A notice about the airspace closure was published on the U.S. Defense Department's NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) website on May 10, as cited by Ukrainian defense news outlet Militarnyi.
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.
Johann Wadephul, who is to become the next federal foreign minister, attends a German Christian Democrats (CDU) small party congress in Berlin, Germany, on April 28, 2025. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
Berlin will continue its support for Ukraine under Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz, German Foreign Minister-designate Johann Wadephul said in an interview with Deutsche Welle on April 28.
"I think it must be clear for everybody... especially for (Russian President) Vladimir Putin, that we will stand with Ukraine. We will support Ukraine and... offer Ukraine the opportunity to be on level with Russia," Wadephul said.
German defense support, drawn from Bundeswehr stockpiles and industrial contracts financed through Berlin’s security capacity-building initiative, brings Germany’s total military aid to Kyiv to approximately 28 billion euros ($32 billion) since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022.
Merz, expected to take office in early May following the CDU/CSU's February election victory, has also expressed support for sending Taurus missiles in coordination with Germany’s allies.
Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz has previously blocked such deliveries over concerns of escalation.
According to Wadephul, Putin and partner countries in Eastern Europe can be assured that Germany will not build "special relations" with Moscow amid U.S. President Donald Trump's U-turn in foreign policy.
"We will do each and every thing concerning this war together with our European partners, including with the United States of America where we strengthen our efforts to bring the United States in and to make clear to the Trump administration that it is in their very interest to have a very strong Ukraine in the European Community right here," the incoming foreign minister added.
Abbey Fenbert
