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EU rejects Putin call for Gerhard Schröder role in Ukraine peace talks

Top EU diplomat Kaja Kallas says Kremlin-friendly former German chancellor cannot be considered impartial

Greece scrambles to explain how explosive-packed drone landed in its waters

Minister defends preparedness against novel threat after officials detonate device suspected to be from Ukraine

Vladimir Putin suggests Ukraine war is ‘coming to an end’

Russian president damns western support that has allowed Ukraine to hold out and asks for talks with Gerhard Schröder in remarks after diminished Victory Day parade

Russia will always be victorious, says Putin at scaled-back Victory Day parade

Moscow blanketed in heavy security despite last-minute announcement of three-day ceasefire with Ukraine

Trump announces Russia-Ukraine three-day ceasefire from 9 May

US president posts on Truth Social ceasefire will include suspension of all ‘kinetic activity’ and prisoner swaps

Royal Navy tracks Russian frigate for one month off UK coast

Moscow steps up maritime presence in North Sea after UK threats to seize shadow fleet oil tankers

New Hungarian PM’s voters want action on climate and LGBTQ+ rights, poll finds

Exclusive: Voters remain split on issues critical to EU, such as support for Ukraine and dependence on Russian energy

‘Putin only cares about parades’: fury as Russia rains missiles on Ukraine during 24-hour truce

Dozens killed despite ceasefire announced by Zelenskyy, after Moscow asked for Saturday truce for its annual military parade

Moscow shuts down airports and mobile signals as Victory Day parade looms

Kremlin tightens security ahead of Russia’s biggest national celebration on 9 May amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikes

Zelenskyy condemns Russian ‘cynicism’ over parade truce as attack kills five

Russian attack on gas facility in Poltava region kills three energy firm employees and two emergency service workers

Europe must face up to ‘tensions’ with Trump, Keir Starmer says

PM’s comments at European Political Community summit come as UK seeks to join EU’s loan scheme for Ukraine

Bomb meant for ‘Butcher of Bucha’ kills subordinate in remote Russian town, sources say

A Russian commander who led troops during the Bucha massacre in 2022 was said to be the blast’s intended target

Trump and Putin discuss Iran war and float temporary Ukraine ceasefire in call

Russian president welcomed decision to extend Iran ceasefire in what US president said was a ‘very good conversation’

Ukraine asks Israel to seize vessel it claims is carrying grain stolen by Russia

Accusation vessel contains grain looted from Russian-occupied territories triggers diplomatic spat between both nations

Kim praises North Korean soldiers who blew themselves up to evade Ukraine capture

Leader mentions for first time lengths to which troops go to avoid falling into enemy hands while fighting for Russia

Russia to hold Victory Day parade without military hardware due to fears of Ukraine attack

Annual event will feature no military hardware, which is vulnerable to long-range drones striking on near-daily basis

US ambassador to Ukraine appointed by Trump steps down after less than a year in the job

Julie Davis will retire amid reports she had grown frustrated with Donald Trump, a claim denied by the state department

Renewable energy will boost national security and protect UK from sabotage, minister says

Widely dispersed wind farms and solar panels are harder to target than fossil fuel power stations, Michael Shanks says

Ukrainian action thriller billed as Saving Private Ryan for the drone age

Killhouse is based on real-life story of civilian couple saved from battlefield by Ukrainian drone operators

Russian airstrikes kill at least seven people in Ukraine overnight

Dnipro bore the brunt of the attacks but Odesa and Kharkiv were also targeted in largest onslaught for several days