Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not attack Putin’s military parade in Moscow in return for prisoner swap
Zelenskyy said Ukraine will not strike the parade and declared a ceasefire, while warning of an “absolute response” if Russia violates the truce.
- On Saturday, May 9, 2026, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a decree excluding Moscow's Red Square from Ukrainian weapon targets, facilitating a three-day ceasefire mediated by President Donald Trump.
- President Vladimir Putin sought the ceasefire to hold Victory Day celebrations "calmly," as Russia scaled back parades across the country due to security considerations.
- The ceasefire deal includes a prisoner exchange freeing 1,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war, with Zelenskyy stating Moscow's Red Square "is less important to us than the lives of Ukrainian prisoners."
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the decree as a "foolish joke," while both nations warned of an "absolute response" if the ceasefire is violated.
- Analysts including Sam Greene view the scaled-down celebrations as signs of Putin's anxiety, though Kyiv resident Anna Kalitvetseva expressed indifference to the events.
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The large military parade commemorating the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany began on Saturday in Moscow's Red Square under heavy security. A decree issued by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, "authorizing" the parade, has sparked controversy. On Friday, Zelenskyy issued a decree "permitting" the Russian military parade in Moscow. He also assured the public that no weapons would be pointed at Red Square. "I hereby order: to permit…
Zelensky's decree states that, considering the numerous requests and with a humanitarian purpose, it is authorized to carry out a parade in Moscow (Russian Federation) on May 09, 2026. During the parade (...), the Red Square will be excluded from the plan for the use of Ukrainian weapons. It can be read. The President of the United States announced today a three-day ceasefire between Kiev and Moscow from Saturday. The Russian Presidency (Kremlin…
Ukraine President Wolodymyr Selenskyj (48) has not lost his humour.
The Kremlin reacts outrageously to a decree of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Selenskyi. On Friday he had given his "permission" for the military parade in Moscow.
Selenskyy allows Putin's parade by decree – a presidential trolling that unsparingly exposes Russia's weakness.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree authorizing the parade to be held in Moscow on May 9, 2026. The corresponding document appeared on the president’s official website on May 8. According to the text of the decree, the decision was made “taking into account numerous requests” and “for a humanitarian purpose” determined during negotiations with the American side on May 8. The document also stipulates that on May 9, from 10:00…
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