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Fewer tanks, same tensions: Europe bristles at Putin’s Victory Day parade

As Russia puts on a show with no tanks, paring back a parade that has propped-up Moscow's propaganda efforts for decades, it now represents an existential threat for the nation – and returns as the European Union's (EU) yearly conundrum.

Euronews

Moscow shuts down airports and mobile signals as Victory Day parade looms

Kremlin tightens security before Russia’s biggest national celebration on 9 May amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikes

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s latest threat to ‘blow away’ Iran shows how few options he really has

COMMENT: Trump’s apocalyptic threats combined with his access to nuclear weapons see him vying with Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un for role of global disruptor, warns world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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Vladimir Putin Fury: Russia Warned Diplomats to Evacuate Kyiv Ahead of Threatened 'Nuclear-Strength' Strike

Vladimir Putin threatens a missile strike on Kyiv if Ukrainian drones disrupt Moscow's Victory Day parade, highlighting escalating tensions and showcasing Russia's new hypersonic missile system.

International Business Times UK

Zelenskyy condemns Russian ‘cynicism’ over parade truce as 23 killed in attacks

Kyiv berates Moscow’s request for ceasefire while launching ‘missile and drone strikes every single day leading up to it’

The Guardian - UK

Armenia hosts a historic European Union summit as the country charts a course away from Russia

Armenia is hosting the first European Union summit in Yerevan

The Independent UK

Russian strikes kill five in Ukraine just hours after Putin proposes ceasefire

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Russia disrupts mobile internet as Kremlin scales back Victory Day parade

Russia has this year cracked down on the internet, blocking mobile services and forcing millions to turn to VPNs

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Ukrainian ceasefire enters effect after day of deadly Russian strikes

Worst Russian strikes of the year throughout eastern Ukraine kill 27 people in hours leading up to Kyiv's ceasefire

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Duelling ceasefires as Zelenskyy floats open-ended truce

Vladimir Putin wants empty skies on Friday and Saturday to celebrate Victory Day; Ukrainian president says guns can fall silent by Wednesday if Russia reciprocates. What we know on day 1,532

The Guardian - AU

Russia unilaterally declares Victory Day ceasefire while Zelenskyy tables own truce

Russia's defence ministry said last week that there would be no military hardware at the annual parade this year because of fears of long-range attacks by Ukrainian drones.

Euronews

Russia declares a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day

Russia's Defense Ministry has declared a unilateral ceasefire in Ukraine to mark Victory Day, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

The Independent UK

Kremlin Reportedly Beefing Up Security Amid Fear Of Coup Against Putin

The Kremlin has beefed up security around President Vladimir Putin amid fears of a coup, as well as the assassination of top military figures, according to a new report.

International Business Times

Armenia tests Moscow’s patience with Zelenskyy visit and EU leaders’ summit

One month before the highly anticipated parliamentary elections, Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan set out the country’s foreign policy trajectory with striking clarity, hosting European leaders, the NATO secretary general, and even Ukraine’s president.

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Canada joins European summit in Armenia as leaders confront security challenges

European leaders are gathering in the Armenian capital Yerevan, alongside Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, seeking to steady their footing in an increasingly fraught geopolitical landscape shaped in no small part by an unpredictable White House.

Fortune

As economic despair mounts, Russian official admits the country has had enough of Putin's war on Ukraine. 'We can’t even take one region'

“The overall mood is that’s enough already; you’ve been fighting for long enough.”

The Independent UK

Ukrainian general’s rise from far-right agitator to war hero

SPECIAL DISPATCH: World affairs editor Sam Kiley meets the founder of Ukraine’s ultranationalist Azov movement, Andrii Biletskyi, now a decorated military brigadier general holding Russia back on its most aggressive line of attack in Donetsk province

The Independent UK

Ukraine is hitting oil facilities deep inside Russia. Soaring fuel prices could blunt the impact

Ukrainian drones are flying deep into Russia to strike oil facilities

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The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Fighting escalates as Putin’s troops attempt to invade new Ukraine city

Kostiantynivka is part of Ukraine’s heavily fortified fortress belt in the country’s east

The Independent UK

An Oscar is lost, then found, after director forced to check it on a flight out of JFK

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later

The Independent UK

Ukraine war briefing: Russia launches huge drone attack on western city

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Reason

Victims of Communism Day - 2026

May Day should be a day to honor victims of an ideology that took tens of millions of lives. But we should also be open to alternative dates if they can attract broad enough support.

The Independent UK

Trump is now dealing with an irate, tough Germany. Here’s why

ANALYSIS: Friedrich Merz calling out Trump’s foreign policy is an effort to get the US president to think less about Vladimir Putin and protect America’s allies, explains world affairs editor Sam Kiley

Euronews

‘Mr Nobody Against Putin’ director’s Oscar lost after being confiscated at US airport

The Oscar belonging to the co-director of the documentary 'Mr Nobody Against Putin' has gone missing after the US’ TSA would not allow him to carry statuette on his Lufthansa flight from New York.

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin’s forces launch daytime assault on Ukrainian city with hundreds of drones

Over 400 drones were launched at the country in broad daylight

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