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The tension around Ukraine is caused by the supply of weapons to this country, as well as military maneuvers and flights of NATO aircraft, said the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

All the peacekeepers, military equipment and weapons of the CSTO, who performed tasks in Kazakhstan, have returned home, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The Turkish President invited Putin and Zelensky to Turkey.

Ankara's readiness to contribute to reducing tensions between Kiev and Moscow was announced by the Turkish leader's press secretary.

Moscow. January 19. INTERFAX-AVN - There is no risk of a full-scale war in Europe, Russia is not going to attack Ukraine, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

"I am sure that there is no risk of a large-scale war that could unfold in Europe or anywhere else. We do not intend to take any aggressive actions. We do not intend to attack, attack or invade Ukraine," Ryabkov said.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced European proposals on security and stability that will be proposed for discussion with Russia, RIA Novosti reports.

The exercises will be held from 10 to 20 February

The first units of the Russian Armed Forces involved in the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State have arrived in Belarus. This was reported to journalists on Wednesday in the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

The Russian Defense Ministry said that the planned large-scale joint exercises with Belarus do not contradict the Vienna Document of 2011 on confidence- and security-building measures.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said that Russia "does not threaten anyone," but warns against hostile measures from the West.

Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani called the meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Brussels on Monday fruitful.

London intends to send anti-tank weapons to Kiev

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace on Monday announced the invitation of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to London in the coming weeks to discuss common security interests.

The US administration does not rule out considering any options for action against the Russian Federation in connection with the crisis around Ukraine, Fox News reported on Monday, citing an unnamed representative of the US National Security Council.

The Slovak Ministry of Defense has denied information from the American edition of The New York Times that in the event of an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine, the United States will allegedly train Ukrainian militants on Slovak territory.

NATO will not agree to Russia's demand not to expand eastward, the head of EU diplomacy said

Russia does not want to see the European Union as a political actor on the international stage, said the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrel.

The European Union strongly condemns the drone attack carried out by the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) on a fuel storage facility near Abu Dhabi airport (United Arab Emirates).

Political scientist Lavikainen: Russia will in every way hinder Finland's membership in NATO

Russia demands from NATO not to move to the east, MTV reports. Commenting on the situation, political scientist Yuri Lavikainen notes that Finland does not plan to apply for membership in the Alliance now. But if he does, Moscow will do everything possible to prevent this, he is sure. Although, according to the expert, the Kremlin is much more concerned about Ukraine.

The Saudi-led Arab coalition said that in response to the attacks by the Yemeni Houthis on the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it is launching round-the-clock air raids on the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

A small contingent of Canadian special forces has been sent to Ukraine in order to assist the Ukrainian military in countering threats from Russia, the Canadian Global News channel reported without citing sources.

CIA Director William Burns visited Kiev last week, where he met with colleagues from local intelligence agencies and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, CNN reports.

CSTO peacekeepers leave Kazakhstan, having adequately completed their tasks

Many experts are still wondering: what was it - meaning the rapid breakthrough of peacekeepers to Kazakhstan and their return. Especially zealous agreed at first almost before the occupation of the country, although the representatives of the CSTO acted strictly at the request of the authorities of the Republic of Kazakhstan. But no one will argue that it was really an unusual, unexpected and successful operation for many.

They will work out the tasks of covert movement and hitting targets, as well as modern experience in conducting local conflicts

More than two thousand servicemen of the Western Military District are involved in live firing exercises in the Leningrad Region. This was reported to journalists on Tuesday in the press service of the district.