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Putin's press secretary Peskov: Russian special services are very effective
The special services of the Russian Federation, despite the fact that there are not as many of them as in the United States, act very effectively, the president sees the real picture, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.
AlfaTV: Finland's chances of becoming a NATO member have decreased
AlfaTV (Finland): Finland's chances of becoming a NATO member have decreased — "It's obvious"
Many NATO countries now think that the expansion of the Alliance in the current situation may lead to an escalation of the conflict, the AlfaTV portal reports. Journalists talked to Finnish expert Matti Pesu, who believes that Finland's chances of becoming a NATO member have decreased.
Putin: All exercises on the territory of the Russian Federation are absolutely transparent
The exercises of the strategic deterrence forces, which will be held on Saturday, February 19, will be led by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Vladimir Putin will be in the situation center, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said, answering journalists' questions.
Putin stressed the defensive nature of the Russian-Belarusian exercises
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, February 18, following talks in Moscow with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, pointed to the defensive nature of the ongoing Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Resolve – 2022".
The United States appreciated the appearance of Russian "Daggers" in Syria
Military Watch: Dagger complexes in Syria may close the Mediterranean Sea to NATO
Russian hypersonic missile systems X-47M2 "Dagger", recently transferred to Syria, can close the Mediterranean Sea for NATO. Thus, the American magazine Military Watch assessed the appearance of Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters at the Syrian Khmeimim airbase.
Sergei Shoigu discussed security issues with a colleague from the United States by phone
On Friday, February 18, telephone conversations were held between the head of the Russian military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, and the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, Lloyd Austin.
Details of their dialogue are not disclosed. Our military department only informed that the ministers discussed topical issues of international security, "of mutual interest." Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Americans initiated these negotiations.
The Russian Foreign Ministry accuses NATO of escalation tactics, confirms Russia's desire for negotiations on security guarantees
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of using "escalation for de-escalation" tactics against Russia and strengthening its military presence near the Russian borders, but confirmed Moscow's desire to continue negotiations on security guarantees.
The UN urges to avoid actions that could lead to a greater escalation around Ukraine
It is necessary to avoid further escalation of the tension of the situation around Ukraine, the representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.
Substantial progress has been made in the negotiations on the JCPOA in Vienna - The White House
Washington is noting progress in the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a briefing on Friday.
Biden discussed the situation around Ukraine with NATO partners, agreed to continue diplomatic efforts
US President Joe Biden and the heads of a number of European NATO member states agreed to continue their diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating the situation around Ukraine, while at the same time expressed readiness to take tough measures in case of a complication of the situation, the White House reports.
Germany puts its troops from the NATO Rapid Reaction Force on high alert - German Defense Ministry
German troops, which are part of the NATO rapid reaction force, will be put on high alert, which will shorten the time of their deployment to protect Eastern European allies in the event of an escalation of tensions with Russia, the German Defense Ministry said on Friday.
Pentagon chief confident of Russia's readiness to invade Ukraine - ABC
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin believes that Russia is already ready to invade Ukraine in the near future. "I don't believe this is a bluff," he said in an interview with ABC in response to a question.
Russian marines at exercises in Belarus worked out the destruction of illegal armed formations - the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
The units of the Marine Corps of the Eastern Military District (VVO) at the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination-2022" worked out on Saturday the landing of a tactical air assault in order to prevent the withdrawal of illegal armed formations (IAF).
Representatives of the armies of Lithuania and Latvia will observe the exercises in Belarus
Representatives of the armed forces of Latvia and Lithuania have arrived in Belarus to observe the Belarusian-Russian exercise "Allied Resolve-2022", the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported on Saturday.
Russia has begun exercises with ballistic missile launches
Putin launched exercises of strategic deterrence forces with ballistic missile launches
Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces. Ballistic and cruise missiles will be launched within their framework. This was reported to RIA Novosti by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
The Security Council of Belarus rated the coherence of the Belarusian and Russian troops at the Allied Determination exercise as "excellent"
Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich assessed the coherence of the Belarusian and Russian military taking part in the joint exercises "Allied Resolve-2022" with "excellent".
General Staff of the Armed Forces: the purpose of the exercises is to work out the infliction of a guaranteed defeat to the enemy
The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, reported to the Presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko that the purpose of the planned exercises of the Strategic Deterrence Forces is to work out the actions of strategic offensive forces to inflict a guaranteed defeat to the enemy, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.
All the missiles in the strategic exercises led by Putin hit targets
The Presidents of Russia and Belarus have completed the observation of military exercises
All missile launches within the framework of the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces of the Russian Federation were successful, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website.
Putin and Lukashenko have completed monitoring of military exercises
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have completed monitoring the military exercises of the strategic deterrence forces. This was announced on Saturday, February 19, by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.
In Russia, they told about the danger of American HIMARS
Izvestia: The American HIMARS system poses a danger to the Crimea and Kaliningrad
The American rocket and artillery system of high mobility High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in Europe may pose a danger to Russia. This was reported by Izvestia.