Events in Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, left, and Federal Security Service Chief Alexander Bortnikov, right, arrives on a boat after inspecting battleships during a navy parade marking the Victory Day in Sevastopol, Crimea, May 9, 2104.

A woman dances with a veteran near the Defenders of Donbass monument during celebrations to mark Victory Day in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine May 9, 2014.

A World War II veteran attends a Victory Day celebration, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany, in the center of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, May 9, 2014. 

Singers join in the celebrations to mark Victory Day in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine May 9, 2014. (Jamie Dettmer/VOA)

A veteran from the Red Army holds a bouquet of flowers while attending the commemoration of Victory Day in Donetsk, Ukraine, May 9, 2014. 

A man looks at the body of a police officer outside a police station in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, May 9, 2014. 

The body of a person killed in clashes lies outside a police station in Mariupol, eastern Ukraine, May 9, 2014. 

Polisi Lebanon memeriksa barikade logam dan lainnya yang dipasang sebagai langkah keamanan ekstra di sekitar gedung pemerintahan di Beirut (2/9), setelah para pengunjuk rasa membongkar kawat berduri dalam demonstrasi baru-baru ini. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)