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Estonian Defense Minister Kalle Laanet stated the need to contain Russia. "Over the past six months, it has become clear that the security situation could escalate dramatically, but now the most important thing is to focus on containing Russia," Laanet told ERR on Wednesday.

A broad discussion on universal conscription is planned in Lithuania, Vice-Minister of Defense of the Republic Gilvinas Tomkus said.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg held a telephone conversation on Wednesday ahead of the NATO-Russia Council meeting scheduled for January 12, Anadolu agency reports.

The restoration of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear program is better for Israel than the absence of an agreement, the Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday, citing the head of the Israeli Military Intelligence Directorate, Major General Aaron Khaliv.

As the general designer of Almaz-Antey Pavel Sozinov noted, the problem is that in some cases complex contracts are in effect and not always a single range of equipment is purchased separately.

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that during consultations with European partners, he stressed the importance of their close coordination before discussions with Russia in various formats in the coming week, believes that it is necessary to conduct a "demanding dialogue" with the Russian Federation.

Security in Europe and security in Ukraine is something that primarily concerns Ukrainians and Europeans, EU High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Josep Borrel said.

The United States will not stop calling on Russia to return its troops to the areas where they were before the 2008 conflict in Georgia, First Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said during a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Georgian Foreign Minister David Zalkaliani.

Ukraine and the EU have a task to help by diplomatic means to ensure that the Russian Federation reduces tension and renounces aggressive intentions, said the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmitry Kuleba.

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken on Monday, during a telephone conversation with colleagues from the Bucharest Nine, discussed the presence of Russian troops near the border with Ukraine, and also stated the need for a unified NATO position on the Ukrainian crisis, the US State Department reports.

Purchases through the FSO, SVR, FSB, Rosgvardiya and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, their subordinate institutions and state unitary enterprises will be classified. The corresponding government decree came into force on January 1, 2022.

Negotiations between the alliance and Russia will take place on January 12, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said. This is reported by the Reuters news agency with reference to the official representative of the military organization.

The 102nd Russian military base stationed in Armenia will be fully staffed by contract servicemen in 2021, the press service of the Southern Military District (SE) reported.

US President Joe Biden, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, said that he was ready, together with his allies, to respond decisively in the event of a Russian attack on Ukraine, the White House reports.

In 2022, the troops of the Southern Military District plan to hold more than 3 thousand combat training events, the press service of the Southern Military District reported on Monday.

US President Joe Biden, during a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, stressed that Washington will make decisions concerning partners only with the knowledge of the latter, the White House reports.

A grouping of unmanned aerial vehicles will be engaged in monitoring the situation

The Central Military District (CVO) has prepared over 110 consolidated detachments in 29 garrisons to eliminate possible emergencies and incidents in 2022. This was announced by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.

The British military stationed in Estonia was ordered to simulate activity near the border with Russia, the Mirror tabloid reported.

The satellite constellation of the British operator OneWeb, which plans to provide all the inhabitants of the Earth with global high-speed Internet, has been replenished with 36 satellites launched into orbit by the Russian Soyuz rocket. The launch of the rocket was led by Arianespace specialists. As a result, the total number of spacecraft at OneWeb's disposal has reached 394.

Five nuclear powers - China, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States, France - have issued a statement of commitment to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and mutual non-targeting of missiles.