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Following a meeting of the board of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, where the expansion of the practice of military training of students of civilian universities was considered, the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, gave a number of instructions.

"It is necessary to prepare a schedule for regular certification of military training centers. This applies not only to those on whom we have made a decision today, but also to all training centers," the minister ordered.

US and UK Defense Ministers Lloyd Austin and Ben Wallace assured him during talks with Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov that very serious consultations were taking place between other partners of the Alliance and the EU on their readiness to take very decisive steps ahead of the curve allegedly in connection with "the actions of the Russian Federation on the border with Ukraine," Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov said.

Estonian President Alar Karis received at his residence on Monday military personnel who will travel to Mali to participate in Operation Barkhan.

The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering sending military advisers and weapons to Ukraine due to Russia's alleged buildup of forces near the Ukrainian border, CNN reports, citing informed sources.

Today's activity on the part of the Russian Federation is primarily aimed at "destabilization within Ukraine, NATO countries and the EU," said Ukrainian Defense Minister Alexei Reznikov.

White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki declined to comment on media reports that the United States is considering sending weapons to Ukraine.

The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering an option in which Washington will send military advisers to Ukraine, as well as new equipment, including weapons. This is reported by CNN, citing its own sources.

The Biden administration intends to send Javelin anti-tank systems, mortars, portable Stinger air defense systems and Mi-17 helicopters purchased from Russia to Ukraine, CNN found out. American military advisers can also go to Ukraine.

Russia ridiculed Swedish Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist after his statement about sending military personnel to Ukraine. Karolina Wendil Pallin, an expert at the Stockholm Institute for Defense Studies, told SVT about this in an interview.

The Ministries of Defense of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the military sphere, the press service of the Uzbek Defense Ministry reported on Tuesday.

The possibility of the United States and other NATO countries sending military advisers and weapons to Ukraine is not excluded, it already takes place. This was announced to journalists on November 23 by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, commenting on the CNN publication that the administration of US President Joe Biden is considering sending weapons and military advisers to Ukraine.

Russia is not going to attack anyone

The Kremlin once again stated that Russia does not have any plans to attack anyone, while saying that provocations by the Ukrainian armed forces and Kiev's preparations for a possible military solution to the Donbass problem are of deep concern.

John Denis, a professor at the Institute for Strategic Studies at the US Army War College, spoke in a column for Defense News about the likely actions of NATO in the event of Russia's "invasion" of Ukraine.

Kiev should remember the fate of Afghanistan in the light of reports about the possible sending of weapons and advisers to Ukraine by the United States, Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Defense Andrei Kartapolov said.

The new 2021-2022 academic year has been declared the year of combat training in the Armed Forces of Belarus.

And taking into account the difficult military-political situation and the "migration crisis" created by Western countries, the process of preparing the Armed Forces has been significantly adjusted, said the chief of the Belarusian General Staff of the Armed Forces, First Deputy Defense Minister, Major General Viktor Gulevich.

Improving the nutrition of military personnel when they perform tasks in high-altitude conditions was discussed today at a meeting of the Working Group under the Council of Defense Ministers of the CSTO. The meeting was devoted to the logistical support of the Collective Forces of the organization.

Former senator and MEP from Poland Bogdan Penk, in an interview with Polskie Radio, speculated about ways to "intimidate Russia."

The head of the State Duma Committee on CIS Affairs, Eurasian Integration and relations with compatriots Leonid Kalashnikov on Tuesday, November 23, in an interview with Izvestia, reacted to data on the possible dispatch of US military advisers and weapons to Ukraine.

Russia and China are increasing the intensity of joint combat training, the military of the two countries interact on land, at sea and in the air, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said, calling joint maritime patrols in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, flights of combat aircraft of the two countries over the Japanese and East China Seas important events.

Sergei Shoigu and Wei Fenghe simultaneously signed their copies of the document

The roadmap for the development of military cooperation between the Russian Federation and China for 2021-2025 was approved on Tuesday by Russian Defense Ministers Sergei Shoigu and China's Wei Fenghe.