Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade

The Russian leader used his annual speech to justify his so-called special military operation in Ukraine.

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Putin celebrates Victory Day with lackluster parade

Fears of Ukrainian drone attacks kept the military parade on Red Square modest in scale. The three-day truce between Moscow and Kyiv was only finalized the previous evening.

Russia will always be victorious, says Putin at scaled-back Victory Day parade

Moscow blanketed in heavy security despite last-minute announcement of three-day ceasefire with Ukraine Vladimir Putin has declared Russia will always be victorious as he oversaw a scaled-back Victory Day parade on Red Square held under heavy security amid mounting fears of Ukrainian attacks and growing public fatigue with the war. Speaking to the crowd, the Russian leader invoked the sacrifices of the second world war to rally support for his soldiers fighting in the war in Ukraine. Continu...

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Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security

Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities.

By The Associated Press

Scaled-back Victory Day parade held in Moscow

Russia marks downsized Victory Day parade as Putin pledges victory in Ukraine 'special military operation'.

Putin says he thinks the Ukraine conflict is coming to an end

"I think that the matter is coming to an end," Putin told reporters of the Ukraine war.

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Putin says he thinks Ukraine war 'coming to an end'

Asked about EU plans for talks to end the four-year conflict, the Russian president said former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder would be his preferred negotiator.

Russia marks Victory Day with parade in Moscow under tight security

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin spoke at the parade, even as a US-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Putin, in power for over a quarter of a century, has used Victory Day, Russia’s most important secular holiday, to showcase the country’s military might and rally support for h...

By Reuters

'Atmosphere closer to wartime': Moscow’s muted Victory Day reflects growing security fears

Russia’s scaled-down Victory Day celebrations highlighted mounting security concerns and the strain of the war in Ukraine, according to Chatham House analyst Grégoire Roos. Speaking to FRANCE 24, Roos said tighter security, internet shutdowns and fears of Ukrainian drone strikes created an atmosphere “closer to wartime protection” than national triumph, even as President Vladimir Putin continues to retain broad public support.

By FRANCE24

Putin vows Russia’s victory over Ukraine and criticises Nato at scaled-down Victory Day parade

Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade

By Ap Correspondent

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Moscow’s Victory Day parade draws muted response from Russians

Authorities throttled mobile internet ahead of the commemorations in an attempt to prevent Ukrainian drone strikes

By AFP

'Russia grateful to US for talks': Putin says Ukraine conflict ‘coming to an end’

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Putin says Ukraine war might be coming to an end, mentions condition for meeting Zelensky

He also hoped that the Iran conflict would end as soon as possible but that if it did not then everyone would lose out.

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Pro-Russian separatist held in France over Ukraine torture claims

Human rights groups on Saturday hailed the arrest of a Ukrainian pro-Russian separatist in France on suspicion of crimes against humanity, war crimes and complicity in acts of torture.

By RFI

Russia holds scaled-back WW2 victory parade as worries over war in Ukraine deepen

The May 9 parade on Red Square marks Russia's most revered national holiday and celebrates the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, paying homage to the 27 million Soviet citizens who perished.

How Putin's regime is throttling the internet in Russia

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Putin oversees scaled-back Victory Day parade amid three-day ceasefire with Ukraine

The Russian president denounced NATO and sai “victory will be ours” during a combative address to the annual parade.

Russian Widows, Mothers of Soldiers Killed in Ukraine Join Victory Day March in Chita

Local media described the march as a first for the annual celebrations marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.

Nigeria’s Olufemi Elias elected to the UN International Law Commission

In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said the Nigerian jurist was elected to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Kenya’s Phoebe Okowa. The post Nigeria’s Olufemi Elias elected to the UN International Law Commission appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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Shortest military parade in modern Russian history held in Moscow

The "Victory Day" parade on Red Square in Moscow, held on the morning of May 9, lasted around 45 minutes, making it one of the shortest in modern Russian history.

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Photos: 'Victory Day' marked at Tallinn's Bronze Soldier statue

May 9 was marked in Tallinn by people laying flowers at a statue.

Nigerian doctor fined nearly $1m for cutting trees in US

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Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade

Vladimir Putin has used his annual Victory Day speech in Moscow's Red Square to justify his war in Ukraine and denounce Nato.

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