(AFP, Moscow, 9th) Russia will hold the Victory Day military parade in Moscow today.
The Victory Day military parade on May 9 marks the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. It became one of Russia’s most important national holidays during the Putin administration. Putin has repeatedly called the current war against Ukraine a battle for survival against “Nazism.”
Putin usually praises his soldiers and veterans in his Victory Day speech on May 9, and displays Russian military equipment, hoping to show Russia’s military power to the world.
The Victory Day military parade will be held in Red Square and will feature rows of Russian military equipment, including advanced missiles and air defense systems. Russia often invites representatives from “friendly” countries to attend the Victory Day military parade, but Russia and Western countries are locked in a standoff and only a few guests participate, even before Moscow launched the military attack on Ukraine.
Russian state media reported this week that a Kremlin aide said eight world leaders would attend today’s military parade. They are the leaders of five former Soviet republics, from Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as leaders from Cuba, Laos and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan attended a regional summit in Moscow yesterday afternoon. , snubbing the Kremlin.
The Russia-Ukraine war has lasted for more than two years The Russian army is currently making advances in the Ukrainian battlefield Putin won another six-year term after winning the election without the opposition in March he will be inspired by this speech of the year today.
Russian troops, who crushed Ukraine’s worst crime last year, are gaining ground on the front lines of the Ukrainian battlefield as Kiev faces a shortage of weapons and troops.
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2024-05-09 08:05:01
