Russian and Ukrainian forces continue to fight in various parts of Ukraine, and many civilians have fled the country. Revised law banning "foreign agents'' from posting advertisements takes effect in Russia.
Russian security authorities have detained a South Korean man in Vladivostok in Russia's Far East on suspicion of spying. "European arms imports approximately double in 5 years" Swedish research institute says European countries' arms imports have increased by 94% compared to the five years from 2014 to 2018, roughly doubling. Japan, on the other hand, says its imports have increase by 155%.