• Moscow celebrates May 9, 1945
Vladimir Putin is scheduled to speak on Friday May 9 before Russian troops and the leaders of around twenty countries gathered in the Red Square in Moscow for the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, a commemorated event for the fourth consecutive year in the shadow of the conflict in Ukraine.
The leaders of around twenty nations must stand alongside Vladimir Putin, including his Chinese counterparts Xi Jinping and Brazilian Luiz Lula Da Silva, as well as those of countries allied to Russia such as Kazakhstan, Belarus, Vietnam, Armenia, Cuba and Venezuela.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky qualified the military parade provided for in Moscow as a parade “Lies”. In the past three years, the Russian president has spoke of the memory of victory over Nazi Germany to defend the military offensive against Ukraine, Russia ensuring that they want to “Disnazify” This neighboring country, of which it occupies around 20 % of the territory.
• Ukraine denounces attacks in full truce
The Russian president ordered to observe a ceasefire from May 8 to 10, on the occasion of these celebrations which will be crowned by a large military parade under the walls of the Kremlin. But Ukraine accused its enemy on Thursday of attacking the entire front line, evoking hundreds of violations of the truce.
At dawn Friday, local authorities in the Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions deplored that two men aged 60 and 83 were injured in Russian drone strikes. Russian forces have assured “Respect strictly” the ceasefire, saying ” answer “ to Ukrainian violations.
• Trump calls for a “unconditional 30-day ceasefire”
Donald Trump called on his Truth Social Network Thursday to a “Unconditional ceasefire of 30 days” in Ukraine. Russia like Ukraine “Will have to be accountable” et “If the ceasefire is not respected, the United States and their partners will impose other sanctions”threatened the American president, shortly after a telephone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky.
He judged that a ceasefire should lead to a “Sustainable peace” and promises to “Stay engaged” in discussions in this sense. Donald Trump had shortly after his return to power launched discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the conflict launched by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022.
• Sanctions of the United Kingdom against the Russian “ghost fleet”
The British government has announced new sanctions against the “ghost fleet” used by Russia to export its oil and gas, before a defense meeting in countries in northern Europe in Oslo.
These new sanctions are targeting “Up to one hundred oil tankers”who transported for “More than $ 24 billion” (21.3 billion euros) since the start of 2024, the government said. The United Kingdom has already targeted dozens of ships from this “ghost fleet” used by Moscow to circumvent Western restrictions imposed since the start of the war in Ukraine.
