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Prystaiko said that Ukraine may refuse to join NATO: Zelensky and the Foreign Ministry reacted (Observer, Ukraine)

The Ambassador of Ukraine to Britain Vadim Prystaiko said that Kiev may think about refusing to join the North Atlantic Alliance, the Observer reports. However, the country's Foreign Ministry noted that the diplomat's words were taken out of context, and the president's representative demanded an explanation from him.

The West provokes Kiev to a forceful scenario of restoring control over Donbass and Crimea

The United States and Western countries are creating a springboard for NATO troops in Ukraine, provoking Kiev to solve the problems of Donbass and Crimea by force, said Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, Deputy head of the Main Operational Directorate (GO) of the Russian General Staff.

The head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs Grigory Karasin believes that the leaders of the CSTO countries should be given the opportunity to send armed units within the framework of the CSTO without consulting parliaments. According to him, this position of the Russian side has found understanding among the parliamentarians of the participating countries of the Organization.

According to Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov, Deputy Head of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the West continues to form an "anti-Russia" from Ukraine

NATO's military assistance to Ukraine provokes Kiev to use a force scenario in the Donbas and Crimea. This was announced on Monday during a round table in the Federation Council by Deputy Chief of the Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Stanislav Gadzhimagomedov.

The Greek Parliament, at its meeting on February 15, will consider the three most important arms procurement programs for the Armed Forces of the country in recent years, aimed primarily at expanding the capabilities of the fleet.

The anti-aircraft cover of the troops and the solution of the tasks of combat duty on air defense are being worked out during the Belarusian-Russian joint operational exercise "Allied Determination-2022" at the Luninets area, the Military department of the Republic of Belarus reported on February 14. Anti-aircraft units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation take part in them.

The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov, answering the question about the possibility of the return of the Russian military from Belarus after the meeting of Presidents Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko, urged not to get ahead of ourselves.

The Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CTA) is completing work on a new book dedicated to the current security problems of equatorial and sub-equatorial Africa. The authors of the publication analyze the place and role of the African continent in the foreign policy of Russia and other leading non-regional actors (Great Britain, the EU, the USA, China and France), assess the economic potential of the states of Western, Eastern and Central Africa in terms of their needs for high-tech military, dual and civilian products. In addition, the book describes typical problems of African countries in the field of defense and security.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that the US response to Russia's key security proposals is negative.

The Taliban movement controlling Afghanistan (banned in the Russian Federation) sends 10,000 militants armed with modern weapons and equipment to the provinces bordering Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

As noted by the Deputy Chief of the Main Directorate of the General Staff, the activity of NATO naval forces in the waters of the Black and Baltic Seas has increased significantly recently

The Armed Forces of Russia are always ready to open fire on violators of the state border if there is such a decision at the highest level.

Part of the ongoing exercises of Russian troops is nearing completion, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia is successfully increasing the potential and capabilities of its armed forces, including the nuclear component, said Viktor Bondarev, chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security.

Kiev has concentrated a group of 150 thousand people at the contact line in the Donbass, the Head of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic Denis Pushilin said.

Calculations of 82-mm mortars "Tray" and 120-mm mortars "Sani", acting as part of the reconnaissance and fire complex (ROK), worked out the defeat of the enemy's fire means located in shelters and in the open area at the Crimean Opuk training ground. And the gunners carried out fire raids on clusters of manpower and unarmored enemy vehicles.

Russia's military exercises will be completed as planned, there are no military preparations, said Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev.

In accordance with the appeal of the Syrian authorities, the command of the Russian Khmeimim air base organized round-the-clock patrolling of the seaport and the adjacent territory of the city of Latakia by military police units using Patrol and Tiger armored vehicles. This was reported to Izvestia on Friday, February 11, by the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.

North Korea has condemned the criticism of the European Union in connection with a series of missile launches carried out by the DPRK last month.

The situation around Ukraine delays the preparation of a new national security strategy by the United States, Politico reports. The publication notes that the content of the document will largely depend on whether Russia will "invade" Ukraine.

About 500 servicemen and over 40 units of military and special equipment were involved in the exercises

Complex exercises of crews of Mi-8AMTSh-V Terminator transport and combat helicopters and units of the S-400 Triumph air defense system of the Central Military District (CVO) were held in the Novosibirsk Region. This is stated in a message distributed on Friday by the press service of the district.