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The United States has changed the readiness status of units in case they can be transferred to Europe if the situation around Ukraine becomes more complicated, however, no decisions have been made yet, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said at a briefing on Monday.

There are only a few weeks left to make a decision

Vienna indirect talks between the United States and Iran on the return to the 2015 nuclear agreement are entering a stage where political decisions are required from the parties, a senior representative of the US State Department told reporters.

US President Joe Biden sent a letter to Congress in which he notified of his intention to assign Qatar the status of a "major non-NATO ally."

All necessary facilities have been erected in the field camp for comfortable living of military personnel

The motorized rifle brigade of the Eastern Military District (VVO) of the Russian Armed Forces deployed in Belarus during the exercises, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported.

A batch of twelve new means of communication has arrived at the 201st military base of the Russian Federation stationed in Tajikistan, the press service of the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Tuesday.

Donetsk may turn to Russia for military assistance, said Eduard Basurin, a representative of the People's militia of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic.

According to the Ministry of Defense of Latvia, during the annual debate on foreign policy held in the Seimas on January 27, Defense Minister Artis Pabriks announced the need to increase defense spending to 2.5% of GDP in the medium term (next 3 years).

It is a big mistake to stick to stereotypes about the Soviet and Russian armed forces during the World Wars, the Cold War or the 90s. Armies are constantly changing, based on historical experience and the material component.

The troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) of the Russian Federation, as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State, were transferred to a distance of up to 10 thousand km. This was announced on Tuesday, February 1, by the head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu.

The first stage of verification is currently underway, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said

The troops of the Eastern Military District (VVO) have been deployed to a distance of up to 10 thousand km as part of the verification of the reaction forces of the Union State, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu pointed out that the development of the measurement uniformity system in the Armed Forces directly affects the introduction of breakthrough technologies, the re-equipment of troops with the latest high-precision and other types of weapons.

The Russian Defense Ministry "within the framework of voluntary transparency" informed foreign partners about the holding of the Russian-Belarusian exercise "Allied Resolve-2022", its parameters did not oblige it to do so, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a conference call on Tuesday.

The Navy and the Aerospace Forces during large-scale exercises in January-February this year are practicing the protection of national interests in the oceans and the reflection of military threats from different directions, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

Daily Star (UK): aliens avoid contact because of Putin's military threats, the expert said

An expert on UFOs said that due to "threats" from Putin, the chances that aliens will make contact with earthlings are melting, writes the Daily Star. The author of the article cites the opinions of both the ufologist and the head of the British Foreign Ministry, and they coincide.

The US military has replaced all the unclassified servers of the first-generation ALIS system, which collects and processes data on every flying F-35 fighter in the world, with basic sets of the ODIN integrated operational data network. According to Breaking Defense, they are 75 percent smaller and process information 50 percent faster.

Europe's first quantum supercomputer with more than 5,000 qubits has been launched at the Julich Research Center in Germany. Representatives of the center said that this is an important milestone in the development of quantum computers in Europe.

Ukraine, Britain and Poland will create a new alliance: Kuleba revealed details (Observer, Ukraine)

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba said that Kiev, London and Warsaw are going to create a new alliance, the Observer reports. The creation of small unions is part of the country's proactive foreign policy. As Kuleba explained, "Ukraine cannot just wait to join the EU and NATO."

Moscow is completing an interdepartmental coordination of the response to the response of the United States and NATO on security guarantees, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

Moscow is carefully analyzing the responses of the United States and NATO on Russian proposals on security guarantees and sees that its fundamental concerns have been ignored, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.

Ukraine's accession to NATO will create a threat of a military conflict between Russia and the alliance over Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.