Zelensky called on the leaders of the United States and China to come to the Mira summit in Switzerland. Russia was invited there. The Kremlin, according to the Ukrainian president, has a “concrete plan” to disrupt this conference. Vladimir Putin answering the question of the possibility of peaceful negotiations, said the illegitimacy of the Ukrainian president.

"The nuts were screwed throughout Putin’s reign. The process accelerated greatly after 2018. Then this noticeable decrease in Putin's rating began." The Moscow City Duma gets rid of objectionable deputies.

Launch of a military satellite of the Cosmos series, 2020 On the night of May 17, many Russian space enthusiasts enjoyed the colorful spectacle of the launch of a space rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome. The coincidence of conditions made it possible to observe the launch from a distance of hundreds of kilometers, and it was visible even from Moscow.

Gitanas Nauseda In Lithuania, the current president of the country, Gitanas Nausėda, won the second round of the presidential election. According to the main election commission of Lithuania, he received 74.43% of the votes. His rival, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, received 24% of the vote. The voter turnout was 49.6%. 60-year-old Gitanas Nausėda has led Lithuania since July 2019. This term will be his second and last.

Lyubov Vinogradova Human rights activist Lyubov Vinogradova, who for a long time worked as the executive director of the Independent Psychiatric Association of Russia, an organization that fought against manifestations of punitive psychiatry in the country, has died. Her colleague Zoya Svetova announced the death of the human rights activist on her Facebook page.

Members of the Taliban delegation in Moscow, July 2021 The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice proposed to President Vladimir Putin to exclude the Afghan Islamic movement Taliban from the list of organizations banned in the country. TASS reports this with reference to the representative of the head of state for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov.

Russian President Vladimir Putin A resident of the village of Bereznik in the Arkhangelsk Region, Alexander Akimushkin, was arrested for five days for a video titled “Why Putin Returns Only Prisoners from Captivity? To Be Or.” He was found guilty under an administrative charge of public display of Nazi or extremist symbols. The title screen of the video depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin with, allegedly, “AUE symbols.” The editors of Sever.Realii drew attention to the court's decision .

"Bi-2" President of Moldova Maia Sandu signed a decree granting Moldovan citizenship to several members of the rock group “Bi-2”. This was announced on Monday by the head of the cabinet of the President of the Republic, Adrian Balutel. He noted that the Bi-2 group opposed Russia’s war in Ukraine, after which it began to be subject to repression by the Russian authorities. “Our country is open and hospitable to people who choose peace, who promote friendship and respect between peoples.

Operation of air defense systems Russia and Belarus have begun joint military exercises “as part of improving a unified regional air defense system.” Aviation military units, units of anti-aircraft, missile and radio-technical troops of Belarus, as well as reconnaissance, fighter and army aviation crews of Russian troops are taking part in the flight-tactical exercises.

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky France will send instructors to Ukraine to train Ukrainian military personnel. This was announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky after negotiations between the defense ministers of France and Ukraine.

Information digest "Time of Freedom", May 27 Information digest "Time of Freedom", May 27 Kharkov is in mourning for those killed in the Russian strike on May 25; Vladimir Zelensky calls on world leaders to take part in the “peace summit” in Switzerland; Does Andrei Belousov have a chance to defeat corruption in the Ministry of Defense, even if he wants to; Protests in Armenia demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan; The Legal Committee of the Georgian Parliament recommended

Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, May 27, 2024 Russia plans to build a low-power nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan; a corresponding agreement was signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev after negotiations in Tashkent. At the moment, there is not a single nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan, as well as other countries of Central Asia.

The prosecutor's office of the Karatuzsky district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory demanded that the book of poems by Grigory Oster "Bad Advice" be withdrawn from sale. Journalist Anton Oreh was the first to write about this in a telegram, publishing photographs of the demands of the prosecutor’s office, which were sent to him by subscribers. The document states that Oster’s book was found in the Briz store in the village of Karatuzskoye.

Zelensky and Sanchez (2023, Kyiv) President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky arrived in Madrid. This is his first visit to Spain. The trip was planned for May 17, but was postponed for 10 days due to the difficult situation at the front, which developed in mid-May after the start of the Russian offensive in the Kharkov region. At the Madrid airport, Zelensky was personally met by the King of Spain, Philip VI. A photo from the airfield was published on the social networks of the President of Ukraine.