Like every year, Russia celebrates Victory Day on May 9 to commemorate the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany.
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There were a lot of expectations about what the Russian president was going to say, Vladimir Putin, during his Victory Day speech. In addition to expectations about the possible declaration of war, there was speculation about the takeover of the Azovstal steel plant and the victory in Mariupol. But in the end nothing came of it.
Vladimir Putin has defended This Monday the invasion of Ukraine and declared that it was a “correct” decision by ensuring that The West was “preparing a punitive operation in the Donbass” and “invading Crimea”. According to Putin, “it was a forced, appropriate and correct decision”.
Like every year, the The 9th of MayRussia celebrates Victory Day in commemoration of the Soviet Union victory over Nazi Germany with the traditional military parade and the President’s speech. In his speech, 11 minuteshas not disclosed the current situation of the “special military operation” in Ukraine.
Putin has said that “defending the country is something sacred” and has praised that the Russian army is fighting “for the people of Donbass and for the security of the country”.
The Russian president has emphasized that Moscow “proposed a security agreement between Russia and Europe in December”, but that the West had other plans and would not listen to them. “They were preparing a punitive operation in Donbass to invade our historic territory, including Crimea,” he added.
It has also underlined that Donbass militias fight for their country together with soldiers of the Russian army “You fight for the country, for its future, so that no one forgets the lessons of the Second World War and that there is no place in the world for executioners and Nazis”has been taken care of.
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Source: EITB
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