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"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.The West faces the moment of truth, which has started the countdown in wait for the adoption of Russian proposals on security guarantees addressed to the United States and NATO, Konstantin Gavrilov, the head of the Russian delegation at the Vienna Negotiations on Military Security and Arms Control, said on Wednesday.Gavrilov spoke at the meeting of the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation, which is first in 2022.
"There arrives a moment of truth when the West either accepts our proposals or other ways will be found to safeguard Russia's security," Gavrilov said. "I am convinced that with goodwill and a willingness to compromise in any situation, it is possible to find a way out to mutually acceptable solutions. We are running out of time. The countdown begins."The Russian diplomat believes that what is at stake is to minimize military spending and to resolve the security issues, which are not pressing for Russia alone, but for all the nations in Eurasia and the Euro-Atlantic area as well.Gavrilov pointed out that the NATO actions had resulted in fragmentation of the pan-European space and inflicted huge damage to the authority of the OSCE, which has turned into a hostage of the narrow agenda of the "collective West."
In these circumstances, the Russian delegation will henceforth be coming up at the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation with just the issues that meet its own national interests, the head of the Russian delegation stressed.
On December 17, 2021, the Russian Foreign Ministry published a draft agreement with the United States on security guarantees and another one on measures ensuring the security of Russia and NATO member states. Russia-US consultations on these issues were held in Geneva on January 10. A Russia-NATO Council meeting was held in Brussels on January 12. On January 13, Russia's Permanent Representative to the OSCE Alexander Lukashevich presented these proposals at a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council in Vienna.
The warships of Russia, Iran and China are conducting joint naval exercises CHIRU-2022 in the Arabian Sea.
A new "axis of evil" is clearly drawn ", commented with humor the well-known Russian military commander Alexander Kots at the message on the maneuvers.
Warships from Russia, Iran and China conducted a joint naval exercise CHIRU-2022 in the Arabian Sea.
As stated by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, partner countries have worked out the organization of sea rescue and the fight against maritime piracy. Fourteen warships and auxiliary ships were brought to exercise from the fleets of the three countries.
The Russian Navy at the exercise was represented by a detachment of ships from the Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) as part of the missile cruiser Varyag, the large antisubmarine ship Admiral Tributs and the large tanker Boris Butoma.
“The joint Russian-Chinese-Iranian naval exercise CHIRU-2022 took place in the Gulf of Oman and in the airspace above it. In the course of practical actions, the ships of the Russian Navy, together with the Chinese and Iranian naval forces (Navy), carried out artillery fire on a maritime target, carried out joint tactical maneuvers and carried out search and rescue tasks at sea, " the defense ministry said.
The parties also exercised the hands-on skills of conducting inspections and freeing a ship conditionally seized by pirates.
In addition, the Pacific Fleet ships will continue their transition to the Mediterranean Sea, where, together with forces from the Northern and Baltic fleets, they will take part in the Navy's inter-fleet regrouping exercise, the department added.