Vladimir Putin warned in his speech that nuclear weapons are always ready. The Immortal Regiment event aimed at citizens was still not organized in Moscow.
MOSCOW In his Victory Day speech on the Red Square, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin accused the West of distorting the history of World War II.
On Victory Day, Russia remembers the victory over Nazi Germany and the sacrifices it required.
Those in power have harnessed the memory of World War II to justify their war against Ukraine.
In addition to the cold weather, the mood of the parade was marked by the ongoing war of aggression and confrontation with the West.
Putin reminded that Russia’s strategic nuclear forces are in constant combat readiness.
In Victory Park (Park Pobedy) located on the Poklonnaya hill, citizens lined up to see Western armored vehicles and other equipment that the Russian armed forces have captured in Ukraine.
The Immortal Regiment march was not held in Moscow this year either. At the march, ordinary Russians have remembered their relatives who took part in the war by carrying their photos.
The cancellation of the march already in the second year has been justified by security reasons. It is possible that those in power are afraid that citizens will bring pictures of those who have fallen in the modern war to the march.