“We will not allow anyone to threaten us.” From Red Square in Moscow on the occasion of the military parade for Victory Day, President Vladimir Putin launches his warning, reiterating that Russian “strategic forces” “are always ready for combat”. Reviving the nuclear threat, however, Putin underlines that Russia will make “all possible efforts […]
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“We will not allow anyone to threaten us“. From Red Square in Moscow on the occasion of the military parade for Victory Day President Vladimir Putin launches his warning reiterating that the “strategic forces“Russians” are always ready for combat“. However, by relaunching the nuclear threat, Putin underlines that the Russia will make “all possible efforts to to prevent one global clash”. Referring to the USA and to Bornthe Russian leader also stated that his country rejects “the claims of exceptionality of any State or alliance.” “We know – he added, quoted by the agency Interfax – what do such unreasonable ambitions lead to?”
The Russian president arrived at Moscow’s Red Square together with the leaders of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Cuba, Laos and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. On May 9th Russia celebrates victory over the Nazis during the Second World War. Approximately 9,000 soldiers. According to Putin, the West would like to erase the memory of the Russian fight against Nazism, “but weWe will never, ever forget“. However, he pointed out that “Russia is going through a difficult perioda turning point and the destiny of the homeland and its future depend on each of us.”
Putin praised the courage of the troops fighting in Ukraine, calling them “heroes”. For the first time since the beginning of the conflict even approximately thousand soldiers who fought on the Ukrainian front they took part in the parade. “We bow to your steadfastness, self-sacrifice and dedication. All Russia is with you. She believes in you. Our veterans also worry about you,” Putin said. “We celebrate Victory Day in the context of a special military operation. All its participants, those on the front lines, on the line of contact in combat, are our heroes,” the Russian president further stated.
