Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov in a commentary on the Radio station "Moscow Says" called an unpleasant incident with a veteran of the Great Patriotic War on Red Square, which was harshly pushed by the guard of Vladimir Putin.

Information about the competition about the competition, in the framework of which residents of the republic from the age of 14, could record a video with screenshots confirming the placement of extremist materials and calls for protest shares on the Internet, and get 3,000 rubles could record from the SET of the Tuva. The announcement of the competition was published on April 30, on May 8, the publication "Siberia.

Members of the US Senate Committee on Intelligence concluded that the Russian authorities collected reconnaissance data during the American presidential election in 2016. Such a conclusion is contained in the published part of the report in the "Russian case". The Committee believes that in addition to cyberism, directed against the elected state infrastructure, Russia conducted diverse intelligence activities in the US elections. This continued throughout 2016, until the day of the election.

In the United States, lawyer Michael Avenatti, who represents the interests of porn actresses Stormy Daniels in court litigation with US President Donald Trump, accused his defender of receiving a large amount of money from an influential Russian entrepreneur associated with Russian President Vladimir Putin. “After a thorough investigation, we found that Mr. Trump’s lawyer Michael Cohen received approximately $ 500 thousand,” Avenatti wrote on his microblog on Twitter.

President Vladimir Putin held on May 9, on Victory Day, a meeting with permanent members of the Russian Security Council and discussed with them the US exit from a nuclear transaction with Iran, as well as the night strokes of Israel on Syria. On the latest topic, "a detailed exchange of views took place in connection with the coming negotiations of Vladimir Putin with the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu," the Kremlin press service said.

In Chechnya, after the head of the republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, in April, made a proposal to extend the powers of the president, changing the country's Constitution so that Vladimir Putin could rule after 2024, prepared the corresponding bill. This was reported by the press service of the Chechen parliament.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko made a speech at an event on Victory Day over Nazism. The head of state emphasized that the main contribution to this victory was made by a Ukrainian soldier. "Marshals and generals, Ukrainians by origin led almost half of the 15 fronts. Among the Soviet generals of the Second World War, about 300 Ukrainians said," said Petro Poroshenko, whose speech was published by the 112 Ukraine television channel.

In the Far East, the first in Russia celebrated Victory Day by the solemn parades of the military, the passage of the latest BTRs and flamethrower systems of the Solvekla, as well as the Immortal Regiment campaign, RIA Novosti reports. The solemn procession in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky began exactly at noon local time (03:00 Moscow time). On the main area of ​​the city, more than 800 military and employees of other departments were held as part of 11 ceremonial calculations.

In the shares of the Immortal Regiment, more than 10 million people took part throughout Russia. Such an assessment made the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia . “In the framework of the Immortal Regiment campaign, more than 2,900 events took place throughout Russia. 10 million 400 thousand people were held in columns with portraits of their relatives,” said Irina Volk, official representative of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs.

Russia will remain committed to a joint comprehensive action plan (SVPD) under the Iranian nuclear program, the acting head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov told reporters, RIA Novosti reports. “Yes,” said Lavrov, answering the corresponding question.

The Minister of Defense of the United States, Finland and Sweden James Mattis, Yussi Niinist and Peter Khultquist held a tripartite meeting in the Pentagon on May 8, at which they discussed the threat emanating from Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, head of Serbia Alexander Vuchich and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who arrived in Moscow for the celebration of Victory Day, laid wreaths at the grave of an unknown soldier in the Alexander Garden. This is reported by Channel One .

Employees of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) detained and deported to Russia and Kazakhstani journalists of the Rossiya television channel (VGTRK) and Channel One Valentina Soloviev and Olga Yuryeva. On Wednesday, May 9, the press service of the department reports .

Victory Day is celebrated around the world. People participate in the "Immortal Regiment" action, lay wreaths at the monuments to the victims of the war. More than 400 people gathered on Wednesday in the Park "Chaoyan" in Beijing to participate in the Immortal Regiment campaign. This was reported by the coordinator of the socio-patriotic movement "Immortal Regiment" in Beijing Elena Timofeeva.

Skydiver instructor Vladimir Gaikova died in hospital after an unsuccessful parachute jump near Megion in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. Relatives reported the man’s death after ten days in intensive care, reports URA.ru. On April 29, the man and a 15-year-old schoolgirl were taken to the hospital in serious condition. They jumped in tandem from a height of 2000 meters, but their main parachute did not open, and the reserve one opened too late.