President Trump holds extensive talks with Putin and Zelenskyy to broker a Ukraine peace deal ahead of the NATO summit, despite conflicting battlefield reports.
Moscow's 2026 Victory Day parade was the shortest in modern history, lasting only 45 minutes with no live tanks or military vehicles on Red Square.
Russian influencers and loyalists voice rare public dissent as economic stagnation and internet restrictions drive Putin's approval ratings to multi-year lows.
Prominent Russian milblogger Yuri Podolyaka warns that the Kremlin's spring offensive may fail, praising Ukrainian resilience and risking imprisonment for dissent.