Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the idea of a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming in an interview with ABC News on May 10 that it would be "an advantage" for Ukraine.
"Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights," North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said. "I regard this as part of the sacred mission we must execute for our brothers and comrades-in-arms."
"We have a plan B and a plan C. But our focus is plan A, the essence of which is to get everyone's support" for Ukraine's accession, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
"(T)he presence at the Victory Parade of a country that bombs cities, hospitals, and daycares, and which has caused the deaths and injuries of over a million people over three years, is a shame," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
"According to the participants of the performances, their goal is to remind the civilized world of the barbaric actions of Moscow, which for many years and decades has systematically violated international law," a source in Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent.
"I have great hope that an agreement for a ceasefire in Ukraine will be reached this weekend," German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on May 9, shortly before traveling to Kyiv alongside the leaders of France, Poland, and the U.K.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will arrive in Kyiv early on May 10.
The United States embassy in Kyiv on May 9 issued a warning that Russia could launch "a potentially significant" attack in the coming days, despite Putin's self-declared Victory Day "truce."
The sanctioned oil tankers have transported over $24 billion in cargo since 2024, according to Downing Street. The U.K. has now sanctioned more shadow fleet vessels than any other country.
National flags of Denmark (L) and Ukraine, Lviv, western Ukraine, on Oct. 10, 2023. (Anastasiia Smoliyenko / Ukrinform via Getty Images)
Denmark will provide 130 million euros ($140.6 million) in guarantees to support Danish companies investing in Ukraine's defense industry, First Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced on March 25.
Under the new initiative, the Danish government will introduce a state-backed guarantee through the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark (EIFO). The guarantee covers up to 70% of Danish companies' investments in Ukraine's defense sector, amounting to 1 billion Danish kroner ($140.6 million).
The Nordic country has spearheaded efforts to provide military support to Ukraine by investing in its defense industry, creating the so-called "Danish model" of purchasing arms for Kyiv from Ukrainian producers.
Svyrydenko said the new measure would help mitigate investment risks and encourage Danish manufacturers to engage with Ukraine's defense industry, benefiting from Ukrainian expertise, innovation, and real combat testing of military technology.
"EIFO is well known to Danish business, as they are already actively supporting both their country's and Ukrainian businesses with this tool," the minister wrote on Facebook.
Since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022, Copenhagen has provided approximately $7.5 billion in military aid to Ukraine.
Tim Zadorozhnyy is a news editor at The Kyiv Independent. Based in Warsaw, he is pursuing studies in International Relations, focusing on European Studies. Tim began his career at a local television channel in Odesa. After moving to Warsaw, he joined the Belarusian opposition media outlet NEXTA, starting as a news anchor and later advancing to the position of managing editor.
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