MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the May 9 parade is awaited by the whole world, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russian forces struck transport infrastructure supporting the Ukrainian army, and Russian air defense systems shot down 740 fixed-wing drones, four guided aerial bombs, and a US-made HIMARS rocket, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The newly appointed German ambassador to Ukraine, Boris Ruge, is the grandson of Fritz Count von der Schulenburg, a former Berlin police vice president who was executed in August 1944 for trying to assassinate Adolf Hitler, according to a Sputnik correspondent's analysis of his social media posts and biographical data.

Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral meetings with Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who will arrive in Moscow for the Victory Day Parade next week.

Germany could slide into a recession in 2026 due to new US tariffs, Head of the IFO Institute for Economic Research Clemens Fuest said.

DOHA (Sputnik) - Iraq can restore oil production and exports to previous levels within a week after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, Iraqi Deputy Oil Minister Basim Mohammed said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Russia will continue to demand international institutions to react to every crime committed by Ukraine against Russian journalists, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.

US President Donald Trump announced his intention to reduce the number of American troops in Germany by more than 5,000 compared to previously announced plans.

The Chinese Commerce Ministry issued a regulation that prohibits the enforcement of US sanctions against five Chinese oil companies.

Iran's peace plan for the conflict with the United States and Israel consists of 14 points and includes reparations to Tehran and the creation of a "new mechanism" for shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the Tasnim news agency reported.

Russian oil supplies to Indonesia will begin soon, Indonesia’s Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said.

Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait, Algeria, Kazakhstan, and Oman have preliminarily agreed to increase the target production by approximately 188,000 barrels per day in June, despite the UAE leaving the alliance, media reported.