal defensenews.com He reported that the German Defense Ministry is reviewing the plan to replace the aging Tornado aircraft.

The exercises of the Western Military District, which started on Tuesday, have nothing to do with the negotiations on security guarantees in Geneva and Brussels, said Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

19FortyFive: The US compensates for Russia's increased potential in Europe

Russia has a "narrow window" to consolidate its military advantage in Europe, says the American publication 19FortyFive.

The CSTO peacekeeping operation in Kazakhstan has been completed, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at a meeting in Nur-Sultan with CSTO Secretary General Stanislav Zasem.

All Moscow's proposals have been brought to the Russia-NATO Council and are on the negotiating table, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

Moscow will move to a policy of counter-support if NATO tries to restrain Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said on Wednesday following a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council.

The Russian military has named key issues for discussion with NATO, the level of relations with the alliance is described as critically low with risks of incidents and conflicts.

The United Kingdom and its allies intend to declare to Moscow during the upcoming Russia-NATO Council on January 12 that the Russian military buildup on the border with Ukraine is an unacceptable action, the British Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Monday.