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AlfaTV (Finland): Finland's chances of becoming a NATO member have decreased — "It's obvious"

Many NATO countries now think that the expansion of the Alliance in the current situation may lead to an escalation of the conflict, the AlfaTV portal reports. Journalists talked to Finnish expert Matti Pesu, who believes that Finland's chances of becoming a NATO member have decreased.

The exercises of the strategic deterrence forces, which will be held on Saturday, February 19, will be led by the Supreme Commander-in-Chief. Vladimir Putin will be in the situation center, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said, answering journalists' questions.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, February 18, following talks in Moscow with his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko, pointed to the defensive nature of the ongoing Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Resolve – 2022".

Military Watch: Dagger complexes in Syria may close the Mediterranean Sea to NATO

Russian hypersonic missile systems X-47M2 "Dagger", recently transferred to Syria, can close the Mediterranean Sea for NATO. Thus, the American magazine Military Watch assessed the appearance of Tu-22M3 bombers and MiG-31K fighters at the Syrian Khmeimim airbase.

On Friday, February 18, telephone conversations were held between the head of the Russian military Department, Army General Sergei Shoigu, and the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America, Lloyd Austin.

Details of their dialogue are not disclosed. Our military department only informed that the ministers discussed topical issues of international security, "of mutual interest." Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that the Americans initiated these negotiations.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova accused NATO of using "escalation for de-escalation" tactics against Russia and strengthening its military presence near the Russian borders, but confirmed Moscow's desire to continue negotiations on security guarantees.

It is necessary to avoid further escalation of the tension of the situation around Ukraine, the representative of the UN Secretary General Stephane Dujarric said on Friday.

Washington is noting progress in the negotiations on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said at a briefing on Friday.

US President Joe Biden and the heads of a number of European NATO member states agreed to continue their diplomatic efforts aimed at de-escalating the situation around Ukraine, while at the same time expressed readiness to take tough measures in case of a complication of the situation, the White House reports.

German troops, which are part of the NATO rapid reaction force, will be put on high alert, which will shorten the time of their deployment to protect Eastern European allies in the event of an escalation of tensions with Russia, the German Defense Ministry said on Friday.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin believes that Russia is already ready to invade Ukraine in the near future. "I don't believe this is a bluff," he said in an interview with ABC in response to a question.

The units of the Marine Corps of the Eastern Military District (VVO) at the Russian-Belarusian exercises "Allied Determination-2022" worked out on Saturday the landing of a tactical air assault in order to prevent the withdrawal of illegal armed formations (IAF).

Representatives of the armed forces of Latvia and Lithuania have arrived in Belarus to observe the Belarusian-Russian exercise "Allied Resolve-2022", the Ministry of Defense of Belarus reported on Saturday.

Putin launched exercises of strategic deterrence forces with ballistic missile launches

Russian President Vladimir Putin has launched the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces. Ballistic and cruise missiles will be launched within their framework. This was reported to RIA Novosti by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich assessed the coherence of the Belarusian and Russian military taking part in the joint exercises "Allied Resolve-2022" with "excellent".

The Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Army General Valery Gerasimov, reported to the Presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko that the purpose of the planned exercises of the Strategic Deterrence Forces is to work out the actions of strategic offensive forces to inflict a guaranteed defeat to the enemy, the Russian Defense Ministry reported on Saturday.

The Presidents of Russia and Belarus have completed the observation of military exercises

All missile launches within the framework of the exercises of the strategic deterrence forces of the Russian Federation were successful, according to a statement on the Kremlin's website.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Belarusian counterpart Alexander Lukashenko have completed monitoring the military exercises of the strategic deterrence forces. This was announced on Saturday, February 19, by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

Izvestia: The American HIMARS system poses a danger to the Crimea and Kaliningrad

The American rocket and artillery system of high mobility High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) in Europe may pose a danger to Russia. This was reported by Izvestia.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that at the moment he does not know what Russia's plans for Ukraine are. "We don't know what President Putin is going to do," she said at the Munich Security Conference.