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All'inizio del cessate il fuoco, Zelenskyy afferma: ‘La Piazza Rossa è meno importante per noi della vita dei prigionieri ucraini che possono essere riportati a casa’

L'Ucraina ha proposto un cessate il fuoco a tempo indetermminato questa settimana, ma esso è stato ripetutamente violato dalla Russia • L'AFP ha riferito che Kyiv ha dichiarato che Mosca ha ignorato l'appello ucraino a interrompere i combattimenti all'inizio della settimana, un gesto che il presidente ucraino Volodymyr Zelenskyy ha interpretato come un test per verificare se il Cremlino fosse serio nel concedere una breve tregua nella guerra che dura da quattro anni. • La Russia ha minacciato un attacco massiccio al cuore di Kyiv se l'Ucraina dovesse disturbare la parata del Giorno della Vittoria di sabato, esortando ripetutamente i diplomatici stranieri a evacuare la capitale ucraina in anticipo. Continua a leggere...

Kremlin tightens security ahead of Russia’s biggest national celebration on 9 May amid fears of Ukrainian drone strikesRussia shut down airports and temporarily cut mobile internet access for many users in Moscow on Tuesday, as it tightened security ahead of the 9 May Victory Day parade marking the defeat of Nazi Germany.The parade – Russia’s foremost national celebration – has already been scaled back and will proceed without heavy military hardware for the first time in nearly two decades, amid fears of long-range Ukrainian drone strikes. Continue reading...

Apple Distribution International, based in Ireland, made payments worth £635,000 to a Russian streaming serviceThe UK government has fined a subsidiary of Apple £390,000 for breaching sanctions against Moscow over payments it made to a Russian streaming platform.Apple Distribution International (ADI), based in the Republic of Ireland, instructed an unnamed UK-based bank to make two payments to a company owned by a sanctioned Russian entity. Continue reading...

Investigative reporter Szabolcs Panyi covered story alleging foreign minister had passed information to Sergei LavrovThe Hungarian government has filed charges against one of the country’s most prominent investigative journalists, accusing him of spying for Ukraine, as officials grapple with the fallout of allegations that Budapest shared confidential EU information with Moscow.The claims of espionage cap off a tumultuous week in Hungarian politics, in which relations with the EU plummeted to new lows and polls suggested that Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party is still lagging behind in support before next month’s election. Continue reading...