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US Air Force complained about ruinous Tu-95 flights off Alaska
Intensive flights of the Russian Aerospace Forces and naval aviation near Alaska are ruining American combat aviation. To counter it, it is necessary to constantly maintain F-22 Raptor fighters in combat readiness and send them into the sky for a long time, which costs the US Air Force very expensive, the US military complained.
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that it hopes to receive an action plan for NATO membership in 2022
Kiev expects to receive an action plan for NATO membership in 2022, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said. He said that Kiev has carried out enough reforms to get an action plan for NATO membership, the main obstacle to getting it is " unwillingness to send such a signal to the Russian Federation."
USS Ronald Reagan enters South China Sea
The USS Ronald Reagan entered the South China Sea on June 14 as part of a strike group, according to the US 7th Fleet.
The creation of the global convention on combating information crime has begun
Under the auspices of the UN, the development of a comprehensive convention on combating information crime has begun. The creation of the basic document will take approximately 2.5 years. This was stated by Dmitry Bukin, Deputy Director of the Department of International Information Security of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaking at the 12th International IT forum with the participation of representatives of the BRICS and SCO countries.
Two Russian Tu-160s conducted a patrol of the Baltic Sea
Two Russian Tu-160 strategic missile carriers conducted a patrol over the Baltic Sea. This was reported on Tuesday, June 15, by the Russian Defense Ministry.
Italian, Danish and Swedish fighter jets flew to escort Russian "strategists" over the Baltic Sea
Italian, Danish and Swedish fighter jets took to the air due to the eight-hour flight of two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Ukraine needs NATO help, the country is in danger from the Russian Federation - head of the Office of President Zelensky
The head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Yermak, hopes that the NATO member states will find a consensus on Ukraine's entry into the Alliance as soon as possible and emphasizes that the Ukrainian state is currently in danger and needs help.
Stoltenberg said that NATO will increase its military potential "to counter Russia"
NATO will continue to build up its military capabilities and use a "broad combination of different tools" to counter "Russian aggression," alliance Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with CNBC.
The military in the Kaliningrad region will conduct an exercise with the Iskander-M complexes"
The deployment of operational-tactical complexes "Iskander-M" and the destruction of the command post of the imaginary enemy will be worked out by the Russian military during an exercise in the Kaliningrad region, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.
Ships of the British and Dutch navies entered the Black Sea
The ships of the naval forces of Great Britain and the Netherlands entered the Black Sea. This is reported on June 14 by the National Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation.
Stoltenberg said that NATO will not announce the date of entry into the alliance of new members at the summit
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that following the summit in Brussels, there are no plans to announce the date of entry of new countries into the alliance.
Russia does not act as the US expected-Biden
Russia's policy is not in line with US expectations and represents a "new challenge," US President Joe Biden said at the NATO summit on Monday.
The US and NATO are active in cyberspace, this is a concern-Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the active actions of the United States and NATO member countries in cyberspace cause concern to Russia.
Putin commented on the exercises of NATO and the United States near the border with Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with NBC noted that the exercises of NATO and the United States are held in close proximity to the Russian borders, asking what would happen if Russia did the same.
Russian military monitors British destroyer and Dutch frigate in Black Sea
The Russian navy has begun tracking the actions of warships of the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, which entered the Black Sea on Monday, the National Defense Control Center of the Russian Federation reported.
Putin stresses the importance of providing assistance to Syrians regardless of the political context
Russian President Vladimir Putin called inhumane the actions of Western partners who refuse to lift restrictions on the supply of even medical equipment and drugs to Syria in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
Moscow's accusations of waging cyber war against the United States are unsubstantiated-Putin
Russia does not consider cyberspace a war zone and opposes the militarization of outer space
President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is not waging a war in cyberspace and called the allegations about it unsubstantiated.
Moscow is not going to supply Tehran with military satellite technology-Putin
Russia does not intend to supply Iran with high-tech satellite systems, especially since Tehran itself is hardly ready for such cooperation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
NATO in Afghanistan: figures
The US and its allies are withdrawing from Afghanistan. June 13, portal military.com published some data on the longest military conflict in the history of the United States.
China does not threaten Russia, unlike the United States-Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin does not consider the excessive number of aircraft carriers available to China and does not consider China as a threat to Russia's security.