"(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.
Washington and its partners are considering additional sanctions if the parties do not observe a ceasefire, with political and technical negotiations between Europe and the U.S. intensifying since last week, Reuters' source said.
Photo for illustrative purposes: A Russian FSB officer in assault gear in an undated photo. (Grigorenko / Getty Images)
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained an "agent of the Ukrainian special services" in connection with the recent car bombing that killed a senior Russian general, it announced on April 26.
Lieutenant GeneralYaroslav Moskalik, deputy chief of the main operations directorate of Russia’s army, was killed when a car exploded in the yard of a residential building in the Russian city of Balashikha, Moscow Oblast, on April 25.
The FSB said it had detained Ignat Kuzin, born in 1983, who they claim holds a residence permit inUkraine.
Kuzin is a suspect in planting a car bomb that allegedly killed Moskalik. He is accused of terrorist acts and the illegal storage ofexplosives as outlined by the Russian criminal code.
The suspect allegedly retrieved the homemade explosive from a hiding place facilitated by the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the FSB claimed.
He allegedly bought a Volkswagen Golf beforehand, planted a handmade explosive under the car, and parked it near the home of Russian general Moskalik.
The FSB claimed that the bomb was detonated on April 25 from the territory of Ukraine, killing Moskalik on the spot as he left the entrance of his home.
The incident occurred as U.S. Special EnvoySteve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on April 25 to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Moskalik was listed as a member of the Russian delegation during the 2015Normandy Format talks, set up to find a resolution to Russia's war in eastern Ukraine.
Radio Free Europe/Radio Libertyreported that Moskalik was also involved in the high-level Normandy Four meeting in 2019 and was in talks with now-ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad a year earlier.
Volodymyr Ivanyshyn is a news editor for The Kyiv Independent. He is pursuing an Honors Bachelor of Arts at the University of Toronto, majoring in political science with a minor in anthropology and human geography. Volodymyr holds a Certificate in Business Fundamentals from Rotman Commerce at the University of Toronto. He previously completed an internship with The Kyiv Independent.
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