"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.
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.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained a suspected Russian agent in Lviv Oblast who was allegedly planning terrorist attacks against commanders of Ukraine's Armed Forces on April 14, 2025. (SBU / Telegram)
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained an instructor at a training center in Lviv Oblast who was planning assassinations of the base's commanders, the SBU said on April 14.
The suspect, an instructor at the Yavoriv training ground near the Polish border, is accused of simultaneously working for both the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and Russian military intelligence (GRU).
The Yavoriv training ground, officially the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, located just 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Ukraine's western border with Poland, has been a key hub for military training.
According to the case file, the agent had been granted "carte blanche" by his Russian handlers to determine how the attacks would be carried out.
The SBU said he explored multiple assassination methods, including planting an improvised explosive device (IED) inside the headquarters or training buildings and covertly using a fellow instructor — unknowingly — to deliver explosives to Ukrainian commanders.
The suspect also reportedly considered passing target coordinates to Russia for a precision missile strike on military personnel undergoing training at the facility. Russian forces attacked the Yavoriv base in March 2022, reportedly killing over 60 soldiers.
The SBU said it exposed the plot before any action was taken. Law enforcement agents documented the suspect's communications and detained him as he was preparing proposals for the planned attacks.
Investigators also found that the agent had established contact with an FSB handler and collected detailed information about the composition and operations of Ukrainian units training at Yavoriv.
During a search, authorities seized three mobile phones with SIM cards used to communicate with Russian intelligence agencies.
The man has been charged with high treason under martial law. He is currently in pre-trial detention with no option for bail and faces a potential life sentence with confiscation of property.
The arrest follows a March 31 announcement by the SBU that another group suspected of assisting Russian missile strikes on Kyiv was also apprehended.
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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