2025-05-06: Russia Roundup

So far today: 2025-05-06 08:42am GMT

ecns.cn (2025-05-06). Xi-Putin meet to highlight strategic talks. ecns.cn President Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to Russia from Wednesday to Saturday and attend celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-06). Ovechkin presents Lukashenko with autographed hockey jersey. eng.belta.by Russian NHL player Alexander Ovechkin presented Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko with an autographed hockey jersey. A photo of the gift was published in Pul pervogo Telegram channel.

geo.tv (2025-05-05). Moscow ready to resolve Pakistan-India differences over Kashmir: Russian FM. geo.tv Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrives at the Itamaraty Palace on the day of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil April 29, 2025. — ReutersRussia to help resolve issue over mutual desire of Pakistan, India.This comes days after Russian FM spoke to…

newarab (2025-05-05). Romania's far right wins first round of presidential elections. newarab.com The closely watched rerun could potentially herald a foreign policy shift in the EU country of 19 million, which has become a key pillar of NATO since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. | With 99 percent of ballots counted, nationalist AUR party leader Simion – a fan of US President Donald Trump – was leading with 40.5 percent of the vote. | He will face off against pro-EU Bu…

Bar Peleg (2025-05-05). Families slam new Gaza plan for land over our. haaretz.com 'Ulterior motives are at play, and the government is playing Russian roulette with our children's lives,' one hostage mother said after Israel's security cabinet unanimously decided to expand operations in Gaza…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2025-05-05). Air defense downs 26 Ukrainian drones in three Russian regions. plenglish.com Moscow, May 5 (Prensa Latina) The air defense systems on duty shot down 26 Ukrainian attack drones that targeted three Russian southwestern regions, the Defense Ministry informed on Monday.

Editor (2025-05-05). The Anglo-Nazi Global Empire That Almost Was. scheerpost.com By Kit Klarenberg / Global Delinquents As VE Day approaches, Western officials, pundits and journalists are widely seeking to exploit the 80th anniversary of Nazism's defeat for political purposes. European leaders have threatened state attendees of Russia's grand May 9th victory parade with adverse consequences. Meanwhile, countless sources draw historical comparisons between appeasement of Nazi Germany throughout the 1930s, …

Human Rights Watch (2025-05-05). Torture, Death of a Ukrainian Journalist in Russian Custody. hrw.org Click to expand Image | A commemoration Ukrainian journalist Victoria Roshchyna who died in Russian captivity, Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) in Kyiv, Ukraine, October 11, 2024. | © 2024 Yan Dobronosov/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images…

eng.belta.by (2025-05-05). Russian Ambassador: Victory Banner embodies unparalleled feat of soldiers-liberators. eng.belta.by The Victory Banner is the embodiment of the unparalleled feat of the liberators,Russian Ambassador to Belarus Boris Gryzlov said at a ceremony of raising the Victory Banner at the Russian Embassy in Minsk.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-05). Students from Belarus, Russia gather for Great Victory forum in Minsk. eng.belta.by The two-day international youth forum The Light of the Great Victory has kicked off at Belarusian State University.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-05). Belarusian defense minister urges to continue glorious traditions of generation of winners. eng.belta.by We should continue the glorious military and labor traditions of the generation of winners, Belarusian Defense Minister Viktor Khrenin said at a ceremony of raising the Victory Banner at the Russian Embassy in Minsk.

eng.belta.by (2025-05-05). International forum at Belarus' Academy of Sciences to mark Victory's 80th anniversary. eng.belta.by The international forum will get together historians from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kursk, Smolensk, Tambov and Tula regions, Republic of Tatarstan, Chuvashia and the Chechen Republic, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan.

The Sirius Report (2025-05-05). Ukraine Seemingly Gearing up for Victory Day Attack. thesiriusrepo Paul discusses why thwarted Ukrainian drone strikes today as well as recent statements and actions by Kiev seemingly indicate that Moscow should take the risk of an attack on Victory Day very seriously.

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