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Russia is finalizing agreements with the EurAsEC states that will not allow foreign military personnel to be on the territory of biological laboratories of these countries, and will make the activities of such laboratories transparent, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

In the near future, the marines of the Baltic Fleet will work out the tasks of the anti-amphibious defense of the coast with the performance of live firing from small arms and weapons of military equipment

The units of the Guards Marine Corps of the Baltic Fleet, alerted, marched to the area of exercises in the Kaliningrad region, the press service of the fleet reported on Wednesday.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in response to a question about the possibility of supplying certain types of weapons to the self-proclaimed republics of southeastern Ukraine, said that Moscow stands for the implementation of the Minsk agreements, and the West should encourage Kiev to do so.

The United States annually budgets expenditures for the European Deterrence Initiative (EDI) program. It was launched in 2014 three months after the annexation of Crimea to Russia. The main objective of the program is to expand the US military presence in Europe in order to reduce the concern of NATO members about "Russian aggression". As part of the initiative, Washington is strengthening existing units, modernizing infrastructure, and conducting joint exercises. See in the infographic Ria.ru , how much this activity costs America.

The US Navy has used the MQ-8C Fire Scout reconnaissance unmanned helicopter for the first time in combat deployment. According to Northrop Grumman, this happened on December 14 aboard the ship of the near sea zone "Milwaukee".

The US military has discovered defects in the software of the F-35 fighter jets of the Block 4 version. According to Bloomberg, they relate to the processes of using weapons, communication, navigation, cybersecurity and target setting. But despite this, Block 4 is installed on airplanes.

The American company Oshkosh Defense has introduced a quiet version of the armored vehicle JLTV - eJLTV. It received a hybrid-electric power plant, which provides fuel economy by 20 percent.

In December last year, the Commissioner for Civil Rights of Poland visited several dozen posts on the Polish-Belarusian border in the Podlaskie Voivodeship near the settlements of Bialowieza, Dubich-Cerkevny, Cheremkha (Polovtse), Melnik. After that, a report was prepared with shocking conclusions.

The head of the State Border Committee of Belarus, Anatoly Lappo, announced the concentration of weapons to protect the state border in the Ukrainian direction and the opportunity to use reserves if necessary.

The US Department of Defense has put 8.5 thousand military personnel on high alert in case they need to be transferred to Europe, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said on Monday.

As of this moment, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation have not created a single strike group, which would indicate the preparation of an offensive against Ukraine, said the Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov.

US President Joe Biden discussed strengthening the "eastern flank of NATO" in the context of the aggravation of the situation around Ukraine during a videoconference with European leaders, the White House said.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg took part in a virtual meeting organized by US President Joe Biden of the leaders of the largest countries of the alliance and the European Union, the press service of the alliance reported on Monday.

He called for the EU's participation in the response to Russia's security proposals. In addition to talking with Putin, Macron plans contacts with Zelensky

French President Emmanuel Macron, during a telephone conversation with US President Joe Biden and leaders of several European countries, spoke in favor of collective efforts to de-escalate the crisis in the Ukraine region, the Elysee Palace reports.

The weapons and military equipment of the gunners of the Russian Eastern Military District and the marines of the Pacific Fleet involved in the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State have arrived in Belarus, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

The United States continues to coordinate possible steps in the light of the aggravation of the situation around Ukraine caused by Russia, not only with NATO and the OSCE, but also with a wider range of states, in particular, with members of the European Union, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.

The ZVO distributed video footage of the deployment of Iskander-M complexes

Planned comprehensive combat readiness classes have begun in the troops of the Western Military District (ZVO), the commander of the ZVO troops, Alexander Zhuravlev, said on Tuesday.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken believes that the West is forced to react harshly to Russia's policy towards Ukraine and other countries in the region in order to avoid negative consequences on a global scale.

The talks between Sergey Lavrov and Anthony Blinken ended in nothing. But the continuation will follow

On January 21, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met in Geneva. It was supposed to hear the proposals outlined by the Russian Foreign Ministry on December 17, 2021, which dealt with security guarantees and agreements on measures to ensure security guarantees between Russia and NATO member countries.

The Operational Group of Russian Troops (OGRV) in the Transnistrian region of Moldova held combat readiness classes, the press service of the Western Military District reported on Tuesday.