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US representatives not to attend Putin's inauguration.
U.S. representatives will not attend Vladimir Putin's inauguration on May 7, but Washington recognizes him as Russia's president, U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on May 6.
Putin easily won another six-year term in office in an election in March that is widely viewed as being rigged.
"No, we will not have a representative at his inauguration," Miller said in a response to a journalist at a press briefing.
Many European countries , such as the U.K., Germany, Estonia, Czechia, and others, have said they will boycott the inauguration ceremony .
In turn, France is sending its representative to attend the event, a diplomatic source told Reuters.
When asked whether the U.S. recognizes Putin as Russia's legitimate head of state, Miller said that Washington "certainly did not consider that election free and fair, but he (Putin) is the president of Russia and is going to continue in that capacity."
According to evidence published by election experts, observers, and media, the March 15-17 presidential election, which Putin 'won' with 87% support, was the most rigged in Russia's modern history.
Ukraine’s Navy says it destroyed Russian sea minesweeper Kovrovets overnight.
The report refutes Moscow’s earlier claims of having repelled all strikes on occupied Crimea overnight.
Air Force: All 37 Russian attack drones targeting Ukraine overnight shot down.
Russian forces targeted eight regions across Ukraine overnight, Kyiv, Odesa, and Vinnytsia oblasts, according to the Air Force’s report.
Moscow claims it repelled Kyiv’s ‘attempts’ to strike occupied Crimea, bordering Russian regions.
Moscow claims that it had shot down nine U.S.-provided long-range ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) missiles, and a drone over Crimea.
General Staff: Russia has lost 492,290 troops in Ukraine since Feb.
This number includes 1,210 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.
Next Ramstein summit to be held on May 20
The next Ramstein-format summit of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG) will occur on May 20.
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