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A single tank, fewer soldiers and no flypast: Putin gives angry speech at stripped-back Victory Day parade

Address from Red Square comes after Moscow fires latest barrage of cruise missiles at Ukraine

The Independent UK

Putin 'celebrates 1945 victory while attacking Kyiv': Zelensky adviser Podolyak

In an interview with FRANCE 24, a top adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin's Victory Day speech in Moscow on Tuesday, saying Putin celebrated the 1945 victory against the Nazis even while "attacking Kyiv", referring to a barrage of cruise missiles lobbed at the Ukrainian…

France 24

Cleverly says he would welcome Xi Jinping role in Ukraine-Russia peace process

The Foreign Secretary also urged the West to stand by Kyiv even if its spring offensive fails to make a decisive breakthrough.

The Independent UK

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Belarus leader Lukashenko avoids stroll, skips lunch after Moscow parade

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko had to be driven a short distance to an event during Tuesday's Victory Day celebrations in Moscow and skipped a lunch hosted by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Reuters

Russian troops abandon positions near Bakhmut, says Wagner boss

Prigozhin launches another scathing attack on Russian defence chiefs, saying soldiers are being given ‘criminal’ orders.

Al Jazeera

Gas prices to treble this winter, Goldman Sachs predicts

Bank predicts higher has prices are on their way

The Independent UK

Why Russia’s appeal to ‘warrior masculinity’ is unlikely to encourage men to enlist

Marina Yusupova, lecturer in sociology at Edinburgh Napier University explains how new tactics drawn up by President Putin to persuade greater numbers of men to enlist in the Russian army are likely to fail due to societal hangovers from the fall of the Soviet Union.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 440 of the invasion

Putin tells soldiers fighting in Ukraine ‘whole country is praying for them’; Russia launches 15 cruise missiles at Kyiv

The Guardian - UK

Russia’s appeal to 'warrior masculinity' is unlikely to encourage men to enlist in the army

In his May 9 Victory Parade speech, Russian president Vladimir Putin likened the war in Ukraine to the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, saying “real war” had been unleashed against Russia.

The Conversation

Putin recycles old grievances on Victory Day as Russian army battered in Ukraine

President uses speech to again draw false parallels between invasion and defeat of Nazi Germany

The Guardian - UK

EU takes aim at countries helping Russia to avoid sanctions

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is urging EU member nations to take trade measures against countries that help the Kremlin circumvent the bloc’s sanctions against Russia

The Independent UK

Germany's Scholz says EU must not be daunted by Russia, but urges reform of the bloc

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has declared Russia's "show of force" in Moscow would not intimidate the European Union, which he says should reform to become a larger "geopolitical" bloc as the continent marks Europe Day.

Radio France Internationale

Putin assails West for unleashing 'real war' against Russia, as it marks Victory Day

Russia's Victory Day ceremony was scaled back this year, amid the war in Ukraine.

WEKU

Putin slams "Russophobia" at scaled-back Victory Day parade

Putin's speech lasted less than 10 minutes and the entire ceremony was smaller-scale than normal.

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The Conversation

Putin may not outrun the warrant for his arrest – history shows that several leaders on the run eventually face charges in court

The Russian government, U.S. President Joe Biden and mainstream Western media are among the observers who all responded to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s arrest warrant for war crimes with a shrug.

Reuters

Why does Russia celebrate Victory Day on May 9, and what does it mean for Putin?

Here's a quick briefing on what Russia is commemorating on Tuesday and why it matters for President Vladimir Putin.

The National (Scotland)

West has unleashed 'real war' against Russia, Putin tells Victory Day parade

VLADIMIR Putin told his country’s Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square that a “real war” has been unleashed against Russia by the…

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: family and friends identify victims of Texas mall shooting

A Korean American family, a security guard and two young sisters are among those killed in Saturday attack near Dallas. Plus, how one man survived being struck by lightning

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The Independent UK

Putin’s Victory Day parade proves just how much pressure he is under

It is meant to be a show of military might, but this year has only highlighted the war of attrition Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine has become, writes Chris Stevenson

Al Jazeera

Flanked by leaders of ex-Soviet allies, Putin blasts the West

‘War’ unleashed on Russia, the president says at Victory Day parade in Moscow as the war in Ukraine intensifies.

The Guardian - UK

Russian missiles downed over Kyiv as Putin makes angry Victory Day speech

Putin defends invasion, claiming enemies seek his country’s destruction, as security fears cast shadow over celebrations

The Independent UK

Putin mocked after single tank turns up for Russian Victory Day parade

No aviation took part in the military spectacle

Daily Mirror

Ex-world champion boxer who fought David Haye spotted at Vladimir Putin speech

Nikolai Valuev, who was the biggest and heaviest fighter in boxing history, became a politician for the Untied Russia party after 16 years in the ring - in which he faced off against Britain's David Haye

Evening Standard

Olena Zelenska calls for Vladimir Putin’s arrest for abducting Ukrainian children

The International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin in March

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's nuclear briefcase spotted moments before declaring 'real war' with West

The briefcase - also known as the nuclear football - was carried by an aide as the Russian leader arrived at Red Square in Moscow for today's Victory Day parade

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