Russian President Vladimir Putin used his April 29 call with U.S. President Donald Trump to discuss a possible ceasefire around Russia's May 9 Victory Day commemorations, alongside talks on Ukraine, Iran and possible future economic and energy cooperation, TASS reported on April 29, citing Putin's aide Yuri Ushakov. The call came as Moscow confirmed it would scale back this year's Victory Day parade by removing heavy military equipment because of the threat from Ukrainian strikes.