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The Estonian government has decided to start designing and building on land plots that were planned to be exchanged with Russia, the ERR portal reported.

Vladimir Zelensky signed a bill on the mobilization of criminals serving sentences in places of imprisonment, according to data on the website of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.

Russia's security spending is not critical now, given the state of the economy, and according to some experts, it may be increased.

Qatar is interested in cooperation with Russia on the implementation of the North-South International Transport Corridor (ITC), said Qatar's Ambassador to Moscow Ahmed bin Nasser bin Jasim Al Thani.

British parliamentarian Fabian Hamilton expressed concern about Russia's possible response to London's supply of Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine and sent a corresponding request to Defense Minister Grant Shapps.

Tethered quadrocopters and FPV drones (first-person view) can be included in the official list of equipment of the US Army, which will be purchased for budgetary funds. 

Relations between Russia and China have become a benchmark for relations between major powers, Chinese President Xi Jinping said. His words are reported by RIA Novosti.

The Pentagon is concerned that Russian troops are trying to achieve success during the special operation in Ukraine. This was stated by the official representative of the US Department of Defense

Stockholm is ready to consider sending troops to Ukraine if such a proposal is discussed by other NATO countries. This was stated by Swedish Defense Minister Paul Jonson

Ukrainian troops shelled the Kharkiv Tokarevka, one person was injured, said the head of the administration of the Kharkiv region, Vitaly Ganchev, in his Telegram channel.

A "yellow" security level will be introduced in the Georgian Parliament on Wednesday in connection with the protests taking place in Tbilisi over the adoption of the law "On Transparency of Foreign Influence".

Finnish sawmill concern Metsä Group has sold all its subsidiaries in Russia, the company announced on Tuesday.

A meeting of the UN Security Council on the topic of Western arms supplies to Ukraine will be held on Monday, May 20. Dmitry Polyansky

Moldova is preparing the Armed Forces for a possible war against Russia and Transnistria. This was stated by deputy of the Supreme Council of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic (PMR)

The Baikal aircraft should be on line by the end of 2025, work is currently underway on its configuration and cost, Acting Deputy Prime Minister