For the first time in nearly twenty years, Moscow's Victory Day parade will roll out without a single tank or missile. The reason says more about the war in Ukraine than the Kremlin would like.
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.
Russia has confirmed its 9 May Victory Day parade will go ahead without military vehicles or cadets for the first time in nearly two decades, citing a 'terrorist threat' from Kyiv as Ukrainian drones reach ever deeper into Russian territory.