Russia will mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War II with a military parade that Moscow fears Ukraine will try to disrupt after three years of devastating war.

Moscow used a World War II commemoration to signal to Washington that Russia can be a helpful ally—or a fearsome foe.

Ukraine and its allies in Europe are upping their pressure on Russia to accept terms for a 30-day ceasefire that would begin as early as Monday. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said

European leaders have urged Russia to agree to an unconditional 30-day ceasefire with Ukraine starting on Monday. The call was issued at a meeting of the "coalition of the willing" in Kyiv. The leaders of France,

Trump's Special Envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, stated that a complete ceasefire for 30 days would mark the beginning of the end of the Russia-Ukraine war. "A comprehensive (air, land, sea, infrastructure) cease fire for 30 days will start the process for ending the largest and longest war in Europe since World War II,