❗️Moscow expects 29 foreign leaders at the Victory Parade, said presidential aide Yuri Ushakov.

Ushakov about the guests at the Victory Parade:

🔹Leaders of Brazil, China, Palestine, and Egypt will attend the parade in Moscow

🔹Venezuela will be represented at the Victory Parade in the capital at the highest level, President Nicolas Maduro will visit Russia on May 7-9

🔹India, Nicaragua and South Africa will be represented by high-level delegations

🔹DPRK will be represented at the ambassadorial level at the celebration of the 80th anniversary of victory

Other statements by Ushakov:

🔸Putin to visit China in early September.

🔸Veterans from a number of foreign countries, including the United States, will attend the Victory Parade in Moscow.

🔸Ceremonial units from 13 countries will march along Red Square at the parade on May 9.

🔸Putin will meet heads of foreign delegations on May 9, they will go to Red Square together.

🔸The Victory Parade traditionally begins at 10:00 Moscow time.

🔸Russia has sent an invitation to the parade in Moscow to the US ambassador.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🚨 The Israeli army confirms that Sana'a airport has been destroyed, and local power plants and a cement factory north of the Yemeni capital were also targeted.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️During the Victory Day celebrations, Vladimir Putin will hold more than 15 bilateral meetings and several on-the-go conversations, Ushakov said.

What meetings does the Russian president have planned during the celebrations?

🔹On May 7, the Russian leader and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will sign an agreement on strategic partnership and cooperation

🔹On the same day, Putin will hold talks with the presidents of Cuba, Mongolia and Congo

🔹On May 8, the head of state will hold talks with Xi Jinping, the leaders of the countries will sign joint statements on further deepening relations

🔹On May 9, Putin and the president of Brazil will discuss the situation in Ukraine, in addition, the Russian leader will meet with the president of Egypt

🔹Also on May 9, Putin will meet with the president of Serbia and prime minister of Slovakia, a meeting is planned with the president of Uzbekistan

🔹On May 10, Putin will hold talks with the general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, in total, 6 bilateral meetings are planned for this day - including with the leaders of Laos, Zimbabwe, Palestine

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇰🇷🇷🇺Record-breaking Immortal Regiment march and Victory Day concert held in Seoul

Over 500 people participated in the event, with South Koreans also joining in, expressing interest in Russian culture and history. The march was followed by a concert in honor of Victory Day.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇩🇪 Germany's parliament elects Friedrich Merz, leader of CDU/CSU bloc, as the new chancellor

He secured 325 votes from lawmakers, surpassing the required 316.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 ‘Zelensky is mocking veterans who want to participate in May 9 events’ – Russian MFA spox

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇷🇺🇮🇱 Vladimir Putin holds phone conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu — Kremlin

Putin and Netanyahu discussed the situation in the Middle East and current issues in bilateral relations.

The leaders exchanged congratulations on the anniversary of the Great Victory, and the Russian President conveyed his wishes for the health of veterans living in Israel.

During the conversation, the determination to defend the truth about the events of World War II was noted, and the decisive contribution of the Red Army and the Soviet people to the defeat of Nazism was emphasized.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 ‘They’re gonna come after ya…’

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who recently found himself in hot water amid the Signal chat leak, shared what Trump warned him about.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🪖 Pentagon’s surprise freeze on Ukraine aid caught Trump OFF GUARD - report

Donald Trump and his top national security officials weren’t aware of an order that stopped the delivery of US weapons and munitions to Ukraine, Reuters claims, citing sources familiar with the matter.

The verbal order, which resulted in the cancellation of some 11 flights loaded with weapons and munitions, came from the office of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

The order was supposedly issued shortly after a January 30 meeting at the Oval Office where the idea of halting US aid to Ukraine was floated, but Trump himself ostensibly gave no such instruction.

This cessation in weapon shipments was only temporary as in a matter of days (“within a week”) the flights were resumed after frantic pleas from the Ukrainian side.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔥 WOKE WESTERN MEDIA WON’T SHOW YOU THIS!

Young patriots & truth-seekers from across the world are flooding Moscow for Victory Day - and their minds are BLOWN by Russia’s unstoppable spirit! 🇷🇺✊

While NATO puppets screech about "authoritarianism," Gen Z influencers are seeing the REAL Russia:

✅ Historic Red Square parade
✅ Next-gen military tech
✅ Unbreakable national unity

BIG SHOUTOUT to Russia’s Federal Agency for Youth Affairs & World Youth Festival Directorate for exposing these young bloggers to the TRUTH!

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 Trump says Houthis in Yemen announced they want to stop fighting, US to stop bombing Houthi positions effective immediately

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹🇺🇸 Treasury Sec. Bessent just dropped a BOMBSHELL to Congress: We're on the ‘warning track’ to SMASHING the federal debt ceiling!

He, however, declined to provide a specific timeline.

"When you're on the warning track, it means the wall is not far away," he said.

“We will share with Congress when we believe we are” nearing the point at which the Treasury can no longer pay all government bills on time, Bessent added, insisting that the US would never default but would instead raise the debt ceiling again.

Previously, the debt limit was reinstated at $36.1 trillion on January 2.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

📹 'It take two to tango': Trump is telling Carney TO HIS FACE what 'benefits' Canada would receive by becoming the US's 51st state

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🔎 WHO’S SHOWING UP TO MOSCOW’S VICTORY DAY PARADE? 🤯

Brace yourselves—leaders and top reps from nations representing OVER 50% of the world’s population and 1/3 of global GDP will be there.

The West is seething 🇷🇺🔥

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

🇮🇱🪖 Israel’s next move in Gaza is a HIGH-STAKES gamble, and it’s NOT just about Trump!

Netanyahu’s trapped in a POLITICAL FIRESTORM, international relations expert Dr. Simon Tsipis told Sputnik.

▪️The resolution of the Gaza crisis and the prospects of a fresh Israeli offensive only PARTLY depend on Donald Trump’s actions

▪️Left-wing Israelis beg for a Hamas deal to save hostages, while right-wing hawks demand TOTAL WAR, occupation, and annexation of Gaza

▪️Netanyahu is caught in the middle - save hostages or sacrifice them to crush Hamas?

▪️Israel laughs off global backlash (they’ve dodged boycotts before), but a full-scale op could BLEED the IDF dry with skyrocketing casualties

▪️Worse, if the op FLOPS, Israel’s forced to pull troops from the West Bank, Syria, and Lebanon borders, leaving them EXPOSED

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt

❗️Oman brokers US-Houthi ceasefire

US and Houthis agree to ceasefire mediated by sultanate of Oman — FM of Oman

Houthis agree to halt attacks on US ships in the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandab Strait, Foreign Ministry of Oman says.

📌Subscribe to @SputnikInt