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The "big clean-up" of the Russian Arctic sector will require at least another decade, said Sergey Ivanov, special representative of the Russian President for environmental protection, ecology and transport. In an interview with Interfax, he also spoke about the impact of the coronavirus situation on the environment, the solution of the "garbage problem" and ecotourism problems, the development of the Northern sea route, and gave his assessments of the situation in the field of international security.

Diplomacy and enmity in the middle East

Two monarchical States, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, bordered by the Persian Gulf, have signed historic agreements to normalize relations with the Jewish state. Abu Dhabi is opening an Embassy in Israel, and Manama, which is signed under the "agreement of intent", will exchange diplomatic missions with Israel, apparently later.

defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that it will spend two-thirds of the military budget

Russian troops will receive more than 3,4 thousand units of new and 1,3 thousand repaired equipment in 2021, two-thirds of the military budget will be spent on it, defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Friday.

XI Jinping urged the Chinese army to prepare for war

The Chinese military must be prepared for war and "not be afraid of death and deprivation," Chinese President XI Jinping said. He pointed out that "the key to winning wars is to strengthen training" and called on military leaders to maintain morale.

The surprise exercises with the latest multiple launch rocket systems conducted by NATO in Romania should be taken more than seriously. The goal of these maneuvers, according to a number of military analysts, is not Crimea at all. There is another Russian region, for the first wave of attacks on which not cruise missiles or strategic bombers can be used at all.

A new Federal project, the National quantum laboratory, was launched in the press center of the Rossiya Segodnya news AGENCY. The consortium, created under the auspices of the Rosatom state Corporation, intends to adopt the experience of world leaders and combine the efforts and resources of key universities, research centers, technology companies, financial organizations, startups and development teams in the field of creating quantum computers.

Shoigu compared the words of the head of the German defense Ministry with the speech of a schoolgirl

The world needs to be told more about the events of the great Patriotic war, especially to the current generation of Western politicians who make calls to communicate with Russia from a position of strength, so defense Minister Sergei Shoigu responded to the corresponding statement of his German counterpart Annegret Kramp - Karrenbauer. He also compared Kramp-Karrenbauer's statement to the words of a schoolgirl.

the Competition of an American Corporation is dirtier than the" black wing " of a Russian plane

Reuters brought some rather unpleasant news. The US authorities have prepared a list of 89 Chinese and 28 Russian companies that are expected to be subject to tough sanctions.

Failure of universal scale

We can no longer compete in space with other leading powers in this field. Alexander Sergeev, President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, summed up this sad conclusion at a meeting of the state Duma Committee on education and science on Wednesday.

Axios: the Israeli army is preparing for a US military strike on Iran

Israel is preparing for a US military strike on Iran, writes Axios. The country's armed forces are working out scenarios of military actions in case Tehran retaliates by attacking the territory of the Jewish state directly or through its allies in Syria, the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. An adviser to Iran's Ayatollah Hossein Dehghan warns that a US attack could trigger a "full-scale war" in the middle East.

During the meeting of the Russian defense Ministry Commission on innovative projects and technologies based on the results of work in 2020, the head of the Russian defense Ministry's GUNID, major General Andrey Goncharov, reported on successful tests of innovative developments selected in the interests of the Russian armed forces.

Armenia rejoices – one of the leading Western powers has made an important political decision to support Nagorno-Karabakh (NKR). The French Senate voted to recognize the independence of the NKR. However, why did Azerbaijan call this document "an empty piece of paper"? Why doesn't Emmanuel macron speak out on this? And, finally, why does this decision also have anti-Russian overtones?

The US has prepared a new sanctions list, which includes the Russian defense Ministry and 28 companies. These are mainly enterprises that are engaged in civil aircraft construction and cosmonautics. For some reason, the forensic center of the police Department in the Nizhny Novgorod region also got in there. What guided the authors of the new anti-Russian sanctions and will they be painful for Russia?

The Chinese military conducted tests of the Wing Loong strike unmanned aerial vehicle for cargo delivery. According to Jane's, during the tests, the military checked the accuracy of dumping the container with security.

Planned visit of the Iraqi defense Minister to Moscow

Moscow is ready to meet any requests from Baghdad in the military-technical sphere, Russian foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

If the United States really wants to use the himars (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) long-range multiple rocket launcher (MLRS) combat vehicles that were recently tested near the Crimea, these weapons will be quickly destroyed by the Russian military. A similar scenario of a possible war with Washington over the Peninsula was described by military expert Alexey Leonkov in an interview with Moskovsky Komsomolets.

the US prepared to impose sanctions against the Russian defense Ministry

The Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation, institutes of the state Corporation Rosatom, two Roscosmos enterprises and a number of other organizations may fall under US sanctions, media reports with reference to the draft version of the corresponding draft "black list". Washington has already imposed sanctions against Russia twice this month.

Russia's oldest geopolitical rival, the United Kingdom, has found a new way to defend its interests with someone else's hands. At least, this is the conclusion that can be drawn from a number of aspects of military-technological cooperation between London and Ankara. This is especially true for the development of one of the most important tools of military superiority – the fifth-generation fighter.

the White house expects to conclude a deal with Abu Dhabi for a record amount

Several senators and a member of the us house of representatives have attempted to suspend a $23 billion deal initiated by the administration of President Donald trump to supply the United Arab Emirates with advanced weapons.

Kosovo's"Independence" made the return of Crimea legitimate

The war in Kosovo was a natural outcome of Belgrade's post-world war II policy. In this region, the Yugoslav authorities allowed the uncontrolled relocation of Albanians from a neighboring country (Tito dreamed of annexing Albania). In the late 80's (already under Milosevic), when Albanians became the absolute majority in the province, they were deprived of autonomy, since Milosevic made radical Serbian nationalism the basis of his policy.