Ukraine
The Wall Street Journal reporter said he was "deeply touched by all the letters" of support he has received while he remains held in Russia's Lefortovo prison.
This is causing deep divisions within the Kremlin's chain of command, according to British intelligence.
After months of bloody ground combat, Kyiv says it will push back against Russia “as soon as there is God’s will, the weather and a decision by commanders".
Commanders in Ukraine are punishing soldiers for misdemeanours including drunkenness.
The annual event may also be seen as too "frivolous" while the conflict continues.
The Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, destroyed by the Russian invasion, is pictured in ruins.
While still on the air, the right-wing host was accused of acting like a Kremlin mouthpiece.
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Putin's powerful security council, claimed risks of a nuclear confrontation were rising.
Ukrainians in occupied areas have to take up Russian passports – or face deportation.
“I just want to go home. It’s my town, it’s my flat, it’s my friends.” Hanna Semenenko, who now lives in Oxford, has just returned from a trip to Kyiv.