Putin's order for three-day ceasefire with Ukraine enters force

Russian President Vladimir Putin's order for a three-day truce with Ukraine took effect Thursday, a move the Kremlin said would "test" Kyiv's readiness for peace but that Ukraine has slammed as a farce.

Putin says Russia's nuclear forces are 'always' on alert in Victory Day speech

President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned his nuclear forces were "always" on alert and added that Moscow would not tolerate any Western threats during an address on the annual Victory Day parade.

Ukraine says no sign of Russia’s Wagner force Bakhmut withdrawal

The Ukrainian military has brushed aside claims by the head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force that he will withdraw his fighters from the battle for the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, saying the mercenaries were holding firm and receiving reinforcements.

Russian warships spotted in Baltic "NATO waters", Latvia says

 Three Russian warships that were supposed to stay docked near St. Petersburg for a "holiday celebration"  week have instead turned up in the Baltic Sea, military authorities said Monday.

NATO military vehicles leave central Chisinau on backdrop of opposition protests

NATO military vehicles that were exhibited in Chisinau’s central square on Sunday have set off for their deployment place at the Negresti firing range on the backdrop of opposition protests, a TASS correspondent reported from the site.

Russia foils ‘terrorists attacks’ from Turkey, Syria

Russia has foiled a string of plots ordered by “international terrorist organizations” active in Syria and Turkey, the FSB intelligence agency said Wednesday, adding that several suspects had been arrested.

China rejects Japan's comments over Ban's China visit

China on Tuesday rejected Japan's comments expressing displeasure about UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's plans to attend China's V-Day celebrations.

Putin urges Russian strategic, space forces to stay on high alert

MOSCOW, May 13 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday urged the country's strategic nuclear forces and aerospace defense forces to be ready to act on immediate orders anytime they were given, the Kremlin said in a release.

"La ausencia de los líderes occidentales en Moscú es nuestra derrota" (Silvio Berlusconi)

La ausencia de los líderes occidentales en las celebraciones del Día de la Victoria en Moscú con motivo del 70 aniversario de la derrota de la Alemania nazi, pone al descubierto el fracaso de la política del Occidente, afirma el ex primer ministro de Italia.

Moscow closes airspace for one hour for Victory Day parade on Red Square

Moscow airspace will be closed for almost an hour on Saturday morning local time with all airports in the Russian capital shut down for departures and arrivals due to Victory Day military parade on Red Square, a spokesman for the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency told TASS.

Victory Day parade relay beamed live from 15 Russian cities LIVE RT (Great Patriotic War)

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RT broadcasts the Victory Day parades from all around Russia as part of the extensive project that marks the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Victory in the Great Patriotic War.
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Kremlin comments on Poroshenko's gratitude to leaders not attending Moscow VE-day parade

The Kremlin says Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko should be grateful, first and foremost, to Ukrainian war veterans for their contribution to the Victory rather than to the foreign leaders who didn’t come to Moscow for Victory Day celebrations.

Gorbachev accuses western leaders of disrespect toward victors over Nazism

Mikhail Gorbachev has said that western government officials who refused to attend the Victory Day celebrations in Moscow were showing disrespect to nations that had defeated Nazism and to all the people who perished in this fight.

27 foreign leaders to attend V-Day celebrations in Moscow. (Leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, ...FYROM...etc)

A total of 27 foreign heads of state and government will come to Moscow to attend Victory Day celebrations, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov told reporters on Wednesday.

"In all, 27 heads of state and government," he said, referring to high-ranking foreign guests of the festive celebrations in the Russian capital.

Erdoğan declines Putin’s invitation to Moscow ceremony in fresh diplomatic snub

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has declined an invitation from counterpart Vladimir Putin to attend the ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of Moscow’s victory in World War II, in an apparent diplomatic reprisal against Russian leader’s decision to label the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians as genocide last month.

Reasons behind Russia's high-profile V-Day celebrations

Russia is busy preparing for the Victory Day celebrations on May 9, as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War, Russia's term for World War II (WWII).

Leaders of five EU countries to take part in Victory Day celebrations in Moscow

More than 20 heads of state will take part in the celebrations in Moscow to mark the 70th anniversary of the Victory over Nazism, Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizhov told a news conference on Tuesday.

Ban Ki-moon to visit Moscow on May 9, has plans to meet Putin

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Moscow to participate in the festivities marking the 70th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany and he is also planning to have a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman for the UN secretary general, told reporters on Monday.

Cancellation of North Korean leader’s visit to Moscow do not affect bilateral relations

Cancelation of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s visit to Moscow for attending festivities on the occasion of the 70th anniversary since victory in World War II will not affect the agreements existing between Moscow and Pyongyang, Russia’s Minister for Development of the Far East, Alexander Galushka told a news conference on Thursday.

US Ambassador to Czech Republic Frozen Out for Undiplomatic Advice

The doors of the Czech presidential residence are now closed to US Ambassador in Prague, Andrew Schapiro, after the former Chicago lawyer unduly advised Czech leader Milos Zeman against attending a Victory Day parade in Moscow.