Vladimir Putin now casts the war as part of a holy struggle with the West, which he says has forgotten the role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany.
| President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of risking a global conflict, saying no one would be allowed to threaten the world’s biggest nuclear power as Russia marked the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II.against Ukraine’s Western-backed forces on Thursday, Mr Putin accused “arrogant” Western elites of forgetting the decisive role played by the Soviet Union in defeating Nazi Germany, and of stoking conflicts across the world.
“But at the same time, we will not allow anyone to threaten us. Our strategic forces are always in a state of combat readiness.” Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender came into force at 11.01pm on May 8, 1945, marked as “Victory in Europe Day” by France, Britain and the United States. In Moscow, it was already May 9, which became the Soviet Union’s “Victory Day” in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45.
Unlike some of the parades of the past, there were no leaders from the West. Russia said ambassadors of “unfriendly” countries – broadly the West and those who support Ukraine – had not been invited to the parade.
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