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As long as guests are here, until May 10, we need to be ready for restrictions,
he added, calling on Muscovites to be understanding
We are from Rostov-on-Don. Nothing scares us,
said 22-year-old student Valeria Pavlova.jpg)
We need to take into account that dangerous neighbourhood that we have,
Peskov said, referring to UkraineWe think it’s probably impossible for us to mediate this entirely without at least some direct negotiation between the two,
he saidWe are not withdrawing this proposal, which could give diplomacy a chance. But the world is not seeing any response from Russia,
he saidThe only obstacle to ceasefire is Kiev, who violates the agreements and is not willing to discuss conditions for a long-term cessation of hostilities."
She claimed
The Ukrainian armed forces’ conduct during the 72-hour ceasefire on May 8-10, declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin in connection with the Victory Day, will be a test for their peaceful intentions."
The Kremlin spokesperson continuedThe ceasefire ... on the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory, has begun,
Russia's state RIA news agency reported
I wouldn’t say that the Russians are uninterested in bringing this thing to a resolution,
Vance said during an onstage interview with Munich Security Council president Wolfgang Ischinger
We are getting to a point where some decisions are going to have to be made,
said Trump
Marco Rubio expressed yesterday, I think, also the assessment that they had the American team now is getting a better understanding of the Russian position and of the root causes of this situation,
said Sergei Lavrov, the foreign minister, during an interview on Meet the Press last weekThere was no reason for Putin to be shooting missiles into civilian areas, cities and towns, over the last few days,
Trump wrote thenIn particular, the step that we would like to make right now is we would like both the Russians and the Ukrainians to actually agree on some basic guidelines for sitting down and talking to one another,
he saidModi is jealous of our ties with China and was surprised to learn that Xi would be the parade’s main guest,
the diplomat said
What’s interesting is whether someone from the U.S. will come and at what level. The fact that there will be no Europeans — it's clear that this is a confrontation and a correct assessment that Russia is undoubtedly using the parade for domestic and foreign political positioning of the war with Ukraine,
Gabuev told The Moscow TimesThe Kremlin plans to use the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany to draw parallels with today [and say that] victory is just as inevitable,
Boris Bondarev, a former diplomat at Russia’s mission to the UN in Geneva, told The Moscow TimesThe only real show of solidarity comes from China and a few post-Soviet neighbors, but they don’t have much of a choice,
the analyst saidMost importantly, just like Yalta and Potsdam shaped the postwar order, [the Kremlin will say] we expect a new world order after the Ukraine war — one that’s ‘fair’ in Russia’s eyes, meaning Russia can do whatever it wants with zero consequences,
said Bondarev, who resigned in protest against the full-scale invasionIt is important that [Brazilian President] Lula is coming. The presence of Central Asian leaders is important — that was known in advance,
said Alexander Gabuev, director of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center in BerlinThis is not overcoming isolation. And the holiday itself splits the nation, as many see the celebrations as Putin's personal project, not as May 9 in its usual and customary meaning,
the anonymous political expert said