The Estonian government at a meeting on Thursday discussed the country's readiness to cope with the consequences of the escalation of Russia's military actions in Ukraine and defined the tasks of ensuring a full range of national defense.

Canada has sent a plane to Ukraine with a cargo of non-lethal weapons and instructors who will train Ukrainian servicemen to work with it, the press service of the Canadian Defense Ministry reported.

Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said that Germany has not yet received written confirmation of the transfer of 5,000 military protective helmets promised to the country.

Berlin refused to satisfy Kiev's request for military supplies

Germany does not rule out the possibility of deploying an additional military contingent in Lithuania, German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht said.

The UK has sent more than 100 special forces (SAS, SBS, a Special Reconnaissance Regiment and a Special Forces Support Group) to Ukraine as military advisers to transfer experience to Ukrainian servicemen, the Mirror reported.

An Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft of the British Royal Air Force and an aircraft of the American company Kalitta Air Boeing 747 chartered by the Transport Command of the US Armed Forces arrived in Kiev on Sunday, according to monitoring data from Western aviation resources.

Turkey is ready to do everything possible to end the tension between the two neighboring friendly countries [Ukraine and Russia] of the Black Sea region.

US statements that Moscow is allegedly preparing to invade Ukraine, including under a "foreign flag", are part of an information war against Russia, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.

The Russian authorities assured of their desire to conduct a dialogue on Ukraine, but Moscow's actions, including disinformation and plans to fabricate videos for an excuse to attack Ukraine, indicate other intentions, US State Department spokesman Ned Price said on Thursday.

Kiev can be captured in 72 hours, the general believes. According to Milli, the probable losses of the dead during the capture of Kiev may amount to up to 15 thousand Ukrainian soldiers and up to 4 thousand Russian. Congressmen propose to step up the supply of air defense systems to Ukraine.

The United States and its allies are working on measures taking into account various scenarios of developments around Ukraine, since Russia's actions against Ukraine may take different forms, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday.

American advisers dictate the rules of behavior to Kiev, Ukraine is provoked into a conflict with Russia, said the Secretary of State of the Security Council of Belarus Alexander Volfovich.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that the armies of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus will give a joint response to the Ukrainian authorities if they start a war with Donbass.

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that in the event of a war between Ukraine and Donbass, the Belarusian army will act in the same way as the Russian one.

French President Emmanuel Macron believes that the search for mutually acceptable solutions for European security should be conducted with respect and understanding of Russia.

China will be responsible for non-compliance with sanctions

Sanctions against the Russian Federation in case of its invasion of Ukraine will affect China, while China's non-compliance with these sanctions will also entail punitive measures, Jake Sullivan, adviser to the US President on national security, told NBC on Sunday.

Russia and China have issued a joint statement during Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing.

The document, which is of a programmatic nature, states that the countries oppose the expansion of NATO. The statement was published on the Kremlin's website.

The National Security Committee of Kazakhstan has begun work on reformatting its activities, the press service of the ministry reports.

The Turkish parliament has ratified the Shusha Declaration on Military Cooperation with Azerbaijan, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier, the Milli Majlis (Parliament of Azerbaijan) approved the Shusha Declaration on allied Relations with Turkey, the agency reminds.

The Azerbaijani Defense Ministry claims that the Armenian side fired at the positions of the Azerbaijani military in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday.