Major French alcohol seller to cease operations in Russia

The Russian leader also said he would be willing to meet President Volodymyr Zelensky in a third country — a shift from his usual invitation to host the Ukrainian president in Moscow.

Magyar's Tisza party resoundingly defeated Orban's Fidesz in the parliamentary elections on April 12, pledging a pivot away from Budapest's pro-Moscow direction and a mend in ties with the EU.

"It turned out that Fico simply provided a fairly detailed account of what he had discussed with Zelensky," Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters on May 9.

A handful of foreign attendants of the scaled-back 2026 parade included Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko.

A greatest hits compilation of Russia's most modern military hardware was shown on a video displayed on screens at the event.

The surprise ceasefire, first announced by U.S. President Donald Trump, is scheduled to remain in place from May 9-11.

The number includes 1,080 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

The global perception of the United States has fallen for a third consecutive year, now ranking several spots behind Russia, a survey commissioned by the Alliance of Democracies Foundations revealed on May 7.

The man is accused of assisting the head of the Izolyatsia prison camp in the torture of inmates. His arrest marks the second time a foreign country has detained a suspect charged with war crimes in Ukraine.

The declaration makes no mention of a ceasefire on attacks elsewhere in Russia.