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Kremlin spokesman: War declaration on May 9 'nonsense.'

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Kremlin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed reports that Russia could officially declare war against Ukraine and start a national mobilization on May 9, when Russia celebrates the Soviet Union's victory in World War II. Ukraine's intelligence earlier reported that Russian troops could hold a military parade in Mariupol on this date.

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