Russian delegation declares start of 'countdown' in wait for adoption of Russian proposals

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Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:47 UTC

"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.

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alexal60 · 2022-01-21T11:06:07Z

"New axis of evil"

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.

alexal60 · 2022-01-21T12:20:56Z

DRUNK???????????

Russia will be ready to "give the Donbass to Ukraine" if Kiev abandons the idea of "giving back" Crimea.

Ukraine's President , the GOLEM Volodymyr Zelensky made such a strange statement during an interview with the US edition of the Washington Post.

At the same time, he made it clear that Ukraine would not accept such a "deal." Crimea.

They want us and (the whole world) to forget about Crimea. The separatists in the Donbass occupied and fed it, "Zelensky said in a series of familiar Ukrainian clichés. In his view, Russia will be ready to" return the Donbass "if Ukraine agrees to forget Crimea." Nobody will forget. Crimea, "said Zelensky pathetically.

alexal60 · 2022-01-21T12:25:38Z

alexal60 The SERIOUS reality:

The recognition of the sovereignty of the DNR and the LNR could take place as early as next month.

The unrecognized republics of the Donbass could gain their sovereignty as early as February 2022. This is due to the fact that next week the Council of the State Duma intends to discuss the issue of recognizing self-proclaimed republics, followed by an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin .

The process of recognition of the self-proclaimed People's Republics of Donetsk and Luhansk was started a few days ago by an appeal to the President of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin by the deputies of the Communist Party. According to Volodin, this issue will be discussed in the near future. After that, the corresponding appeal, if a positive decision is made, will be sent to the Russian leader for his approval.

According to Volodin, the recognition of DPR and LPR can become a guarantee of security for Russian citizens living in Donbass. Not all, however, share the perspective of the recognition of the self-styled republics. In particular, according to Konstantin Zatulin, the recognition of the eastern part of Ukraine as independent republics could harm Russian interests. This indicates that there is no single opinion on this matter.

alexal60 · 2022-01-21T12:32:58Z

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko stressed that in today's tense situation it is necessary to reliably protect the border with Ukraine.

“Today we have gathered here, in a quiet and calm corner of our Belarus, to discuss the security issues of our state.

Even 10 years ago, no one imagined that a time like today would come and that we would have to create military units and an entire association to protect our southern borders. With pain in our hearts, we are watching everything that is happening in Ukraine. Its current political leadership, being under external control, sometimes behaves unpredictably and inadequately.

Therefore, in this case - unpredictability, inadequacy - and in case, God forbid, military action, we have to decide.

Almost one and a half thousand kilometers of the southern border of Belarus and Ukraine is a considerable length.

Whatever the cost, we must not only see what will happen and is happening on this border, but it must be reliably protected, "

the president stressed at a meeting on strengthening Belarus's military security in the republic's Luninets district.

Lukashenko said that all that is possible is being ripped from the soul of the Ukrainian nation. First of all, the memory of the Slavic peoples, the common roots, the language, the cultural and ethnic code that binds the peoples.

"Everyone is trying to destroy the Ukrainians in the soul," he said.

“We had no idea that a few decades after the end of the Great Patriotic War, thugs with a fascist swastika would march along the central streets of Kiev and other cities.

This is unacceptable to us, because we will never forget everything that happened on our territory.

In the end, we remember Khatyn, we remember what happened. And not just what happened, but who committed these atrocities there.

This is also one of the reasons why we are forced to react today here, in the south of our country, to the situation that is developing ”, said Lukashenko.

He stressed that in Belarus they see well what is happening in the south and along the country's borders in general. “We know how to respond to this. And today. We have to foresee the situation for the future: what will happen tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, "the Belarus leader observed."

Therefore, the wise man said “If you want peace, prepare for war.” Brutal, but so manly.

We must go to great lengths to ensure that we are not caught off guard and that we can respond at the right time. I am absolutely convinced that you, people in uniform, know what needs to be done to protect our land ”.

The president of Belarus also noted that the meeting place was not determined by chance. Already at the end of November last year, the minister of defense of the republic had reported to the head of state what was necessary to protect the southern borders.

“Then we agreed that we would meet one day here in Luninets, this, from the point of view of the military, is a very good and convenient place to discuss all the proposals that were then presented. Then I asked to finalize those proposals, ”said Lukashenko.

He asked to report on the results of the review on what needs to be done not only in Luninets, but also in Belarus as a whole in terms of the air defense system and, above all, on the southern borders.