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The United States is ready to consider alternative ways to solve the Iranian nuclear problem if the diplomatic path does not work. This was announced on November 20 by Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin during the Manama Dialogue international conference on regional security in Bahrain.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

According to the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the dialogue took place on the initiative of the Turkish side. The main topic of the conversation was the situation in Ukraine.

The EU needs a more uniform defense policy, but we are not talking about creating a common European army, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrel said in an interview with CNN.

In Estonia, work began on Saturday on the construction of temporary barriers on the first sections of the land border with Russia in Narva in the northeast of the country, as well as on the banks of the Piusa River in the southeast of the republic.

State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolay Pankov on Saturday summed up the results of the seventh all-Army competition "Commander's Starts" and presented awards to the winners, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told reporters.

Russia's current policy towards Ukraine and Moscow's statements cause genuine concern in Washington, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told reporters on Saturday during a visit to Senegal.

Mali is an important element of the security of the region, and the intervention of the Wagner PMCs and other external forces in the affairs of this country will not benefit, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said during a visit to Senegal.

Recruitment of personnel to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is too politicized, military expert Anatoly Kravchuk told Ukraine 24 TV channel on November 20.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin on Saturday, November 20, confirmed that the US military mission in Iraq will be completed by the end of this year. He said this during a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad.

American intelligence has warned European allies about the growing threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine with the onset of cold weather, the SAF TV channel reported.

In Latvia, from November 22 to December 4, joint exercises of NATO countries called "Winter Shield 2021" (Winter Shield 2021) will be held.

This is stated in a message on the website of the Ministry of Defense of the country. The exercises will be held at the Adazi training ground. During the exercises, the combat capability, teamwork and compatibility of the Latvian troops and their colleagues from other NATO countries will be carried out. Winter Shield exercises are held annually in Latvia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed on Sunday by phone with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan measures to stabilize the South Caucasus region in the context of the implementation of the agreements on Karabakh.

The Russian Defense Ministry announced that a group of Russian inspectors will check one of the military facilities in Finland. The inspection will last from November 21 to 26 and will be organized within the framework of the agreements on the 2011 Vienna Document on Confidence- and Security-building Measures.

The situation in Afghanistan gives no reason for optimism, generates new large-scale threats in the field of drug trafficking, arms smuggling and uncontrolled migration, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Alexander Grebenkin.

The probability of Ukraine carrying out provocations near the borders of Russia has increased significantly, said Deputy Secretary of the Security Council Alexander Grebenkin.

The Kremlin regrets that the map of the Turkic world presented to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, with which he was photographed, does not have a red star indicating that its center is located in Russia, in the Altai.

The Kursk nuclear submarine was lost in 2000 as a result of a collision with a NATO submarine, its name is known "with a 90% probability," Admiral Vyacheslav Popov, who commanded the Northern Fleet at that time, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

In the event of an attack by Ukraine on Crimea or other territories of Russia, the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation will completely neutralize all warships and coastal military infrastructure of the enemy in the period from 50 minutes to 10 hours. This was stated by a high-ranking source, a retired captain of the first rank.

Russia does not accept attempts to divide the Syrian Arab Republic and create quasi-states on its territory, Russian President's special representative for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev said during a round table held in Damascus as part of the visit of the Russian interdepartmental delegation.

The United States continues to monitor the actions of the Russian military near the borders with Ukraine, but cannot fully unravel Moscow's plans and considers it necessary for it to be more transparent, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said on Wednesday.