Ukraine claims Russia has broken its own cease-fire more than 734 times since it took effect Thursday, Ukraine said.

Ukraine says Russia has launched widespread attacks, calling Putin's declaration of a three-day truce a "farce."

Hardly any other country marks the end of World War II with the same fanfare and fervor as Russia, for which the victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago remains a source of immense pride and a defining

Moscow's grand avenues, like every year in early May, were taken over by the growling of 80-year-old tanks and the smell of gasoline burned by military vehicles. At the turn of the month, Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Ukraine "cannot be held responsible" for whatever happens during Russian President Vladimir Putin's military spectacle,

The Trump administration has said it wants to pull apart Russia and China, but the two countries need each other too much.

Vladimir Putin welcomed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday for talks in the Kremlin that Moscow hopes will provide a diplomatic boost for the Russian leader at a key moment in the war with Ukraine.