A notice about the airspace closure was published on the U.S. Defense Department's NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) website on May 10, as cited by Ukrainian defense news outlet Militarnyi.
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov rejected the idea of a 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, claiming in an interview with ABC News on May 10 that it would be "an advantage" for Ukraine.
"Our involvement in the war was justifiable, and this belongs to our sovereign rights," North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said. "I regard this as part of the sacred mission we must execute for our brothers and comrades-in-arms."
"We have a plan B and a plan C. But our focus is plan A, the essence of which is to get everyone's support" for Ukraine's accession, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
"(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.
Secretary of State in the Ministry of Defence of Poland, Pawe Bejda speaks during a ceremony of signing of offset agreements with US companies - General Electrics and Boeing for purchase and offset operation support of Apache AH-64E helicopters for the Polish army in Warsaw on Aug. 5, 2024. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Polish Defense Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz signed a $10 billion agreement with U.S. company Boeing for 96 Apache attack helicopters for the country's army, Polish media reported on Aug. 13.
The contract, signed in the Polish city of Inowrocław, incudes the delivery of 96 of the helicopters along with a logistics and training package.
Poland's new Apaches will replace the Soviet-era Mi-24 helicopters in the Polish army aviation.
Poland also has acquired the equipment needed to maintain these helicopters, which will allow the country's aircraft plants to overhaul or repair individual AH-64E components.
Commenting on the deal, U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski noted that Poland “is becoming the largest operator of Apache helicopters outside the United States.”
Earlier this week, Poland signed another deal worth more than $1.2 billion for the production of 48 M903 launchers for Patriot missile defense systems.
Both contracts are part of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s package of investments designed to strengthen Poland’s military capacity and ability to prevent potential aggression from Russia and Belarus as Russia continues its full-scale war in Ukraine.
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