Russia held its most scaled-back Victory Day parade in years on Saturday due to the threat of attack from Ukraine, where ​victory for Moscow’s forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European conflict since World War Two.

Kirillo Alexandrov, said to be the first American war crimes survivor since WWII, was honored at a motorcycle ride four years after his escape with Grey Bull Rescue.

There were no reports of Russian strikes or other military activity after the deadline passed. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

American involvement in the Iran War was profitable for Russia. Iranian oil exports ceased and long term damage to Iranian oil facilities reduced future production. Oil prices have risen significantly,

Ukraine condemns 'alarming situation' in Russian-occupied Oleshky in Kherson Oblast, civilians trapped in urgent need of aid ・Ukraine to respond to Russia's ceasefire violations with 'long-range sanctions,

Ukraine has launched a wave of strikes against Russia's oil export infrastructure, including tankers in its "shadow fleet."

A group of Senate Democrats are demanding that the Trump administration re-impose the sanctions it temporarily lifted on Russian oil to offset rising energy costs amid the Iran war.  Fourteen

Veteran-led team to host event and celebrity motorcycle ride led by Paul Teutul Sr., of Orange County Choppers, alongside rescued American hostage, Kirillo Alexandrov, and the Grey Bull Rescue team, plus public meet-and-greet and live entertainment