“We will not allow anyone to threaten us.” This was said by Russian President Vladimir Putin who, speaking at the parade in Red Square on the day of the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazism, added that Moscow will do everything to prevent “a global clash”, underlining however that “our strategic forces are always ready to combat”. In addition to military equipment, 9 thousand people take part in the parade, one thousand of whom participated in what Putin calls a “special military operation”, the invasion of Ukraine. In the square together with the Russian president are the leaders of the main allied countries (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Laos and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau). After the parade, Putin and his guests will attend a flower-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, then a reception will be held in the Kremlin.
Putin: “The West wants to eliminate the memory of our fight against Nazism”
According to Putin, the West would like to erase the memory of the Russian fight against Nazism, “but we will never, ever forget”. Then referring to the USA and NATO he said that Russia rejects “the claims of exceptionality of any state or alliance”. “We know,” he added, quoted by the agency Interfax – what such unreasonable ambitions lead to.”
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The Kremlin chief then called the Russian soldiers participating in the invasion of Ukraine “heroes”. “We bow to your steadfastness, self-sacrifice, dedication. All of Russia is with you. It believes in you. Even our veterans care about you,” Putin said, according to the Tax. “We celebrate Victory Day in the context of a special military operation. All its participants, those on the front line, on the line of contact in combat, are our heroes,” he said.
