Washington confirmed the implementation of the arms contract with Saudi Arabia, whose value is expected to be $1.4 billion. US sold Saudi Arabia military equipment and exercises. The contract was signed by the 45th President of the United States, Donald Trump during his visit to Riyadh May 20th, during his first foreign trip after taking office. Washington's lawmakers still have 30 days to block the entry into force of the contract, but the State Department’s decision is an important step towards achieving a record of transactions between the two allies. The US Administration and Saudi Arabia announced, moreover, that this is only "the beginning of" a series of major arms contracts between them. Media reported on contracts, considered in the longer term, having a value of $350 billion.

President Donald Trump proposed to increase military spending by $54 bilion. This will be possible thanks to the reduction of quotas on nonmilitary programs, including foreign aid and the activities of the Environmental Protection Agency. At the meeting in the White House, Trump said that he intends to rebuild depleted US forces. There will bo no changes in middle-class social programs such as Social Security and Medicare.                                                                                                                                                                         

Leftist politician, Lenin Moreno from PAIS Alliance, (Proud and Sovereign Fatherland) beat conservative candidate Guillermo Lasso who received 30,81% of votes in the first round. Candidate for president needs 40% of all votes and 10 percentage point difference to win the elections. Lenin Moreno served as a Vice President under President Rafael Correa. Moreno represents the government which focus on poverty reduction, disability rights and closer Latin American integration.

President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn stepped down Monday after it comes out that he had contacts with Russian ambassador, Sergei Kislyak. His talks concerns U.S. sanctions on Russia. Originally, he denied but Justice Department informed The White House that Flynn could be vulnerable to Russian blackmail. He held this function for three weeks and three days. He issued the statement in which he apologized President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence for presenting incomplete information regarding his phone calls with the Russian ambassador.

With a defiant inauguration address, President Trump begins his first term, leading the USA on what could be a radically different path compared to previous administrations. The speech reiterated opposition to global trade and the deindustrialisation in the 80s & 90s. Despite large protests around the world and in Washington, the event was a calm and orderly affair. It is expected that President Trump will be signed a series of executive orders in the next few days, following through on his promise to end TPP, abolish or renegotiate NAFTA, end immigration from majority Muslim countries, and remove the Affordable Care Act.

In the last days of the Obama administration, the United States and Cuba have signed a memorandum of understanding to further cooperation between the two countries or law enforcement and information sharing. These agreements specifically refer to counternarcotics, money laundering, fraud and human smuggling, and counterterrorism. This follows agreements a few months earlier on creating frameworks for cooperation in meteorological science, climate research, and on cancer research.