A staged reading of Cassandra -- the iconic poem by Ukrainian literary legend Lesia Ukrainka -- takes place in the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York on Friday, May 9. The performance is directed by Artemis Wheelock and produced by Illia George and Kaitlin Rowan. A full theatrical performance of Cassandra has been planned for autumn 2025.

How Russia and Ukraine are placed after three years of fighting ahead of a possible three-day ceasefire proposed by Moscow.

As the clock approached the time the Kremlin said its guns would fall silent for three days, the men at the National Guard monitoring center in eastern Ukraine had absolutely no faith in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will skip Russia's Victory Day celebrations on May 9, reportedly due to the situation following the terror attack in Pahalgam.

This week, the world watched in anticipation for Russia’s Victory Day parade after President Volodymyr Zelensky commented that he could not guarantee the safety of those attending. Meanwhile, the European Union moves one step forward to banning Russian gas from the European continent.