Putin has declared a two-day Victory Day ceasefire while Zelensky has countered with an open-ended truce starting 6 May 2026. Here is what the duelling pauses really mean.
Russian troops are within a kilometre of Kostiantynivka, Putin has floated a Victory Day truce, and Zelensky is having none of it. Here is what is happening and why it matters for UK readers.
Ukraine has struck a major Lukoil refinery in Perm, more than 1,500km from the front line, while Putin used a 90-minute call with Trump to pitch a one-day Victory Day ceasefire that Kyiv is treating with deep scepticism.
Russia has blocked 439 VPN services, shut down WhatsApp, throttled Telegram, and jammed mobile internet across Moscow in what experts are calling the most aggressive digital crackdown since the Soviet era.
Reports suggest that Iran's newly appointed leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been transported to Moscow for emergency surgery following injuries sustained in airstrikes.