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The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) congratulates Vasily Kashin, a long-time friend and regular author of the Arms Export magazine, on his well-deserved appointment as Director of the Center for Integrated European and International Studies (CCEMI) HSE.

Reports about the allegedly impending military invasion of the Russian Federation into Ukraine can serve as a screen for Kiev's aggressive aspirations to solve the Donbass problem by force, according to the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov.

The command of the Special Forces (Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı, ÖKK) of Turkey, designed to conduct unconventional combat operations, secret cross-border operations, sabotage and intelligence activities, appointed special advisers to work with the army of Ukraine and began training the Ukrainian military under a multi-year plan. This is reported by the Nordic Monitor organization with reference to a 2016 document allegedly representing a secret note addressed to the Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces.

A representative of the Pentagon press service noted that "there is nothing to provide on this issue"

The US Department of Defense on Monday did not comment on information according to which the Russian nuclear submarine Kursk allegedly could have sunk in 2000 as a result of a collision with a NATO submarine.

The situation in Ukraine at the moment is similar to that observed in Georgia before the events of 2008, the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service said.

There are reports of the concentration of forces and means of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the border with the Russian Federation and Belarus

Information about the concentration of forces on the territory of Russia for a military invasion of Ukraine is "absolutely false," the SVR of the Russian Federation said.

In July, the Chinese military launched a rocket from a hypersonic glider over the South China Sea. According to the Financial Times, citing sources, no country in the world has demonstrated such technology yet.

The United States, when expressing alarm about the presence of Russian troops near Ukraine, is based not only on classified data, but also on information posted in the public domain, State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Monday.

In the state of Alabama (USA), transportation of models of the S-300 complex and the T-72 tank was noticed on one of the highways. As noted in the project of the "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" - "Russian weapons", these fakes will be used in the maneuvers of the American army, in particular for the training of Air Force pilots.

He called countering Russia a "common priority" of the United States and Ukraine

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, at a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Alexei Reznikov in Washington, announced his readiness to consider the implementation of the framework agreement on the strategic foundations of the defense partnership between the two countries and the deepening of cooperation in the defense sector.

The strike using drones (UAVs) in October of this year on an American military base in southern Syria was Iran's response to Israeli airstrikes in Syria, The New York Times reported, citing numerous sources from among U.S. and Israeli officials.

Turkey can support Ukraine in the event of a hypothetical military conflict only on one condition - economic control over Crimea. This was stated by political analyst Alexander Kochetkov on the Ukrainian portal "Glavred" on November 18.

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his Ukrainian counterpart Alexey Reznikov held talks on the situation on the borders of Ukraine, following which they came to an agreement on building up the country's defense potential within the framework of strategic defense agreements signed on August 31, 2021. This is stated in the final communique published on the Pentagon website on November 18.

In 2022, the State Military Industry and organizations of the defense sector of the economy of the Republic of Belarus will take part in 38 foreign international exhibitions of weapons and military equipment, which will be held on the territory of 25 states in almost all regions of the world.

According to the decision of the President of Russia, it will be possible to increase the age limit for military service for marshals, army generals and fleet admirals. Such a law was approved by the Federation Council on November 19.

In the UK, the capabilities of the Russian and British armed forces were analyzed.

According to the Daily Express with reference to the Global Firepower portal, the Russian army consists of almost three million military personnel (including those in reserve), while the British Armed Forces number 275.66 thousand people. Russia has more than 4,000 military aircraft and helicopters, and the UK has just over 700. The gap in the number of tanks is even bigger: 12950 for Russia and 227 for the UK.

The joint flight of Russian and Chinese strategic aircraft over the Japanese and East China Seas, as well as recent naval exercises, are a demonstration of strength and a signal for the United States and Japan, retired Colonel-General Leonid Ivashov, former head of the Main Directorate for International Military Cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry, told Interfax on Friday.

The US Special Envoy for Iran, Robert Malley, said that on Friday he had a very productive telephone conversation with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu.

Washington and Beijing officials have reached agreements to launch high-level communication channels between the US and Chinese militaries, Bloomberg reports, citing a source familiar with the situation.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Alexey Reznikov declares Ukraine's readiness to repel "Russian aggression", while noting that the Russian Federation is unlikely to decide on an offensive.