Top Stories for May 7

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Top stories for May 6 ✹ The “silence regime” announced by Zelensky took effect. Ukraine accused Russia of violating it, even though Russia had not agreed to it. ✹ Russia, in turn, again threatened a “retaliatory strike” and urged other countries to evacuate in advance…

Top stories for May 7

✹ The Digital Development Ministry announced that there will be no mobile internet in Moscow on May 9. Not even for “whitelists.”

✹ Only the leaders of three UN member states will come to the Victory Day parade in Moscow. Zelensky warned foreign politicians against celebrating May 9 in Moscow.

✹ The Kremlin “sees no point” in continuing negotiations on ending the war until Ukraine withdraws its troops from Donbas.

✹ A U.S. court released Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide note. It was found in the case materials of his cellmate.

Text of the day: How should we understand the news about the Russian economy? Some predict its imminent collapse, while others, on the contrary, praise its resilience amid a perfect storm. We break it down using five trends as examples, from the growing budget deficit to the strong ruble.

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