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- Time is running out for Ukraine and Russia to agree to an aerial ceasefire for Russia’s 9 May Victory Day parade in Moscow
- Russian forces are bracing for Ukrainian raids…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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No ceasefire. Now Russia’s victory parade is a target for drones.
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Kremlin-Proposed Victory Day Truce Collapses As Kyiv And Moscow Exchange Attacks
A Kremlin-proposed cease-fire to mark Victory Day collapsed within hours, as Ukraine and Russia reported hundreds of violations a day before a scaled-down military parade in Moscow.
“There was not even a token attempt at a cease-fire on the front,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said…
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Many Russians in No Mood for Celebration on Kremlin’s Biggest Day of the Year
Russian flags in red, white and blue whip in the wind along Moscow’s wide boulevards. Parks and promenades teem with freshly planted flowers. Orange-and-black-striped Ribbons of St. George, symbols of Russian military valor, festoon nearly every shop window.
Since Soviet times, the “May…
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EU prepares for ‘potential’ talks with Putin, says official
European Council president António Costa says bloc has Kyiv’s support for seeking to negotiate with Russian president
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Vladimir Putin And Victory Day: A Scaled-Down Parade, A Diminished President?
Over a quarter-century in power, President Vladimir Putin has used Russia’s Victory Day parade to show off its military might, accentuate his dominance, and deliver belligerent narratives on World War II and the current geopolitical landscape, often suggesting that Moscow is fighting off a…
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Russia Ramps Up Threats Toward Ukraine Over Victory Day Parade
Russia and Ukraine are trading threats and attacks ahead of Moscow’s May 9 Victory Day celebrations, seeding further anxiety about potential weekend violence in both capitals.
Moscow has already announced that it would scale back the parade, acknowledging that it was concerned about long-range…
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Drone Strikes, Deep Strikes: How Ukraine’s Long-Range Air Attacks Are Hurting Russia
Russia’s Leningrad Oblast lies some 600 kilometers from the closest corner of Ukraine.
But on April 15, its governor declared it a “frontline” region. Part of his explanation: From January through March, a total of 243 Ukrainian drones were shot down over the province, he said.
Some drones…
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Norway in deep water over cod pact with Russia
European capitals fear continued fisheries co-operation in Barents Sea is increasing security risks
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Ukraine, Iran and the lessons of war
Lloyd Austin on the strengths and weaknesses of the US military
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Russia Warns Kyiv-Based Diplomats Of ‘Massive Attack’ If Ukraine Disrupts May 9 Ceremonies
Russia told Kyiv-based diplomats and representatives of international organizations to prepare to evacuate the Ukrainian capital, saying its forces would launch a “massive” missile attack against the city if Ukraine disrupted its May 9 World War II commemorations.
The warning on May 6 came…
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