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Putin defends invasion of Ukraine during display of Russian might

KYIV, Ukraine — With international pressure mounting and his invasion of Ukraine failing to make significant advances, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered a strident speech Monday at an annual military parade in Moscow, accusing the U.S. and the West of provoking the conflict and comparing it to the Soviet Union’s…

Los Angeles Times

'We will win', defiant Zelenskiy tells Russia on World War Two anniversary

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that Kyiv would defeat Russia's invasion and not give up a single piece of land, as he marked victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two.

Reuters

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Ukraine’s mine-sniffing dog given medal after finding over 200 explosives

Volodymyr Zelenskiy presents award to jack russell Patron, who is seen as a symbol of resistance against Russia

The Guardian - UK

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…

The Conversation

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

Commentary: Russia didn’t learn from the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05. But Ukraine can

On television and online, commentators reach furiously for comparisons to past conflicts for insights into the Ukrainian-Russian war. How will it ever end?

Los Angeles Times

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Former Pentagon chief Esper says Trump asked about shooting protesters

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Esper about his forthcoming book, "A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times."

WEKU

Zelensky says Ukraine will triumph over ‘evil’ in rousing VE Day speech

The Ukrainian president said that although ‘evil has returned’, there would one day be ‘peace again’.

Evening Standard

Putin tries to justify Ukraine invasion in Victory Day speech

Victory Day parade showcasing Russia's military power, as Ukrainians accuse Putin's forces of killing 60 sheltering in school.

Axios

U2's Bono gives 'freedom' concert in Kyiv metro

KYIV: Irish rock group U2's frontman Bono and his bandmate The Edge performed a 40-minute concert in a metro station in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on Sunday and praised Ukrainians fighting for their freedom from Russia.

Bangkok Post

U2: Bono, The Edge play Ukraine ‘freedom’ concert in Kyiv metro

Legendary Irish rock band says President Zelenskyy invited them to play in solidarity with Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

Zelensky blames Russia for 60 civilian deaths; G7 rallies behind Ukraine

Russian bombing of a school sheltering civilians claimed 60 lives, Ukraine said on Sunday, as the G7 group of the west's leading economies reaffirmed their solidarity with Kyiv on the eve of Moscow's plans for a major celebration to mark the anniversary of allied victory in World War II.

Radio France Internationale

What weapons does Ukraine have to fight Russia and does it have nuclear missiles?

Volodymyr Zelensky continues to urge Europe to send more military support

The Independent UK

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Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

Vladimir Putin’s military assault continues in face of near-unanimous international condemnation

Manchester Evening News

Vladimir Putin branded a Nazi and should be ended the same way, UK defence secretary says

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has been speaking out on the Russia's VE Day

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Readies Victory Day Parade as Fight for East Ukraine Rages

Russia will celebrate its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany Monday with a show of military might as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians. President Vladimir Putin is set to flaunt Russia's power…

Evening Standard

Putin’s regime ‘mirroring fascism and tyranny’ of Nazis and should share same fate, Ben Wallace says on Russia’s ‘Victory Day’

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace’s speech comes on the same day Vladimir Putin stages a military parade to mark the victory over Nazi Germany

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Bono and the Edge put on surprise show in Ukraine's capital

The Dublin rockers performed with local soldiers following an invite from President Volodymr Zelensky

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin's regime 'mirroring Nazis' as Russia stages parade to mark Hitler defeat

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace will use a major speech to say that Putin and his inner circle should share the same fate as the Nazis, who faced the Nuremberg trials

The Independent UK

Live updates | Japan joins G-7 effort to quit Russian oil

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says Japan will slowly phase out Russian oil imports in unity with the Group of Seven’s effort against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Reuters

Canada to help Ukraine find options to export grain to ease supply worries -Trudeau

Canada will help Ukraine work out options on how to export stored grain to uphold global food security that has been shaken by Russia's invasion of the country, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late on Sunday.

The Independent UK

Putin to mark Victory Day as Russia presses Ukraine assault

While fighting continues in Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin is due to address a military parade in Red Square on Russia’s Victory Day holiday

The Guardian - AU

Russian forces conducting ‘storming operations’ on the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine says – as it happened

This blog has now closed. You can find our latest coverage of the Russia-Ukraine war in our new live blog

France 24

Live: Putin says Russian troops ‘fighting for the Motherland’ in Ukraine

Russia celebrated its 1945 victory over Nazi Germany on Monday with a show of military might even as its army battles Kyiv's forces in the east of Ukraine, where 60 people were killed in an air strike on a school sheltering civilians. Follow FRANCE 24 for live updates. All times…

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