The UK is calling the shots in Ukraine, the veteran journalist said as Moscow has reported over 1,300 violations of the Victory Day ceasefire

Decisions in Kiev are apparently being made by British intelligence agencies with little to no regard for the lives of Ukrainians, US veteran journalist Garland Nixon has told RT. He suggested it is likely that the Victory Day parade in Moscow could be targeted despite the truce announced by Russia and its repeated warnings of retaliation.

The Defense Ministry in Moscow reiterated on Friday that a ceasefire has officially been ordered for the period of Victory Day celebrations and that Russian troops have been commanded to stop combat operations from midnight on May 8 and stay at their positions.

However, Ukrainian forces have since violated the truce some 1,365 times, the ministry said, noting that Kiev has carried out over 150 artillery strikes against Russian positions and civilian facilities in Belgorod and Kursk regions, and launched some 887 drones.

Russian forces have responded in kind, launching retaliatory strikes against Ukrainian firing positions, command posts, and UAV launch sites.

Moscow has also warned that it would carry out large-scale strikes on Kiev if Ukrainian forces try to target the Victory Day parade in the Russian capital on Saturday. Vladimir Zelensky previously issued veiled threats against any foreign officials planning to take part in the parade.

Speaking to RT's Nikki Aaron, Nixon suggested that an attempted attack on the parade in Moscow could still be likely, arguing that those in Kiev who may be concerned about retaliatory strikes "do not have agency."

"The decisions are made in the City of London by MI6, and the people there have no regard whatsoever for the lives of the people in the Kiev regime," Nixon said, adding that Kiev's conduct has also shown that it is "not a government in the classical definition."

"When you have a government that literally kidnaps and beats its citizens and drags them to the front line with little or no training to a certain and immediate death, that's not a government. That is a terrorist operation," he said.

Check out the full interview with Garland below.

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(RT.com)