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Evening Standard Comment: Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day Parade highlights his Ukraine miscalculation

The bombing of kindergartens, the mass murder and systematic rape of civilians and the forced deportation of Ukrainians to Russia — the list of horrors inflicted by Vladimir Putin during his invasion of Ukraine grows longer by the day.

Evening Standard

Russian ambassador attacked and drenched with red paint by Polish protesters

Footage shared widely online shows paint being hurled at Mr Andreev

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin's ruthless private death squad storms Ukraine in 'worrying development'

Members of the Wagner Group have been called into eastern Ukraine in an apparent bid to boost Russia's faltering forces after its troops were driven out of the Kyiv region

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Putin claims West ‘was planning to invade Russia’ as he justifies conflict

Vladimir Putin, whose health is the subject of persistent rumours, gave a speech at the annual Victory Day parade, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany

Daily Record

Victory Day parade coverage hacked with pro-Ukraine message humiliating Putin

Russians watching the coverage of Victory Day - an event celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII - were treated to an unexpectedly anti-war message

Daily Mirror

Russian ambassador doused in red by anti-war protesters in Poland

The Russian ambassador to Poland was doused in a red substance on Monday by people protesting against the war in Ukraine as he went to lay flowers at the Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw to mark the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

Reuters

Ukraine: Victory Day celebrations can't mask how badly things are going for Vladimir Putin

Russians gathered on May 9 for the annual Victory Day celebrations, a hugely symbolic commemoration of Nazism’s defeat in the second world war. Elsewhere in the world, there is general agreement that Russia’s military has so far failed to achieve the strategic territorial gains that would have allowed Vladimir Putin…

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‘Buying milk will never be the same’: UK ambassador to Ukraine hugged at supermarket

Melinda Simmons, the UK’s representative in Kyiv, says she was hugged by a resident to say thank you for Britain’s help

The Independent UK

Putin’s Victory Day speech gives few hints about his plans for the war, but shows he’s stuck for fresh ideas

The annual parade for victory in the Second World War in Red Square marks an ominous milestone for Putin’s Russia, and the wider world.

Evening Standard

What is Victory Day? Vladimir Putin gives speech on Russia’s war on Ukraine at parade

‘Defending the Motherland when its fate is being decided has always been sacred,’ Putin said

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin spouting 'fairytale claims' about Nato, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

Moscow's generals "utterly complicit" in "hijacking" the memory of Russian troops who fought the Nazis in WW2

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian refugee fled to Falkirk after bombed hometown turned into 'hell'

Natasha Matiusha, 29, asked: "What is wrong with these people? What they are doing to the people of Ukraine is genocide."

Daily Record

China's Xi tells German Chancellor all efforts must be made to avoid Ukraine conflict from intensifying

China's President Xi Jinping told German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday that all efforts must be made to avoid the Ukraine conflict turning into an "unmanageable situation", Chinese state radio reported.

Reuters

Inside Putin's terrifying Doomsday Plane as flypast axed on Russia's Victory Day

Victory Day is an important date in the calendar for Russia's Kremlin and a chance to remind the world about the capabilities of the country's military, including Putin's mysterious 'Doomsday Plane'

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Asda statement after it comes under fire for selling 'Russian' vodka in store

The Halewood Artisanal brand was formerly distilled in Russia

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin may decide to use tactical nuclear bomb on Ukraine TODAY, expert claims

Tactical nuclear weapons is an umbrella term for a wide range of weaponry considered for use on the battlefield - and Vladimir Putin could be about to use one of his numerous bombs

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson blasts Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a ‘vanity war he must lose’

EXCLUSIVE: in a scathing assessment, Boris Johnson tore into Mr Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an “ego-driven mistake” which now had no clear strategic objective

Reuters

Russian satellite TV shows a Ukraine message: 'blood on your hands'

Russian satellite television menus were altered on Monday to show viewers in Moscow messages about the war in Ukraine: "You have blood on your hands", according to screenshots obtained by Reuters.

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Attacks on libraries and theatres are a chilling front in Russia’s war

A nation’s culture is its soul and its voice, it must be amplified

The Times of India

'If I die under mysterious circumstances...': Elon Musk's cryptic tweet sets Twitter abuzz

NEW DELHI: Tesla chief Elon Musk has stirred up a storm on social media platform Twitter with a morbid tweet.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Putin ties Ukraine invasion to second world war

Soldiers ‘fighting for same thing their fathers and grandfathers did’, says president in Victory Day speech. Plus, why film posters for comedies have huge red letters

Reuters

Ukrainian Americans try many ways to bring in relatives

Twice daily, Yuliya Day reaches out by phone from Los Angeles to see how her mother and aunt are doing in the attic they’ve rented in Warsaw. The sisters, 68 and 70 years old, crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border with two cats and few belongings after fleeing Kharkiv.

Asharq Al-Awsat

No End in Sight for Ukraine War as Putin Hails Victory Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his country's biggest patriotic holiday Monday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict is headed, as his forces pressed their offensive with few signs of progress. The Russian leader oversaw a Victory…

The Guardian - UK

‘It was happy and sad’: sisters reunited after 20 years by war in Ukraine

Adopted at eight, Tatyana was 2,000 miles away in Spain, but when Russian troops amassed she begged Angelika to join her

Reuters

Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports and prevent global food crisis

Ukraine's president said on Monday that trade at the country's ports was at a standstill and urged the international community to take immediate steps to end a Russian blockade to allow wheat shipments and prevent a global food crisis.

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