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A NATO official confirmed — as usual, on condition of anonymity - that the accreditation of eight members of the Russian mission to NATO had been revoked, and that the expulsion of eight people was not limited to. Formal explanations of the reasons for this decision were made. A statement was also made that the alliance remains "open for constructive dialogue."

Artillery units of Russia and Mongolia at the joint exercises "Selenga-2021" for the first time used a reconnaissance and firing contour when applying a massive fire strike on the "enemy", the press service of the Air Defense Ministry reports.

The United States and its NATO allies have a lot of work to do in adapting the alliance to the changing strategic situation in the world and revising the strategic concept of the bloc, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said.

The call of a number of French politicians for the country's withdrawal from NATO is not an empty phrase.

He is gaining more and more supporters who disagree with the actions of the United States and want independence from them. This is reported by the French newspaper Le Figaro.

The basis of the Russian contingent will be the units of the 201st military base

More than 2.7 thousand servicemen of the Central Military District (CVO) and more than 500 pieces of equipment will be involved in October in three joint exercises of the member states of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which will be held in Tajikistan. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the commander of the Central Military District, Colonel-General Alexander Lapin.

China has published the first set of ethical principles for regulating artificial intelligence (AI). Paramount importance is attached to protecting the rights of users and preventing risks associated with the influence of global tech giants. Another goal of the initiative is China's desire to become a world leader in AI by 2030.

Military communication has been restored between North and South Korea, Yonhap reported on Monday. "Inter-Korean military communication lines were restored at 9 a.m. (3:00 a.m. Moscow time)," the message says.

Military personnel of motorized rifle units of the 201st Russian military base during the exercise practiced conducting combat operations to destroy a sabotage group of a conditional enemy in the mountains of Tajikistan, the Central Military District (CVO) reported on Monday.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky signed the law "On the specifics of reforming enterprises of the military-industrial complex of the state form of ownership".

The defense expenditures approved by the government in the Estonian state budget for 2022 will increase to 748 million euros (an increase of 103 million euros), which is 2.31% of the projected GDP.

Russia insists on the full implementation of the agreement between Putin and Erdogan on the isolation of terrorists

In the Idlib de-escalation zone, the terrorist threat persists and in some places even increases, terrorists there are trying to act against the Russian contingent, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu explained in detail his country's position on relations with Russia. The words of the head of the Foreign Ministry sounded quite categorical. In his opinion, the unilateral policy ended with Trump, and will not return again. But this is not the only stone in the garden of the USA.

Moscow and Damascus accused Washington of disrupting the evacuation plan prepared under the auspices of the UN for the civilian population of the Rukban refugee camp.

Given the importance of sleep in the process of human life, the US Army allocates funds for the development of a special device capable of controlling the intensity of brain activity during sleep.

Since October, the monetary allowance of a number of Russian security forces has increased. We are talking not only about military personnel of the army and navy, but also employees of ministries and departments with military and special ranks.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has promised to respond harshly to any threats to the country. "The government and the military will react harshly to any actions that threaten the lives and safety of people," Moon Jae-in said in his speech dedicated to the day of the Armed Forces of South Korea, which is celebrated on October 1.

The list of information created by the FSB that does not constitute a state secret, but is important for Russia's security, will bring legal certainty to this issue, which was lacking, lawyer Dmitry Agranovsky, interviewed as an expert, told RIA Novosti on Friday.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Latvia approved amendments to the "Law on Military Service".

From now on, Latvian military and border guards are entitled to use service firearms in peacetime.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that in the event of external aggression, the republic will turn into "a single military base of Belarus and Russia." He said this in an interview with CNN, which was released on October 1.

In a telephone conversation with the head of the Turkish Defense Ministry, Hulusi Akar, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke in favor of expanding military cooperation between the two countries, including in the fight against terrorism, the Pentagon said.