Andrei Isayev, a pro-Kremlin politician, said that of “this couple we are constantly referring to”, the United Kingdom was “naturally historically” more “hardline anti-Russian” than the United States. He said: “They are basically Siamese twins, or two dragon heads, but Britain was historically the worst dragon head, because in this couple it’s responsible for Europe.” Read the full story here.
4. Denmark says the Russian plane violated the airspace
The Danish government has announced that it has summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Russian spy plane violated its airspace. The plane entered Danish airspace on Friday night east of the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic, before flying into Swedish airspace, the government said. “The Russian ambassador will be summoned to the Foreign Ministry tomorrow,” Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod wrote on Twitter. Mr Kofod added that it was “completely unacceptable and particularly worrying in the current situation”, referring to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the escalation of tensions with NATO.
5. The Victory Parade of Russia is expected to decrease dramatically
The war in Ukraine has weakened the Russian army so dramatically that fewer soldiers and armored vehicles will take part in the country’s Victory Parade in Moscow on May 9. Fewer tanks and artillery vehicles will take part in the parade, which commemorates the defeat of the Soviet Union by Nazi Germany in World War II. The missing equipment includes T-80BVM tanks, Solntsepek flame systems and Pantsir-S anti-aircraft systems, according to information released by the Russian Ministry of Defense. About 130 military vehicles will take part in the parade, compared to 191 last year. Read more from Nick Squires here.
