"(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.
Voters cast ballots at a polling location at the Thomasville Library during the last day of early voting in Thomasville, North Carolina, US, on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced on April 29 that two Ukrainian citizens have been arrested for allegedly voting illegally in the 2024 presidential election. The detentions appear to be one of the first enforcement actions by the Trump administration targeting non-citizen voting.
Noem said on X that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had carried out the operation in cooperation with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
"Under Donald Trump’s presidency, if you come to our country and break our laws, you will be held accountable," Noem wrote. Authorities have not released further details about the individuals or the circumstances of their alleged voting.
U.S. President Donald Trump has granted DOGE broad latitude to slash budgets and fire federal workers in the name of eliminating waste. Headed by billionaire Elon Musk, the world's richest man, DOGE has ordered mass firings and funding cuts despite ongoing legal challenges.
U.S. election law permits only U.S. citizens aged 18 or older, who are properly registered in their state of residence, to vote in federal elections. The Trump administration has repeatedly asserted widespread noncitizen voting, though multiple audits and studies show such cases are exceedingly rare.
Last month, Trump confirmed that his administration was reviewing the continuation of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ukrainians who fled the war and are currently residing in the United States.
In early April, Ukrainians erroneously received deportation notices due to an administrative mistake, highlighting the uncertainty of their status. The Department of Homeland Security later clarified that the notices were sent in error but did not rule out future policy changes.
Olena Goncharova is the Head of North America desk at The Kyiv Independent, where she has previously worked as a development manager and Canadian correspondent. She first joined the Kyiv Post, Ukraine's oldest English-language newspaper, as a staff writer in January 2012 and became the newspaper’s Canadian correspondent in June 2018. She is based in Edmonton, Alberta. Olena has a master’s degree in publishing and editing from the Institute of Journalism in Taras Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. Olena was a 2016 Alfred Friendly Press Partners fellow who worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette for six months. The program is administered by the University of Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia.
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