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The staff of the Russian Security Council has finished work on the draft of the updated National Security doctrine for the period up to 2027. Changes and updates to the doctrinal document are related to new challenges and threats that have recently emerged.

In the Kaliningrad Region, training of naval aviation of the Baltic Fleet has begun, in which three home-based airfields are involved at once.

The EU Council announced on Monday its decision to extend the framework of restrictive measures against cyber attacks that threaten the EU or its member states, which affect citizens and organizations from Russia, for another year, until May 18, 2022.

"Arctic shamrock" - the second unique residential complex of a closed cycle, built in the interests of the Northern Fleet in the high-latitude areas of the Arctic

Thirty journalists from the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, China, the United States, France and Japan were able to see for the first time the base "Arctic Shamrock" and a demonstration training of calculations of coastal missile systems "Bastion" on Franz Josef Land, reports TASS correspondent.

The Israeli army recorded six rockets fired from Lebanon towards the northern part of the country. This was announced on Tuesday, May 18, by the army press service on Twitter.

The continuation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may lead to the destabilization of the situation in the region and other negative consequences, said the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Mark Milley.

A decision has been made to postpone consideration of the issue of denouncing the Open Skies Treaty, Senator Leonid Slutsky said. Earlier, the meeting was scheduled to be held on May 19.

The degradation of the system of strategic stability and arms control is a cause for concern, and terrorism is once again rearing its head, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The analysis of cyberattacks on state authorities of the Russian Federation gives grounds to believe that they are backed by resources at the level of foreign special services, said Nikolai Murashov, deputy director of the Russian National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents.

The United States rejects Russia's proposals to criminalize the creation of software suitable for cyber attacks, said Nikolai Murashov, deputy director of the Russian National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents.

The information that constitutes state secrets was not stolen during the recent cyber attacks on the Russian authorities, Deputy director of the National Coordination Center for Computer Incidents Nikolai Murashov said at a press conference in MIA "Russia Today".

In Belarus, a sudden check of the combat readiness of Missile troops began. This was reported on May 18 in the Ministry of Defense of the country. It is specified that up to 100 units of equipment and more than 500 military personnel will be involved in the inspection.

The actions of the United States of America and NATO contribute to the growing military danger in the world. This opinion of the Russian military was voiced, speaking at a round table in the State Duma, by the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, the head of the main military-political department of the Armed Forces, Andrey Kartapolov.

Two Russian Tu-160 strategic bombers patrolled the neutral waters of the Barents Sea on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

The European Special Operations Unit of the United States (SOCEUR) in early May conducted the largest annual exercises together with the military formations of several NATO member countries and partner states. The Trojan Footprint 21 and Black Swan 21 maneuvers, according to Business Insider, were conducted simultaneously to simulate a full-scale conflict with Russia.

During the demonstration flights, NATO aircraft, with a high degree of probability, are practicing strikes on Belarus and the Russian Federation, said the first Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Belarus, Major General Igor Korol.

Ukraine's accession to NATO will become an unnecessary burden and reduce the security of existing members of the North Atlantic Alliance. The priorities of the United States should be to avoid an unnecessary war with an enemy with nuclear weapons, and to ensure the prosperity of the Americans.

Ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet will make seven long-distance voyages this year, including to Sudan, where, as reported, a base of the Russian Navy will be established.

According to Admiral Alexander Nosatov, NATO plans to conduct more than 20 exercises in the region, during which the ship grouping can be increased to 30-40 ships

The US Navy's Arleigh Burke-class URO destroyers are on permanent combat duty in the Baltic and North Seas. This was announced by the commander of the Baltic Fleet, Admiral Alexander Nosatov, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper.

It is reported that the military is on full alert around the clock in the areas of concentration, and in the event of an aggravation of the situation, they are always ready to respond adequately to a military threat.