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Russian ambassador attacked and drenched with red paint by Polish protesters

Footage shared widely online shows paint being hurled at Mr Andreev

The Independent UK

Fresh Putin nuclear war concern as source gives grim 'psychiatric health' warning

One oligarch close to Vladimir Putin has claimed the threat of a nuclear war is 'very real'

Wales Online

Vladimir Putin's ruthless private death squad storms Ukraine in 'worrying development'

Members of the Wagner Group have been called into eastern Ukraine in an apparent bid to boost Russia's faltering forces after its troops were driven out of the Kyiv region

Daily Mirror

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Putin claims West ‘was planning to invade Russia’ as he justifies conflict

Vladimir Putin, whose health is the subject of persistent rumours, gave a speech at the annual Victory Day parade, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany

Daily Record

Victory Day parade coverage hacked with pro-Ukraine message humiliating Putin

Russians watching the coverage of Victory Day - an event celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII - were treated to an unexpectedly anti-war message

Daily Mirror

Marc Almond on his early days in Soho and the return of Soft Cell

Almond is back with Soft Cell’s first album in 20 years

Evening Standard

Russian ambassador doused in red by anti-war protesters in Poland

The Russian ambassador to Poland was doused in a red substance on Monday by people protesting against the war in Ukraine as he went to lay flowers at the Soviet Military Cemetery in Warsaw to mark the 77th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.

Reuters

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Ukraine: Victory Day celebrations can't mask how badly things are going for Vladimir Putin

Russians gathered on May 9 for the annual Victory Day celebrations, a hugely symbolic commemoration of Nazism’s defeat in the second world war. Elsewhere in the world, there is general agreement that Russia’s military has so far failed to achieve the strategic territorial gains that would have allowed Vladimir Putin…

The Conversation

Putin's Doomsday jet flyover at Victory Parade cancelled amid 'sabotage fears'

Vladimir Putin's 'Doomsday' nuclear fighter jet failed to make an appearance at the Victory Day parade in Moscow, with officials blaming "bad weather" as the entire air element was axed

Daily Mirror

‘Buying milk will never be the same’: UK ambassador to Ukraine hugged at supermarket

Melinda Simmons, the UK’s representative in Kyiv, says she was hugged by a resident to say thank you for Britain’s help

The Independent UK

Putin’s Victory Day speech gives few hints about his plans for the war, but shows he’s stuck for fresh ideas

The annual parade for victory in the Second World War in Red Square marks an ominous milestone for Putin’s Russia, and the wider world.

Evening Standard

Vladimir Putin's nuclear threat is 'very real' amid bad health, insider warns

Russian President Vladimir Putin's health has been under the microscope in recent weeks amid reports that he is suffering from both abdominal cancer and Parkinson’s disease

Daily Mirror

What is Victory Day? Vladimir Putin gives speech on Russia’s war on Ukraine at parade

‘Defending the Motherland when its fate is being decided has always been sacred,’ Putin said

The Independent UK

Vladimir Putin spouting 'fairytale claims' about Nato, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace

Moscow's generals "utterly complicit" in "hijacking" the memory of Russian troops who fought the Nazis in WW2

Daily Mirror

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Vladimir Putin sparks more health rumours as coughing president covers up with blanket

Vladimir Putin was spotted keeping warm with a heavy blanket as he oversaw the massive parade to mark the day when Russia effectively brought World War Two to a close

Daily Mirror

Inside Putin's terrifying Doomsday Plane as flypast axed on Russia's Victory Day

Victory Day is an important date in the calendar for Russia's Kremlin and a chance to remind the world about the capabilities of the country's military, including Putin's mysterious 'Doomsday Plane'

The Independent UK

Russian nukes could destroy Nato countries in ‘half an hour’, head of Kremlin’s space agency claims

Roscosmos chief also gives own definition of ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin may decide to use tactical nuclear bomb on Ukraine TODAY, expert claims

Tactical nuclear weapons is an umbrella term for a wide range of weaponry considered for use on the battlefield - and Vladimir Putin could be about to use one of his numerous bombs

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Evening Standard

Boris Johnson blasts Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, calling it a ‘vanity war he must lose’

EXCLUSIVE: in a scathing assessment, Boris Johnson tore into Mr Putin’s invasion of Ukraine as an “ego-driven mistake” which now had no clear strategic objective

Reuters

Russian satellite TV shows a Ukraine message: 'blood on your hands'

Russian satellite television menus were altered on Monday to show viewers in Moscow messages about the war in Ukraine: "You have blood on your hands", according to screenshots obtained by Reuters.

The Guardian - US

We must fight powerful bullies, whether they are Putin, Trump, or tech billionaires

Throughout history, the central struggle of civilization has been against brutality by the powerful. Civil society doesn’t let might make right

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Putin ties Ukraine invasion to second world war

Soldiers ‘fighting for same thing their fathers and grandfathers did’, says president in Victory Day speech. Plus, why film posters for comedies have huge red letters

Asharq Al-Awsat

No End in Sight for Ukraine War as Putin Hails Victory Day

Russian President Vladimir Putin used his country's biggest patriotic holiday Monday to again justify his war in Ukraine but did not declare even a limited victory or signal where the conflict is headed, as his forces pressed their offensive with few signs of progress. The Russian leader oversaw a Victory…

Reuters

Reactions to Putin's Victory Day speech

Russian President Vladimir Putin evoked the memory of Soviet heroism in World War Two on Monday to urge his army towards victory in Ukraine, saying the West had been "preparing for the invasion of our land, including Crimea".

Al Jazeera

Fiji pauses US seizure of yacht linked to Russian oligarch

Washington says the luxury vessel is owned by sanctioned Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov.

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