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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the head of the European Commission (EC) Ursula von der Leyen had a telephone conversation during which they discussed Ukraine and Russia.

The Drive: The Russian army remains the Soviet "dumb hammer", which is incredibly heavy

The Russian armed forces are a legacy of the Soviet era and remain a "blunt hammer" that is still incredibly heavy. In these words, in the American edition of The Drive, columnist Tyler Rogovey described the modern Russian army concentrated in the regions bordering Ukraine.

US President Joe Biden and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed the Ukrainian crisis and considered strengthening NATO's eastern flank in case of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine, the White House reports.

Estonian Foreign Minister Eva-Maria Liimets and United States Secretary of State Anthony Blinken called on Russia at Wednesday's meeting to de-escalate through dialogue with the United States, NATO and the OSCE.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his colleagues from France Florence Parly, Germany Christina Lambrecht and Great Britain Ben Wallace during a meeting in Brussels confirmed the importance of NATO unity to counter Russia's policy, Pentagon Spokesman John Kirby said.

The United States believes that Russia's statements about the withdrawal of troops from the border with Ukraine do not correspond to reality, allegedly Moscow is actually increasing the number of its troops, the Axios portal reported, citing a senior representative of the American administration.

The units of the logistics brigade of the Western Military District (ZVO) arrived at the point of permanent deployment after the completion of the planned exercises. This was announced on Thursday, February 17, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Armored vehicles and objects of the conditional enemy were destroyed in the framework of the exercises "Allied Determination-2022", which are taking place on the territory of Belarus, by calculations of multiple rocket launchers (MLRS) The Eastern Military District, according to the Russian Defense Ministry.

Another echelon with military equipment of the units of the Southern Military District crossed the Crimean Bridge on its way to the point of permanent deployment after the end of the Belarusian-Russian exercises. This was announced on February 17 by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

Deputies of the Senate (upper house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan at a plenary session on February 17 approved a bill on ratification of the agreement between the republic and Russia on military cooperation, RIA Novosti reports.

Special forces soldiers of the Central Military District at night exercises near Novosibirsk destroyed the base of a conditional enemy. As told to "RG" in the press service of the Central Military District, the army training took place at the Shilovo training ground. Three hundred servicemen and twenty units of special equipment took part in the exercises.

Russia will decide for itself how and in what ways to ensure its security, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Venezuela is ready for the closest military cooperation with Russia in the event of a conflict with NATO and in a confrontation with the United States over Ukraine. This was stated by Venezuelan President Maduro at a briefing after negotiations with the Russian delegation headed by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, writes Olga Bozheva in an article for the electronic edition "MK.ru ".

The Kremlin is concerned about the aggravation of the situation in Donbass and recalled that it had long warned about the danger of excessive concentration of the Ukrainian military on the demarcation line.

Vladimir Putin does not have a joint inspection of military exercises in Belarus together with Alexander Lukashenko in the schedule, but the presidents can agree on "anything" at a meeting on Friday, Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the Russian leader, said on Thursday.

The grouping of troops of the Eastern Military District, performing tasks for the construction of the second branch of the Baikal-Amur mainline, was strengthened with promising samples of techniques.

The Russian military will return from Belarus after the exercises to their places of deployment. This was stated by Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation, answering journalists' questions.

"This is out of the question now," Peskov said in response to a question about the possibility of the presence of Russian military in Belarus after the exercises. After the maneuvers, "at the end of one or another phase of the exercises, the troops are withdrawn to their permanent location," he noted.

On Thursday, February 17, the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Igor Konashenkov, made a new statement regarding the return of our troops to their places of deployment.

The first military units of the Western and Southern military Districts arrived at the permanent deployment points after the exercises, Colonel Igor Konashenkov, an official representative of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, told reporters.

Several tactical episodes were played out on Thursday at the joint exercise "Allied Resolve-2022" by the Russian and Belarusian military. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko observed their actions at the Osipovichsky training ground.