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Watch: Steve Rosenberg reports from Russia's Red Square on Victory Day
It says Russia has launched thousands of attacks since the truce came into force, Russia denies this and has accused Kyiv of ...
History Today: When Soviet Union celebrated Victory Day, marking the end of World War II in Europe
On May 9, 1945, the Soviet Union celebrated Victory Day, marking the official end of World War II in Europe. This date ...
How Putin uses the USSR’s victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine
Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also ...
'The enemy is right here' — how Ukrainians living under Russian occupation defied Putin's 'Victory Day'
The identities of Yellow Ribbon activists who live in Russian-occupied territory have been withheld for security reasons.
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Don't Mention The (Ukraine) War: How Putin Celebrated WWII Victory Day
Putin’s Victory Day speech on Red Square was one of the shortest in years, maybe ever. It was heavy on the usual tropes: the ...
Russia commemorates 80th Victory Day anniversary with special media kits for reporters
As part of the 80th-anniversary celebrations of the victory in the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War, Russia prepares ...
5 things Putin conveniently left out of his Victory Day speech in Moscow
Amid much pomp, military machinery, and the threat of Ukrainian drone strikes, Russian President Vladimir Putin has delivered his annual speech to mark his country's Victory Day parade. The Kremlin's ...
The Soviet victory over Nazism and the fight against imperialism today
This speech was given by Andrei Ritsky, a representative of the Young Guard of Bolshevik-Leninists in Russia, at the ...