Kerry to meet Putin in Russia
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Vladimir Putin during his first visit to Russia since the crisis in Ukraine began in early 2014. BBC News – Europe
US Secretary of State John Kerry is to meet Vladimir Putin during his first visit to Russia since the crisis in Ukraine began in early 2014. BBC News – Europe
The European Commission will make the controversial proposal that EU member countries should take in refugees under an EU quota scheme. BBC News – Europe
Russia stages its biggest WW2 Victory Day military parade, an event avoided by many Western leaders because of the Ukraine crisis. BBC News – Europe
Events are being held in Europe and the US to commemorate the 70th anniversary of VE Day, beginning with a ceremony in the Polish port of Gdansk. BBC News – Europe
Danish spy agency head Jens Madsen resigns, hours before the release of a report into February’s fatal shootings in Copenhagen by an Islamist. BBC News – Europe
Dozens of migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean after a boat sank south of Sicily, the Save the Children aid group says. BBC News – Europe