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Russia and Ukraine Confirm Three-Day Ceasefire and 1,000-for-1,000 Prisoner Swap

The U.S.-brokered pause links a major prisoner exchange to Russia's Victory Day.

Putin Presides Over Scaled-Back Victory Day Parade Under Tight Security

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Russia Scraps Military Hardware From May 9 Victory Day Parade

Russian Embassy in Seoul Removes 'Victory Will Be Ours' Banner, Cancels Outside Event

Russian Embassy in Seoul Keeps Wartime Slogan Banner Despite Removal Request

Moscow Replaces Gulag Museum With New Site Focused on Nazi Crimes

Zelensky Marks War's 1,418th Day, Calls for a United Western Response

Ukraine War Reaches 1,418 Days, Matching Soviet Great Patriotic War

Putin Signs Law Making April 19 a Day of Remembrance for Victims of the Genocide of the Soviet People

Russia Urges CIS States to Join Defense of Soviet WWII Memorials in Europe

Dresden Marks 80 Years of Soviet War Memorial as Russian Envoy Lays Wreaths

Russian Ambassador Makes Low-Key Graveside Visit on Île d’Oléron as France Withholds Protocol

Putin Marks National Unity Day With Kremlin Honors and Visit to WWII Anniversary Exhibition

CIS Studios Sign Memorandums for ‘Iskra’ WWII Drama, Launch Joint Eight-Part Series Development

Moscow Court Orders In-Absentia Pretrial Detention of Historian Tamara Eidelman on Speech Charges

Ukraine Says Nazi-Era Detonators Found in Russian Ammunition Depot

Medvedev Accuses Finland of War Preparations, Announces Border Barriers

Sachsenhausen Marks 80 Years Since Soviet Special Camp With Calls for Nuanced Remembrance

Arte Premieres Documentary on Zelensky’s Journey from Comedian to Wartime Leader

India Secures Russian Commitments on Counterterrorism and Defense Cooperation