The Donald Trump administration considers the opportunity to reduce duties on Chinese goods more than twice. According to the New York Post, citing sources close to the upcoming negotiations of the United States and China, tariffs can be reduced to 50–54%. According to sources of the publication, tariffs of 50–54% correspond to the numbers voiced by Trump to meet with representatives of the largest retailers - Home Depot, Walmart and Target.

The European Union will allocate € 1 billion from income from frozen Russian assets for the production of weapons within the country. This was announced by the head of European diplomacy, Kai Callas during the meeting of the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the European Union in Lviv.

The government motorcade will take about 15–25 minutes on the road from the Kremlin to Vnukovo. The distance between them is about 37 km. Thus, Lukashenko, who was sitting separately from Putin on the stands, had only half an hour to exchange impressions of the parade with the President of Russia, and maybe less, since Putin was in the company of the head of the PRC. In addition, on Lukashenko’s clothes there was no noticeably orange-black St. George ribbon.

The Bundestag deputy from the German Social Democratic Party (SDPG) Ralph Stegner confirmed Der Spiegel that he went to Baku to meet with Russian officials. Earlier, German media wrote about this trip. “In the dark, it is especially necessary to keep open communication channels. However, negotiations with Russian officials by Germany are practically not underway, as well as with civil society.

In Russia, a register of electronic summons - register -horseman.rf earned in full mode. This was reported by the human rights project "Go Forest." Previously, the notification has surfaced on the registry that it works in test mode in only three regions of the Russian Federation - the Ryazan region, the Republic of Mari El and on Sakhalin. Now this notification is not. Apparently, now the site works fully, human rights activists say.

The British government imposed sanctions against the "shadow fleet" of Russia. According to the press release, this is the largest package of sanctions against oil tankers acting in the interests of Russia. The list includes several ships and one insurance company that appeared in The Insider investigations. There are 101 vessels in the updated sanctions list.

History Ingrid Char 9 May 2025 On April 25, Reuters published the full text of the US plan to resolve the war in Ukraine, which provides for Russia to transfer several Ukrainian regions to Russia. The parliaments of Ukraine, the Czech Republic, France, the UK and the Baltic countries compared the document with the Munich conspiracy of 1938, when the Sudeten region of Czechoslovakia was transferred to Nazi Germany - without the consent of the latter.

At the parade in honor of the Victory Day on May 9, Vladimir Putin, in his solemn speech, cost without threats to Western countries and practically did not touch the topic of war in Ukraine. He dedicated the latter only a few words. Judging by the decoding of the speech of Vladimir Putin, already posted on the Kremlin’s website, at the parade of 2025 he devoted most of the speech to the memory of the Great Patriotic War.

The Security Service of Ukraine announced the disclosure of the agent network of military intelligence of Hungary in Ukraine. As noted on the website of the department, this is the first such case in the history of the country.

Assistant to Vladimir Putin Yuri Ushakov confirmed Interfax that Russia and the United States are discussing the resumption of Russian gas supplies to Europe. Previously, Reuters reported with reference to sources. “The Americans and I raise this topic, but with whom, honestly, I don’t understand,” said Ushakov.

US President Donald Trump fired the director of the library of Congress Karl Hayden. Her duties will be temporarily fulfilled by Deputy Robert Newlen. It is reported by Associated Press. According to the agency, late in the evening on Thursday, Hayden received an email from the personnel department of the White House office, which reported that her work in this position was stopped immediately. Hayden was approved by the Senate as director in 2016, and her contract expired in 2026.

In honor of the military from North Korea, streets and squares will be called in the settlements of the Kursk region. Monuments will also be erected in their honor. This was stated by the Russian Ambassador to the DPRK, Alexander Matsegar, his words are given by the Central Telegraph Agency of Korea (CST).

India plans to seriously reduce tariffs for American goods and provide them with more favorable conditions in their market to conclude a “trade transaction” with the United States. Reuters writes about this with reference to anonymous sources among Indian officials. According to one of the sources, India is ready to cancel duties by 60% of goods imported from the United States.