6 h. ago Leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland arrive in Kyiv to push for 30

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk arrive in Ukraine in show of support amid US intelligence warning of possible air attackThe leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland have arrived in Kyiv for a symbolic visit to Ukraine, one day after Vladimir Putin hosted a set-piece military parade on Red Square. The visit comes as the US warned of intelligence about a big impending air attack on Ukraine.Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv on the same train on Saturday morning, while Donald Tusk travelled on a separate train. The four leaders met in the Polish city of Rzeszow on Friday night before departing. On Saturday, they will meet Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a show of support for Ukraine, Downing Street said in a statement issued late on Friday. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Former MP George Galloway appears in Moscow for Putin's Victory Day celebrations days after collecting award names after Hamas fighter in Tehran

The leader of the hard-left Workers Party of Britain made an appearance in Moscow as Russia's Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day with a huge military parade. 

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15 h. ago Leaders of UK, France, Germany and Poland to visit Ukraine in joint show of support

Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk to make symbolic visit day after Putin paradeThe leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Poland are due in Kyiv on Saturday for a symbolic visit to Ukraine, a day after Vladimir Putin hosted a set-piece military parade on Red Square. The visit comes as the US warned of intelligence about a big impending air attack on Ukraine.Keir Starmer, Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Donald Tusk are expected to arrive in Kyiv early on Saturday and will meet the president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in a show of support for Ukraine, Downing Street said in a statement issued late on Friday. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago Vladimir Putin's chilling threat to UK as cities on Russia's nuclear 'hitlist' named

A number of towns and cities in the UK are said to be on Vladimir Putin's hitlist of nuclear targets should the despot decide to reach for the red button and declare war on NATO nations

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19 h. ago 11,000 troops, 200 tanks, and dozens of foreign leaders: Putin stages Moscow parade in ‘belligerent’ show of force

Since Putin invaded Ukraine, the annual military parade has been a shadow of former years - but on Friday the Russian president put on an aggressive military display

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22 h. ago Ukraine to host ‘coalition of the willing’ talks, says Zelensky

Military officers from around 30 countries have been involved in drawing up plans for the coalition.

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24 h. ago Royal Navy warship tracks Vladimir Putin's submarine in the English Channel

HMS Tyne shadowed Kilo-class submarine Krasnodar as it made a surfaced journey back to Russia from the eastern Med, the Royal Navy says, amid ongoing tensions with Vladimir Putin's nation

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25 h. ago Chinese troops march with Russian forces as Xi joins Putin for Victory Day parade

Moscow stages largest Victory Day parade since start of Ukraine war with Putin using celebrations to justify invasionRussian troops fighting in Ukraine marched together with Chinese forces on Moscow’s Red Square to mark the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, in a Victory Day celebration marked by greater spectacle than in recent years.After several scaled-back Victory Days – with reduced military displays and few foreign guests – Vladimir Putin on Friday addressed the largest parade since his 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “The Soviet Union took upon itself the most ferocious, merciless blows of the enemy,” the Russian president said of the victory over Nazi Germany, before turning to his invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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27 h. ago As Putin indulges in his Victory Day parade, this is his endgame in Ukraine

World affairs editor Sam Kiley has been covering Ukraine since the Russian invasion of 2014. Here he looks at the current state of the conflict, the likelihood of a lasting ceasefire and what Russian leader Vladimir Putin is planning next

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27 h. ago Vladimir Putin seen cosying up to Chinese leader during parade as Russia marks Victory Day

Vladimir Putin defiantly said that the Russian people backed his "special military operation" in Ukraine as he spoke at a massive military parade in Moscow to celebrate Victory Day

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29 h. ago Russia’s Victory Day parade begins, marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany

A military parade has begun on Red Square in Moscow, marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

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29 h. ago Vladimir Putin 'preparing for war with NATO' within a year of ending conflict in Ukraine

Russia used its annual Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square to show off his latest hi-tech weapons and it is claimed that his next target after Ukraine will be a war with NATO

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30 h. ago Watch live: Putin leads Russia’s Victory Day celebrations with military parade in Moscow

Watch live as Vladimir Putin leads Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on Friday (9 May).

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30 h. ago China and Russia pledge to deepen ties as they criticise US on Victory Day

In joint statement, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin accuse ‘certain countries’ of trying to ‘tamper with the results of the victory of the second world war’ China and Russia pledged to further deepen their already “no limits” partnership in a joint statement published ahead of Russia’s military parade on Friday, as the two sides stressed the importance of maintaining the “correct view” of second world war history.In a lengthy statement published during Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow for the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, which Russia celebrates on 9 May as Victory Day, Xi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin said “certain countries are attempting to tamper with the results of the victory of the second world war”. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Ukraine brands Vladimir Putin's Victory Day ceasefire a 'farce' as Russian forces 'breach it 700 times'

Kyiv has accused Moscow of violating the three-day ceasefire more than 700 times in its first 12 hours

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49 h. ago Putin to rival Eurovision with Russia's own song contest after Ukraine war ban

Russia was banned from entering the Eurovision Song Contest in 2022 after its invasion of Ukraine, but it seems Vladimir Putin doesn't want the country to miss out on the fun

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50 h. ago Putin's propagandists call UK 'a nation of freaks' and warn Brits 'to leave the country within 24 hours or be sunk under a nuclear tidal wave' in disturbing WW3 threat

Vladimir Putin ordered his TV propagandists to threaten 'nation of freaks' Britain with 24 hours notice to leave - or be sunk under a nuclear tidal wave.

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51 h. ago Putin and Xi's show of force: 'Old friends' Moscow and Beijing vow to take on global order together as Chinese leader arrives for Victory Day parade in Russian capital

Despots Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have pledged to take on the world order together as 'old friends.'

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56 h. ago How Putin uses the USSR's victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine

Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a defining moment of history

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60 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Period of Putin’s ‘ceasefire’ for Victory Day begins

Kremlin jams internet as it seeks to protect visiting foreign leaders; Ukraine’s SBU says drones hit Russian arms factories. What we know on day 1,170 The period of an unagreed ceasefire called for by Vladimir Putin began on Thursday morning as the Russian president seeks cover for Victory Day events. Ukraine has dismissed it as a “game” designed to protect Putin’s parade rather than a genuine step towards peace. Foreign leaders including China’s Xi Jinping are visiting the Russian capital for Victory Day celebrations. Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Ukraine’s president, has offered a 30-day ceasefire as suggested in US-brokered talks, but the Kremlin has refused.The Kremlin was forced on Wednesday to say it was taking “all necessary measures” to ensure the safety of foreign leaders due to attend its flagship 9 May parade after days of Ukrainian drone attacks closed airports across Russia, disrupting about 350 flights due to carry about 60,000 people. The Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov sai...

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