Russia’s Victory Day parade: President Putin calls for 'victory'

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin told Moscow's Victory Day parade that the world is at a "turning point", with a "real war" being waged against Russia.

Putin once again sought to link Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the struggle against Nazism during World War Two.

Putin praises Ukraine invasion at Victory Day parade, Zelenskyy delivers defiant response | DW News

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia's military operation in Ukraine was necessary because the West was "preparing for the invasion of our land, including Crimea." Putin was speaking at the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow marking the anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War.