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Editorial: Putin hollows out Russia's 'Victory Day'

The annual "Victory Day" holiday to mark the Soviet Union's role in defeating Nazi Germany took on opposite meanings in Russia and Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Victory mania: Why the growing glorification of May 9 in Putin's Russia?

In the end, there was no big reveal on Moscow’s Red Square on May 9. But is the devil in the detail of Vladimir Putin's Victory Day speech? In commemorating 1945 win over the Nazis, the Russian president did not declare war on Ukraine or announce a mass mobilisation, defying…

France 24

Ukraine stages alternative ‘parade’ of destroyed and captured Russian tanks to mark Victory Day

Ukrainian army says its parade is meant to ruin holiday for Russian occupiers

The Independent UK

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Putin marks Victory Day with little to show for 11-week war

Russian President Vladimir Putin marked his country’s biggest patriotic holiday without even uttering the word “Ukraine.”

The Independent UK

Ukraine-Russia war: Joe Biden worried Vladimir Putin does not have a way out of Ukraine war — as it happened

Joe Biden says he is worried that Russian President Vladimir Putin does not have a way out of the Ukraine war, with the US President adding he was trying to figure out what to do about that.

ABC News

White House: Putin's speech was revisionist history

The White House on Monday dismissed a "Victory Day" speech by Russian President Vladimir Putin as "revisionist history" and said his suggestion that Western aggression led to the Ukraine war was "patently absurd."

Reuters

As Vladimir Putin continues to wage war and sanctions cripple the economy, young Russians may become more sceptical of the Kremlin

Vladimir Putin makes it clear in his Victory Day speech he will not relent in his war in Ukraine. But as young Russians fear for their future, he risks losing their ongoing support.

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Putin's Victory Day speech passionate but empty

Vladimir Putin had no victories in Ukraine to proclaim on Victory Day

The Independent UK

Putin’s Victory Day speech far from triumphant: Analysts

Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention ‘Ukraine’ once during Victory Day celebrations in Moscow.

Al Jazeera

The Guardian view on Putin’s Victory Day speech: justifying the unjustifiable

Editorial: As Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine stutters and stalls, the Russian president looked to shore up the home front

The Guardian - UK

Russian troops parade new tanks and deadly missiles in display 300 miles from Ukraine

As Vladimir Putin marked Russia's proud World War II Victory Day celebrations, Ukrainians were desperately battling his forces’ brutal 75 days-long invasion

Daily Mirror

‘All I heard was lies’: Ukrainians find no answers in hollow Putin speech

In Kyiv, Kim Sengupta hears the reaction of war-battered Ukrainians to the Russian leader’s Victory Day speech

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Russia marks victory over Nazi Germany in WWII

Shouts of “Hurrah!” echoed through Moscow's Red Square on Monday from thousands of troops and veterans as Russia celebrated Victory Day, marking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany 77 years ago to end World War II in Europe.

The Independent UK

Putin’s ‘Doomsday’ plane fails to make planned appearance at Victory Day parade

Kremlin cancels military flyovers, citing adverse weather conditions

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The Guardian - UK

Putin uses Victory Day speech to rehash list of grievances against west

Analysis: Russian leader’s bitter address stands in stark contrast to Zelenskiy’s impassioned message

The Independent UK

Russia Victory Day parade in pictures as Vladimir Putin puts on show of strength

Putin tried to justify his invasion of Ukraine on an occasion that usually celebrates Nazi Germany’s defeat

Reuters

Pro-military symbols adorn shop windows of western brands in Moscow

Salvatore Ferragamo and De Beers branded stores were decked out with pro-military symbols to mark Russia's annual Victory Day parade on Monday, demonstrating how little control high-end retailers have over how their goods are sold in the country.

The Guardian - UK

‘Paranoid dictator’: Russian journalists fill pro-Kremlin site with anti-war articles

Articles published on Lenta.ru on Victory Day accuse Putin of waging ‘bloodiest war of 21st century’

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The Independent UK

US ambassador to the UN says Russia has ‘nothing to celebrate’ on Victory Day

Victory Day celebrates Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War

Daily Record

Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin has launched 'unwinnable war' to serve his own ego

The Prime Minister used an interview to slam the Russian President as Moscow stages a military parade on the country's annual Victory Day.

Reuters

Russian anthem played as Serbia, torn between EU and Moscow, marks WWII end

The Russian national anthem was played in Belgrade on Monday as hundreds of Serbians, including senior government officials, assembled for Victory Day, showing the political strain of a country long aligned with Moscow but now trying to join the EU.

Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: Vladimir Putin’s Victory Day Parade highlights his Ukraine miscalculation

The bombing of kindergartens, the mass murder and systematic rape of civilians and the forced deportation of Ukrainians to Russia — the list of horrors inflicted by Vladimir Putin during his invasion of Ukraine grows longer by the day.

Daily Record

Putin claims West ‘was planning to invade Russia’ as he justifies conflict

Vladimir Putin, whose health is the subject of persistent rumours, gave a speech at the annual Victory Day parade, which marks the defeat of Nazi Germany

Daily Mirror

Victory Day parade coverage hacked with pro-Ukraine message humiliating Putin

Russians watching the coverage of Victory Day - an event celebrating the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in WWII - were treated to an unexpectedly anti-war message

The Conversation

Ukraine: Victory Day celebrations can't mask how badly things are going for Vladimir Putin

Russians gathered on May 9 for the annual Victory Day celebrations, a hugely symbolic commemoration of Nazism’s defeat in the second world war. Elsewhere in the world, there is general agreement that Russia’s military has so far failed to achieve the strategic territorial gains that would have allowed Vladimir Putin…

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