Moscow, May 6, 2025 (AFP) - Putin gears up for 'grandest' Victory Day amid Ukraine conflict

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2025-05-06
Russian President Vladimir Putin will address the "grandest" ever annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, evoking the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II to rally support for his troops fighting in Ukraine. Russia marks the event more than three years into its offensive, and after pummelling Ukraine with a string of deadly attacks in April despite US President Donald Trump pushing for a peace deal. The Kremlin launched......
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