Without this, the textbook will not be included in the federal list. The Ministry of Education included patriotism, spiritual values ​​and “opposition to destructive ideology” in the criteria for the examination of all school textbooks. The corresponding draft order was published on the portal of draft legal acts on May 18, Vorstka noted. Changes are planned to be made to the procedure for creating a federal list of textbooks, which is approved by the department.

According to European intelligence, about 200 Russian military personnel were trained in the PRC in UAVs, electronic warfare and engineering. At the end of 2025, the Chinese military secretly trained about 200 Russian military personnel on Chinese territory, and some of them then participated in hostilities against Ukraine. This was reported by Reuters with reference to data from three European intelligence services and documents at the disposal of the agency.

The main topics may be “The Power of Siberia-2” and the war in Ukraine Vladimir Putin will make his second official visit to China in the last nine months on May 19. He will go on a two-day trip at the invitation of Chinese leader Xi Jinping immediately after he hosted US President Donald Trump. “Layout” tells what to expect from this trip, and how likely it is that it will somehow affect the course of the war in Ukraine.

More than 64 thousand military personnel, missile carriers, submarines and aircraft take part in them On May 19, Russia began a three-day exercise of strategic nuclear forces, which could become the largest in the country's post-Soviet history. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that the maneuvers are taking place “under the threat of aggression” and include preparations for the use of nuclear weapons, as well as launches of ballistic and cruise missiles at Russian test sites.

Experts warn of growing budget deficits and threats to the American economy The US spent more than $85 billion on the military operation against Iran in 80 days of fighting. This data is provided by the Iran War Cost Tracker portal with reference to a Pentagon briefing for the US Congress. According to these data, in the first six days of the conflict alone, Washington spent more than $11 billion, after which the daily costs of the war amounted to about $1 billion.