South Ossetia recognizes independence of Donetsk People’s Republic

Jens Stoltenberg also said that the alliance "will not compromise on core principles, such as the right for each nation to choose its own path and NATO’s ability to protect and defend all Allies"

Annalena Baerbock also spotlighted the "deep historical dimension" of German-Russian relations

"Given the recent visit by Ilham Aliyev to Ukraine, a discussion was held about the issues of the intra-Ukrainian settlement, which is stalled because of Kiev’s destructive stance," the statement said

The logo includes elements typical to the region — a sail, a sea wave, and a coconut palm tree

The field exercises at the training ground will last a month, involving about 100 items of armament and military hardware

Three US presidents - Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Biden - have already made it clear that the United States has no national interest sufficient to commit US troops to defend Ukraine or Georgia against invasion, Katrina vanden Heuvel pointed out

According to Jean-Luc Melenchon, an anti-Russian policy is not in line with France’s interests, such a course is dangerous and absurd

Numerous Ukrainian tactical drills are also being carried out near the border, Sergey Nechaev noted

Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said that Erdogan "will go to Ukraine in the coming weeks for negotiations with Zelensky"

The robotic system will on its own identify the target and make a decision on launching a torpedo, a source revealed

The work is already 50% complete

According to Sergey Ryabkov, Moscow sees a threat in the fact that Ukraine "is becoming more and more integrated into NATO," even without obtaining a formal membership in that alliance

No such reinforcements were seen in Almaty the day before

Maria Zakharova noted that by releasing the document, NATO sought to legitimize the use of force in outer space, which ran counter to the international community’s efforts to prevent an arms race in space

According to Sergey Ryabkov, Russia cannot be satisfied with yet another "trick" like it did before

The president of France said that Europe set the goal of achieving net-zero by 2050

On January 19, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Moscow on his official visit

According to Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin, the upcoming drills on the territory of Belarus "will involve some command centers and units of Russia’s Eastern Military District that are engaged in a surprise inspection underway in the Russian Armed Forces"

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 is a Russian short-range passenger jet, having a maximum capacity of 103 seats

Plans are in store to discuss a deal between the Russian Federation and the United States on security assurances and an agreement on security guarantees for the Russian Federation and the member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

The Communist Party also deems it necessary to ask the president to consider the question of conducting early talks with the leaders of the DPR and LPR "for creating a legal basis of inter-state relations governing all aspects of cooperation and mutual assistance, including security"

The Russian Pacific Fleet’s naval group has anchored in the roadstead of the Chabahar port in the Islamic Republic of Iran

Earlier, the World Health Organization revealed that it expected further information on the Sputnik V vaccine in late January

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The relevant reciprocal steps would be expected from Moscow, Biden said

More than 60 journalists have been accredited to cover the event

According to Putin, Iran and Russia cooperate "very closely" on the international arena in general

Representative of the Schiller Institute in New York Richard Black said that West needs to give up its violent fantasy of getting win Russia and China

The Belarusian president specified that about 8,000-10,000 US troops were stationed in Poland and the Baltic states

Participating in the exercises will be more than 140 combat and supply ships, more than 60 aircraft, 1,000 pieces of miliary equipment, and 10,000 military servicemen

On December 17, 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry released a draft agreement on security guarantees between Russia and the United States and a draft agreement on ensuring the security of Russia and NATO member states

Russian foreign minister also said that he had discussed with his German counterpart the situation around Kiev’s sabotage of the Minsk Agreements

Thus, the DPR reinforced the security of all hazardous industries and socially important facilities

Antony Blinken noted that the US plans to "take stocks of the conversations" after a "pretty intensive week of engagements" with Russia

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The construction of Nord Stream 2 was fully completed on September 10, 2021

Annalena Baerbock said that both Foreign Ministers reaffirmed their readiness to do everything to continue the Normandy Format talks as soon as possible

Some hotheads in the Ukrainian leadership may develop the delusion that they can try to restart the civil war in their country or try to handle the problem of the Southeast using force, Dmitry Peskov noted

This is the common border of the Union State and the CSTO, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova also noted

Britain has been delivering weapons along its Air Force military transport planes to Ukraine for several days now, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noted

Dmitry Peskov stressed that Kremlin was monitoring the development of events around the Scythian gold collection

I do hope for that, for the common sense and pragmatism of our American counterparts, Konstantin Gavrilov said

The US authorities are concerned that draft constitutional amendments may indicate Belarus’ plans to host Russia’s conventional and nuclear weapons, a senior US State Department official noted

The drills will practice various maneuvers, in particular, rescuing a ship swept by fire, releasing a captured vessel and firing against targets

Instead, Washington should use its influence on the Ukrainian authorities to convince them to stop sabotaging the Minsk Agreements, said in a statement

Maria Zakharova noted that the organization of sports events in the countries, which are not members of the collective West, was always complicated

"There arrives a moment of truth when the West either accepts our proposals or other ways will be found to safeguard Russia’s security," the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control Konstantin Gavrilov said

Russian banks will not be able to carry out transactions with dollars if the country invades Ukraine, Biden said

At the same time, Psaki mentioned that Russia had "an extensive playbook of aggression short of military action

"Interaction between Iran and Russia in the region will ensure security and prevent unilateralism," the Iranian leader noted