you are watching the news now, in the studio olga klairova, hello, meeting on the development of the belarusian national biotechnology corporation. participation in the operation was confirmed by britain, france, spain, the netherlands, italy and a number of other countries. the stated goal is to protect shipping from the yemeni houthis, who, after the escalation of the conflict in the middle east , began to strike israel and seize commercial ships. a us strike group led by a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is already in the roadstead in the southern part. possible conflict, as bloomberg notes, officials in the baltic states no longer expect the defeat of russian troops in ukraine; they believe that the population of the republics needs to prepare for a conflict on their territory. despite biden’s assurances, questions are increasingly being raised about whether the united states and other allies will risk their troops to defend the baltic states, and the prospect of donald trump’s election does not add confidence in us support. according to reuters, if he wins, he may abandon washi