Monday's Headlines: Putin defends Ukraine invasion during speech, doesn’t escalate conflict

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Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a military parade on Victory Day in Moscow's Red Square on Monday. (Reuters) Putin defends Ukraine invasion during speech, doesn't escalate conflict Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces entered Ukraine as "preemptive pushback" to what he claimed, without evidence, were Western plans to carry out attacks on eastern Ukraine. LIVE ●  By Washington Post Staff ●  Read more »   Russia bombs civilians in shelter ahead of Victory Day pageant Overview ●  By Louisa Loveluck, Shane Harris, Tyler Pager and Cleve R. Wootson Jr. ●  Read more »   Russia's ultimate political survivor faces a wartime reckoning By Paul Sonne and Catherine Belton ●  Read more »   Ukraine is rebuilding cities as fast as Russia destroyed them By Max Bearak and Isabelle Khurshudyan ●  Read more »   In Wisconsin, a complex debate on crime foreshadows a midterm fight By Cleve R. Wootson Jr. ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Mississippi governor doesn't rule out banning contraception if Roe falls ROE V. WADE ●  By Amy B Wang and Silvia Foster-Frau ●  Read more »   How the future of Roe is testing Roberts's clout on Supreme Court By Robert Barnes, Carol D. Leonnig and Ann E. Marimow ●  Read more »     Opinions Biden must speak truth to Southeast Asia's powerful Opinion ●  Opinion by the Editorial Board ●  Read more »   The Supreme Court's radicalism extends far beyond Roe Opinion ●  Opinion by E.J. Dionne Jr. ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Criminalizing abortion: Cue the enforcement nightmare Opinion ●  Opinion by Jennifer Rubin ●  Read more »   Americans are stuck in an age of scarcity, and they don't like it Opinion ●  Opinion by Heather Long ●  Read more »   New graduates, you should actually go into the office Opinion ●  Opinion by Megan McArdle ●  Read more »   Russia's top propagandist in Latin America has a change of heart Opinion ●  Opinion by León Krauze ●  Read more »     More News Winds fuel New Mexico wildfire, complicating containment By Elizabeth Miller and Paulina Villegas ●  Read more »   Formula One's Miami Grand Prix — 57 laps of cosmo and glam — was oh so Miami By Chuck Culpepper ●  Read more »   On a quiet corner in Alexandria, neighbors battle through yard signs By Emily Davies ●  Read more »   Can Democrats win back working-class voters? Watch Ohio. The Take | Analysis ●  By Dan Balz ●  Read more »   How false reports of homework overload in America have spread so far Perspective ●  By Jay Mathews ●  Read more »   In Kabul, he worked as a senior official. Now he makes $15 an hour. By Lizzie Johnson ●  Read more »     Try our new daily mini meta crossword It's a week-long adventure that connects a daily 5x5 mini puzzle with a special reveal on Saturdays. Play game   We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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