The Russian authorities have canceled the parade and march for the Victory Day on 9 May, initially planned in the self-proclaimed republics of Donetsk and Lugansk. Russian forces practiced simulated attacks with missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads in the western enclave of Kaliningrad, located between Poland and Lithuania. The Russian Defense Ministry took care of spreading the news in a statement. Russia has practiced simulated “electronic launches” of nuclear-capable Iskander mobile ballistic missile systems that have a range of 700 kilometers and are capable of reaching Berlin.
The White House accused the New York Times of being “irresponsible” for publishing an article claiming that US intelligence helped Ukraine kill Russian generals.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with Israeli Prime Minister Bennett, apologized for the recent statements by Minister Sergey Lavrov who in an interview with Rete 4 said that Zelensky has Jewish origins “like Hitler”, sparking the wrath of Israel. Bennett thanked Putin for “having clarified his thinking towards the Jewish people and the memory of the Shoah”.
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00.17 – Italy at the UN, to create safe passages to evacuate civilians
Ambassador Maurizio Massari, permanent representative to the UN, at the meeting of the Security Council on Ukraine denounced once again how the indiscriminate bombing of Russia has targeted densely populated areas: “This is unacceptable and we firmly support the creation of safe passages for the evacuation of civilians “. “We are also concerned about the many journalists and information workers killed and injured since the beginning of the conflict and the cases of gender-based violence against women and girls,” he added. The ambassador explained that for this reason Italy welcomes all the instruments for ascertaining violations of human rights and humanitarian law in Ukraine, and supports the Commission of Inquiry established by the Human Rights Council for the ascertainment of serious violations of human rights and investigations into war crimes launched by national authorities and the International Criminal Court on input from Rome and over 40 countries. Massari reiterated that Italy “appreciates and strongly supports the diplomatic initiative taken by Secretary General Guterres with his recent mission to Moscow and Kiev” and the belief that it is necessary to take “urgent steps” to achieve peace, of the first of which is a broad and sustainable ceasefire. Underlining how the illegitimate Russian aggression is causing one of the most serious humanitarian crises since the Second World War, the ambassador then reiterated Italy’s appeal “for Russia to guarantee safe, rapid and unhindered access to humanitarian assistance. and allows the export of basic Ukrainian agricultural products ».
00.01 – USA attacks Russia at the UN, justice will be done
«We need unhindered access throughout Ukraine, so that the UN and its partners can reach all those in need and people of all nationalities can escape. Convoys and evacuations take days, weeks or months of intense negotiation. They can’t be the norm. The only rule we should accept is for Ukraine to return to its normal life, without Russian forces illegally in its territory ”. This was stated by the American ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield. “Here at the Security Council and at the United Nations we can help Ukraine to return to normal in two ways – she added – by supporting the Ukrainian people and her efforts and holding Russia accountable. Make no mistake, justice will be served ».
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