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Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Putin equates victory over Nazis with war in Ukraine at Moscow parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday equated his war in Ukraine with the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, as Moscow marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II with a major military parade. "Russia remains an insurmountable obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism and will fight the excesses perpetrated by the henchmen of these aggressive destructive ideas," Putin said in his speech. Truth and justice are on Russia's side, said the Russian president, adding that the whole of Moscow supported the fighters in the "special military operation" - the Kremlin's term for its invasion of the neighbouring country. Putin emphasized that Soviet soldiers played the decisive role in defeating the Nazi regime. However, he did concede that the opening of a second front in Europe accelerated the Allied victory. He also highlighted China's contribution to the war separately, with Chinese President Xi Jinping among the international leaders in the audience.
Russia Today
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Putin's Victory Day ceasefire proposal still on the table
Russian President Vladimir Putin's 72-hour Victory Day ceasefire proposal is still valid and Moscow's forces have been given orders to halt military activity, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. At the same time, he warned that if Ukraine chooses not to honor the truce and attempts to strike Russian military positions, an 'adequate response will be given immediately.' Putin announced the unilateral ceasefire last week, stating that Russian troops would suspend all offensive operations from midnight on May 7-8 to midnight on May 10-11. According to the Kremlin, the three-day pause has been proposed as a humanitarian gesture to mark the 80th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany and could serve as a chance for 'the start of direct negotiations with Kiev without preconditions.' Peskov has stated that the truce is also intended to test if Ukraine really wants to settle the conflict and to offer it a chance to demonstrate its commitment to deescalation. Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky, however, has rejected the offer, dismissing it as a Russian ploy and an 'attempt at manipulation.' In a statement following Putin's announcement, he instead called for an immediate unconditional 30-day ceasefire, which Moscow has claimed is an attempt to buy time for retreating Ukrainian forces. Zelensky has also claimed that Putin's ceasefire proposal is intended to ensure calm during Russia's Victory Day parade on May 9, and suggested that Kiev could not guarantee the safety of foreign leaders planning to attend the celebrations. Ukrainian MP Yury Pavlenko has also proposed attacking Moscow's Red Square during the parade. Moscow has condemned Zelensky's remarks. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova interpreted them as a 'direct threat' and proof of Kiev's terrorist nature.
