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An active phase of the joint exercise "Cobalt-2021" took place at one of the military training grounds in Tajikistan. It was attended by formations of special forces, internal affairs bodies, state security, ministries and departments for emergency situations and drug control of the Collective Rapid Response Forces of the CSTO.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan have agreed to establish a direct line of communication at the level of defense ministers to prevent incidents around Nagorno-Karabakh. This became known on Friday, November 19.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said he had asked Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin for additional assistance in protecting the country's airspace and coast. This was reported on November 19 by Bloomberg.

The Russian Embassy in the United States welcomes the statement by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on support for increasing efforts to resolve the conflict in Donbass in accordance with the Minsk Agreements.

The administration of the President of the United States Joe Biden decided to get acquainted with the American military exercises in European countries "to contain" Russia in recent years. This was reported with reference to sources in The Washington Post on Friday, November 19.

The United States will maintain a significant military presence in the Middle East and, if necessary, will increase it, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said.

The United States will do everything possible to prevent the terrorist group IG * from restoring its power in Iraq and intend to provide maximum support to the government of the Arab country for this purpose, Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin said on Saturday.

Washington still wants to resolve Iran's nuclear issue through dialogue, but if Tehran does not demonstrate seriousness of intentions, the United States will study all ways to ensure its security, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said at the Manama Security Dialogue.

A military advisory and training center of the European Union will be created in Ukraine, this corresponds to the current security agenda and will strengthen further European integration of Ukraine, the head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Kirill Budanov said in an interview with Interfax-Ukraine.

The administration of the US President asked the Pentagon to provide information about US military exercises in Europe, which were aimed at "deterring Russia."

This is reported by The Washington Post. According to the publication, the White House needs this information to analyze the operations already carried out and to conduct them in the future.

The United States is ready to consider alternative ways to solve the Iranian nuclear problem if the diplomatic path does not work. This was announced on November 20 by Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin during the Manama Dialogue international conference on regional security in Bahrain.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.

According to the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the dialogue took place on the initiative of the Turkish side. The main topic of the conversation was the situation in Ukraine.

The EU needs a more uniform defense policy, but we are not talking about creating a common European army, EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrel said in an interview with CNN.

In Estonia, work began on Saturday on the construction of temporary barriers on the first sections of the land border with Russia in Narva in the northeast of the country, as well as on the banks of the Piusa River in the southeast of the republic.

State Secretary - Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolay Pankov on Saturday summed up the results of the seventh all-Army competition "Commander's Starts" and presented awards to the winners, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation told reporters.

Russia's current policy towards Ukraine and Moscow's statements cause genuine concern in Washington, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken told reporters on Saturday during a visit to Senegal.

Mali is an important element of the security of the region, and the intervention of the Wagner PMCs and other external forces in the affairs of this country will not benefit, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said during a visit to Senegal.

Recruitment of personnel to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) is too politicized, military expert Anatoly Kravchuk told Ukraine 24 TV channel on November 20.

Pentagon Chief Lloyd Austin on Saturday, November 20, confirmed that the US military mission in Iraq will be completed by the end of this year. He said this during a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad.

American intelligence has warned European allies about the growing threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine with the onset of cold weather, the SAF TV channel reported.