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Morning opening: It was not a ceasefire
Yakup Krupa
As Russia and Ukraine approach the Victory Day parade in Moscow this morning, they are accused of violating two different versions of their proposed ceasefire. The Kremlin is reportedly worried about a potential Ukrainian attack.
Ukraine offered an indefinite ceasefire earlier this week, but this offer was repeatedly violated by Russia. After attacks that continued throughout the night, the president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in question:
“All this clearly shows that not even a token attempt was made on the Russian side to cease fire on the front. Today, Ukraine will respond in the same way as we did in the last 24 hours. “We will defend our positions and the lives of our people.”
Russia wants shorter time artificial Officials declared a ceasefire to protect the parade, which Kiev never accepted, and said they would respond “symmetrically” to any attack by Ukraine.
As my colleague Pjotr Sauer It was stated earlier this week, Victory Day has been central to Vladimir Putin’s vision of Russian identity throughout his more than 25 years in power. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has further intensified the annual celebrations, with Putin using the opportunity to frame and legitimize the current war.
Let’s see how the next few hours shape up as the celebration approaches. I’ll also tell you more about the event’s (very short) guest list.
We’ll follow the US secretary of state elsewhere Marco Rubio He met with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, to follow the preparations Péter Magyar There is an opening in Hungary tomorrow and let’s see how things are on the ship. journey hit by hantavirus.
His Friday, 8 May 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
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come back Preparations for Moscow’s Victory ParadeReuters now reports: In the latest signal of concern about the incident, “a limit is being placed on the number of foreign journalists covering the incident.” As a result of the “change in the format of the parade.”
The Kremlin also responded to a report Financial Times newspaper (£) EU leaders are preparing for possible negotiations with Moscow, I insist Putin “ready to negotiate with anyone” but it will not start the process.
American Rubio came to Rome to meet with Meloni
US Secretary of State Rubio is preparing to meet with Italian Meloni in order to repair relations strained due to Iran
Today we’ll also look at Italy, where US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet with the country’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.
He met with Italy’s foreign minister earlier today Antonio TajaniAfter meeting with Pope Leo yesterday, he continues his two-day trip to Italy and the Vatican.
There is no shortage of topics to discuss Given the rising tensions between Italy and the US in recent months over Rome’s refusal to join or support the US war in Iran.
Italian Meloni and US Trump were close allies – The Prime Minister even attended his inauguration last year – but as our correspondent Angela Giuffrida noted, This relationship, which has its roots in shared nationalist rhetoric, is now unraveling as quickly as it was established.
Trump recently took issue with Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, saying he “lacks courage” for not joining the US-Israeli war on Iran.
The rebuke came after Meloni described Trump’s attack on Pope Leo, a vocal critic of the Iran war, as “unacceptable.”
“He’s the unacceptable one,” Trump said, “because he doesn’t care whether Iran has nuclear weapons, and he would blow up Italy in two minutes if he had the chance.”
Rumen Radev confirmed as Bulgaria’s new prime minister
Meanwhile, Former president Rumen Radev has been confirmed as the new prime minister of Bulgaria.
In the vote held today in the Bulgarian parliament, all 124 deputies from his party voted in favor, while 70 deputies voted against and 36 deputies abstained.
In the elections held last month (the eighth election in Bulgaria since 2021) Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party wins majority of seats in parliament The first such case in 1997.
fFormer president sparks wave of voter anger over deep-rooted corruption and the old parties that allow it.
But there is Some questions about the new prime minister’s attitude towards Russia. Radev, 62, who left the largely ceremonial presidency in January to embark on an anti-corruption campaign, has criticized the recently signed defense agreement between Bulgaria and Ukraine and opposed Sofia sending weapons to Kiev.
AFP noted: Kiev says Moscow ignored Ukraine’s call to stop fighting earlier this week Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy did this to test whether the Kremlin was serious about making a short respite in the four-year war.
Russia threatens a major attack on the heart of Kiev if Ukraine blocks the Victory Day parade On Saturday, he repeatedly called on foreign diplomats to evacuate Ukraine’s capital ahead of time.
Morning opening: It was not a ceasefire
Yakup Krupa
As Russia and Ukraine approach the Victory Day parade in Moscow this morning, they are accused of violating two different versions of their proposed ceasefire. The Kremlin is reportedly worried about a potential Ukrainian attack.
Ukraine offered an indefinite ceasefire earlier this week, but this offer was repeatedly violated by Russia. After attacks that continued throughout the night, the president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in question:
“All this clearly shows that not even a token attempt was made on the Russian side to cease fire on the front. Today, Ukraine will respond in the same way as we did in the last 24 hours. “We will defend our positions and the lives of our people.”
Russia wants shorter time artificial Officials declared a ceasefire to protect the parade, which Kiev never accepted, and said they would respond “symmetrically” to any attack by Ukraine.
As my colleague Pjotr Sauer It was stated earlier this week, Victory Day has been central to Vladimir Putin’s vision of Russian identity throughout his more than 25 years in power. Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has further intensified the annual celebrations, with Putin using the opportunity to frame and legitimize the current war.
Let’s see how the next few hours shape up as the celebration approaches. I’ll also tell you more about the event’s (very short) guest list.
We’ll follow the US secretary of state elsewhere Marco Rubio He met with the Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, to follow the preparations Péter Magyar There is an opening in Hungary tomorrow and let’s see how things are on the ship. journey hit by hantavirus.
His Friday, 8 May 2026his Yakup Krupa here and this Europe Live.
Good morning.
