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Putin's Doomsday jet flyover at Victory Parade cancelled amid 'sabotage fears'

Vladimir Putin's 'Doomsday' nuclear fighter jet failed to make an appearance at the Victory Day parade in Moscow, with officials blaming "bad weather" as the entire air element was axed

Daily Mirror

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

Boris Johnson blasts Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a ‘vanity war he must lose’

EXCLUSIVE: in a scathing assessment, Boris Johnson tore into Mr Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an “ego-driven mistake” which now had no clear strategic objective

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Russian satellite TV shows a Ukraine message: 'blood on your hands'

Russian satellite television menus were altered on Monday to show viewers in Moscow messages about the war in Ukraine: "You have blood on your hands", according to screenshots obtained by Reuters.

Reuters

No End in Sight for Ukraine War as Putin Hails Victory Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his country's biggest patriotic holiday Monday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict is headed, as his forces pressed their offensive with few signs of progress. The Russian leader oversaw a Victory…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia marks WWII victory overshadowed by Ukraine

In a speech, Russian President Vladimir Putin gives no indication of a shift in strategies of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

WEKU

Russia confirmed to have lost 40th colonel in Ukraine war as Vladimir Putin marks Victory Day in Moscow

Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Blinov, 42, was killed in March but reports at the time denied this and said he was alive.

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Putin says Ukraine war was a response to an ‘unacceptable threat’

On the anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, Putin offers no assessment of progress in war.

Al Jazeera

Children dress up as fighter jets and tanks in chilling Russian Victory Day parade

Russian children got into the swing of things for Victory Day on Monday, donning military themed costumes and parading as thousands of adult troops gathered in Moscow's Red Square

Daily Mirror

Putin blames West for Ukraine war and says Russia is fighting 'for their motherland'

The Russian president gave a speech the Victory Day parade in Moscow

Manchester Evening News

Putin speaks at Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square

Following are quotes from a televised speech on Monday by President Vladimir Putin at Moscow's annual Victory Day parade on Red Square, translated from Russian to English by Reuters:

Reuters

Kindergarten children dress as Russian tanks for Victory Day rehearsal

Footage has emerged of young child dressed as a Russian tank labelled with “Z” in an apparent rehearsal for the Victory Day parade.

Evening Standard

Russia-Ukraine latest news LIVE: Vladimir Putin blames West for war as UK says Ukraine could ‘break’ Russia’s army

Russian president Vladimir Putin has delivered a speech in Moscow’s Red Square in which he blamed the West for his war in Ukraine.

Evening Standard

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.

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The Independent UK

Why did Russia invade Ukraine? The conflict explained

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

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK Slaps Fresh Sanctions on Russia, Belarus

The UK on Sunday said it was slapping fresh sanctions on Russia and Belarus over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, including import tariffs on precious metals and export bans. The import tariffs, including on platinum and palladium, target trade worth £1.4 billion ($1.7 billion or 1.6 billion euros), while export bans…

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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…

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

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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…

Reuters

Putin's Victory Day speech gives no clue on Ukraine escalation

President Vladimir Putin exhorted Russians to battle in a defiant Victory Day speech on Monday, but was silent about plans for any escalation in Ukraine, despite Western warnings he might use his Red Square address to order a national mobilisation.

Reuters

Canada's Trudeau: World determined to make sure Putin loses in Ukraine

The world will do everything possible to ensure that Russian President Vladimir Putin loses his war in Ukraine, including keeping Moscow under sanctions for years, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said late on Sunday.

Al Jazeera

Ukraine latest updates: UN rights body to hold session on Ukraine

Over 50 member states back Kyiv’s request for meeting, which will address alleged Russian rights violations in Ukraine.

Axios

Biden admin accelerates plans to reopen Kyiv embassy

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said it's "a testament to Ukraine's success [and] Moscow's failure" in the war.

Reuters

U.S. imposes sanctions on 27 Gazprombank executives, Russian TV stations

The United States on Sunday unveiled sanctions against three Russian television stations, banned Americans from providing accounting and consulting services to Russians, and sanctioned executives from Gazprombank to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

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