Watch live: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to address crowds at a rally at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow
Live updates from Jess Sharp and Brad Young, with Deborah Haynes in Ukraine, Dominic Waghorn in Poland and Diana Magnay in MoscowSpain plans to send six German-made Leopard tanks to Ukraine.
The grounds, with a capacity of more than 75,000, are packed with people waving Russian flags and cheering, as lights shine white, blue and red throughout. It was merely a rubber stamp on a decision already made by Vladimir Putin but alongside the vote, officials have ramped up nuclear rhetoric. Deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said Russia can surveil US nuclear arms without the exchanges of data and inspections under New START. Asked in what circumstances Russia would return to the deal, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said:"Everything will depend on the position of the West.11:15:01Belgium is investigating the presence of a Russian "spy ship" in the North Sea.
Kharkiv is located 19 miles from the border with Russia and has been frequently under fire since the war began. The US president and NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg will meet with the Bucharest Nine: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.
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