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Russia holds WWII Victory Day celebrations in Red Square as fighting in Ukraine rages on
Russian President Vladimir Putin led celebrations marking 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a parade in Moscow ...
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The European Union promotes a tribunal to judge Russia's aggression against Ukraine
While the International Criminal Court investigates war crimes, it does not have jurisdiction over the aggression itself. Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War, as the Second World War is called in ...
How Putin uses the USSR’s victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine
Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also ...
Foreign Affairs1d
Russia’s False Euphoria
By now, the Russian euphoria that greeted improved relations with Washington this spring has diminished, but many Russian ...
The Kyiv Independent on MSN3d
'No new instructions' — Putin's unilateral Victory Day ceasefire takes effect May 8, Kremlin says
Russia's unilateral ceasefire during Victory Day celebrations remains in place, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on ...
Putin builds life-sized Reichstag replica for Victory Day re-enactment
Russia has built a life-sized replica of the Reichstag building to hold Victory Day re-enactments of its capture by Soviet ...
The Manila Times on MSN6d
Victory Day: A holiday with tears in the eyes
Russia will celebrate the 80th Anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 to 1945, a tragedy that left a ...