Putin’s victory military parade speech. Putin touts a Russian victory over Ukraine and warns the West to reflect on the lessons of the Cold War. In his victory speech, Putin said, “Russians were united in a sacred fight with the West over Ukraine but the strains of war are evident at one of the most paired back anniversaries of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in decades”.
Putin compared the war in Ukraine to the Nazi Germany invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941.”West failed attempt to overlook the history of Russia in Adolph Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union,” Putin told veterans and soldiers assembled on the Red Square for the annual Victory Day Parade. “And again, a real war has been unleashed against Russia’s homeland,” said Putin.
“Putin hailed Russian forces in Ukraine as heroes who were fighting for the country’s future against a West which he said had forgotten the decisive role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany.” https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-hold-victory-day-parade-amid-tight-security-after-drone-attacks-2023-05-08/
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