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UK
Eurovision Begins on May 9 in Liverpool with Ukraine Highlighted
Liverpool ready for Eurovision this week which it is hosting on behalf of war-stricken Ukraine.
May 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
Activists Block Russian Ambassador at Soviet Memorial in Warsaw
Viktoria Pogrebniak, from pro-Ukrainian organisation Euromaidan, said the aim of the protest action was “to show the consequences of Russian war against Ukraine”.
May 9, 2023
Russia
‘There Are Farmers in Ukraine With More Tanks’: Putin’s Red Square Parade Gets Roasted
Russia’s May Day Parade was a pale shadow of good old days: tanks and military jets missing in action - Putin complains of western 'Russophobia' and makes tone-deaf comment about sovereignty.
May 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
5 Craziest Things Putin Said at His Red Square Victory Day Parade
Russia’s president traditionally delivers his annual speech at the Victory Parade. This time it was all about Russophobia, “aggressive nationalism,” and traditional values.
May 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
Transnistria Asks Russia to Increase Number of ‘Peacekeepers’
Russia is again turning up the heat in Transnistria’s decades-long frozen conflict, possibly in an attempt to fix Ukraine’s soldiers on the Moldovan border so they can’t take part in the offensive.
May 9, 2023
War in Ukraine
Fake Anti-Ukraine Protests Staged in Europe by Russia, Says New Report
Russian secret services are currently working in Europe’s major cities to create anti-Ukraine sentiment, an alliance of European news organisations has concluded.
May 9, 2023
Ukraine
EU Chief Arrives in Kyiv
Ursula von der Leyen entered the capital just two hours after Russia’s latest barrage of missiles, a visit seen as a symbolic retort to Moscow's Victory Day parade.
May 9, 2023
Russia
EXPLAINED: Why Moscow’s Victory Day Will Be Very Different This Year
After numerous attacks inside Russian territory including an apparent drone attack on the Kremlin, there will be some big changes to this year’s event.
May 8, 2023
Russia
OPINION: Moscow’s Victory Museum is Already Rewriting the History of the War in Ukraine
As the anniversary of the opening of Moscow’s Central Museum of the Great Patriotic War on 9 May 1995 approaches, new exhibitions are attempting to rewrite the history of the war in Ukraine.
May 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russia Turns to Recruiting Migrants for Its War in Ukraine
The Russian Ministry of Defense is struggling to find volunteers to fight in Ukraine. On solution is to recruit the migrants looking to stay in Russia.
May 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
Erdogan’s Spokesperson Claims War Cannot Be Ended With ‘Piecemeal Gains’
The Turkish president’s representative believes ending the Russo-Ukrainian war requires a new global security agreement.
May 8, 2023
Ukraine
EU’s Ursula von der Leyen to Visit Kyiv on Tuesday, May 9
The trip will be von der Leyen's fifth time in Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022. With frequent missile strikes in Kyiv, the visit will be conducted under tight security.
May 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
Another Russian Oligarch Is Very Unhappy With Results of Putin’s ‘Special Operation’
With a failing economy, Moscow businessmen and other Russian entrepreneurs are apparently beginning to realize that things are not going according to plan.
May 8, 2023
War in Ukraine
Ukrainian Intelligence Chief’s ‘Killing Russians’ Comments Spark Hysteria Among Kremlin Propagandists
One particularly hyperbolic Russian politician went as far as to say that Kyrylo Budanov had ‘turned into Ukraine’s Osama bin Laden.’
May 8, 2023
Arab League Re-Admits Syria After 11-Year Absence
The last Arab League summit Assad attended was in 2010, while the opposition attended the pan-Arab group’s summit in Doha in 2013, to Damascus’s fury.
May 8, 2023
Germany
OPINION: When Berlin Refused to Be Intimidated by Moscow
After WWII, Berlin found itself in the midst of a tug-o-war between Western powers and the Soviet Union. Like Ukraine today, Berlin’s courage inspired the West to support its freedom.
May 7, 2023
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