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In political terms, the Armenian army does not set itself the task of conquering territories, and ensuring security is the country's biggest challenge, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said.

Azerbaijan will continue to increase its military power and purchase new weapons in 2022, President Ilham Aliyev said.

The Ukrainian military will be sent to 13 countries for training in 2022, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported. "The document stipulates that next year 167 servicemen and employees of the Armed Forces of Ukraine will be sent to 13 countries for training. The selection of candidates who meet the requirements will continue until January 28, 2022," the message reads.

From January 1, five law enforcement agencies will carry out all their purchases in closed competitive ways.

The special forces compound in the Krasnodar Territory has been equipped with new short-range reconnaissance stations and radar stations (radars), the press service of the Southern Military District reported.

The Chinese authorities should assess the situation more objectively and not take risky steps in the military field, the head of the Taiwan administration, Tsai Ing-wen, said in a New Year's address.

Russia's demands to the United States and NATO to stop the expansion of the alliance are alarming in Europe, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said in a New Year's address.

Finland retains the possibility of applying for NATO membership, the country's Prime Minister Sanna Marin said.

Russian and Turkish Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed Moscow's proposals on security guarantees, the Kremlin's press service reported on Sunday.

Russia and Belarus will hold joint military exercises in the first quarter of 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The personnel of the Russian military base (RVB) stationed on the territory of Tajikistan in 2021 conducted more than 300 anti-terrorist exercises on the territory of the republic, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Thursday.

Until now, Belgrade has mainly purchased defensive weapons from Russia, as well as used military equipment. In the future, the possibility of buying new aircraft and air defense systems is being considered.

19FortyFive: The US has a clear advantage over China and Russia thanks to its alliances

The American publication 19FortyFive named the biggest advantage of the United States in a war with Russia or China.

The facts of large-scale theft of spare parts and components for armored vehicles were revealed in one of the military units of the Khmelnitsky region. The damage caused is estimated at UAH 1 million (about 2.7 million rubles).

Moscow confirms that negotiations on security guarantees will begin with consultations in Geneva between the Russian Federation and the United States on January 10, and then continue at a meeting of the Russia-NATO Council on January 12 in Brussels and on January 13 in Vienna at the OSCE site, further steps will depend on the willingness of the United States and NATO to discuss Moscow's concerns in detail, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.

The European Union could do much more to prevent escalation in Europe and cooperation with Russia, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

In 2022, Rosoboronexport plans to further expand the range of weapons and military equipment exported from the Russian Federation

The volume of Rosoboronexport JSC contracts signed in 2021 with sub-Saharan Africa approached €2.5 billion. This was announced on Thursday by the company's CEO Alexander Mikheev.

The Checkmate light tactical stealth fighter topped the TOP 5 export novelties of the Russian defense complex in 2021. The rating also includes the Orion-E reconnaissance and strike drone, the Tosochka multiple launch rocket system with thermobaric ammunition, the AK-19 Kalashnikov assault rifle and the S-350E Vityaz anti-aircraft missile system.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the establishment of the Pipeline Troops Day in the armed forces.

Western experts: high technologies will be involved in the Third World War

The Third World War will be waged with the use of high technologies: hypersonic undetectable missiles. In this case, the Internet will be turned off in the first seconds. Such a possible scenario of a hypothetical conflict was described by Western experts in a conversation with the BBC.