Page 40 - May 9 News Today

British defense ministry says Moscow wants "significant successes" ahead of the annual WW2 commemoration.

In connection with potential gatherings on the April 26 anniversary of 2007 unrest in Tallinn (the so-called Bronze Night) and May 9, the police will be banning public meetings that could incite hatred and where symbols of aggression could be displayed between April 26 and May 10. Commemorating victims of WWII is not prohibited but must not manifest in inciting violence and feud.

Will fall and it is possible by may 9th, i am sure you know, there is a victory day, world war ii victory day on may 9, so there are rumours back and forth that putin would like to stop the war, at least declare some sort of victory by then. so it is possible that with the taking of mariupol, that could be one of those prizes, a sort of declaration for at least the completion of this stage of the war. but, once again, i think putin knows only what putin knows. we have heard numerous accusations ...

Society needs to see that solutions to problems are not always black-and-white choices, Center Party Secretary General Andre Hanimägi says, speaking in the context of the upcoming 'Victory Day' on May 9 and its relation to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Place for help. >> to apply the weapons ukraine or ghost of any excuse might mean only one thing. such politicians when help russian authorities more than us. >> zelensky also spoke with 60 minutes this week. mean what western intelligence officials say the day to keep in mind is may 9. they believe vladimir putin will want to declare some sort of victory in ukraine then a date that coincides with the russias victory over nazi germany during world war ii, dana. >> jeff paul reporting from ukrain...

Latvia has watched Ukraine and sees what Putin has in mind for it.

Of towns that civilians are being killed out well. if this conflict is changing and if we are looking at a may 9 victorious from putins at the presidents position that putin must lose this war? and if so will be president tried to get zelensky what he says he needs? >> let me first say you are absolutely right, dana. the reports were saying in a change and military including a general ins charge responsible for the brutalities was on serious shows are going to be a continuation of what weve alre...

General has been put in charge of russian forces, pushing to advance through ukrainian cities. and towns. it tells us a number of things. one is that vladimir putin is looking both to disinformation abroad and disinformation at home. this is the man who is believed to have delivered the victories so to speak of russia in sierra and in support of president assad forces. also the man who impunity lives on in the collective global memory. the hope were told by president putin is he will deliver a v...

The symbolic significance in Russia of May 9 - 'Victory Day' - should not be overestimated, and is certainly not considered an end in itself in the Kremlin's reckoning on the war in Ukraine, Rainer Saks says.

I wonder what kind of success hes going to demand he has that day. >> i was thinking that because there was a rumor in moscow for some time theyd have to finish by may 9. thats why they started getting out of kyiv last week. but then the mood changed again, and now its, you know, were going to fight to the last moment. were going to celebrate victory. were going to show that we are not stepping back one inch and so on and so forth. so it is possible that they would want to finish by may 9th and ...