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Putin has reasons to celebrate on Victory Day, but the party could be short-lived
Ukrainian drone strikes have raised anxiety across Moscow ahead of this year’s May 9 parade on Red Square, which Vladimir ...
As Russia rallies the troops to mark Victory Day, it's using the past to try to justify its war on Ukraine
Russia is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory Day as a few dozen leaders fly in to watch and meet with Putin. Victory day ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Russia for 'Victory Day' celebration
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday in Moscow as a contingent of world leaders ...
'The front is noisy' — for Ukraine's soldiers, Russia's Victory Day 'ceasefire' is yet another sham
Moscow's self-declared truce which came into force at midnight on May 8 is not being felt on the front lines, Ukrainian ...
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 ...
Putin’s Victory Day ceasefire set to come into effect
Three-day ceasefire in Ukraine that was unilaterally declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin last month was set to come ...
Putin's 3-day ceasefire goes into effect ahead of Victory Day celebrations
There was no negotiation process with Ukraine, with the Kremlin only saying that Kyiv "should follow" its lead.
Xi Jinping arrives in Moscow for Victory Day amid Ukraine air strike claims
China’s Xi Jinping was in Moscow this week for a state visit before the Kremlin’s grand Victory Day celebrations, as Ukraine ...
How the war in Ukraine reduced Putin’s ‘Victory Day’ military parade to a shadow of its former self
Ever since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, the annual military parade to honour the defeat of Nazi Germany have been a shadow ...
Taiwan marks 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by highlighting threats from China
Taiwan is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by making broad comparisons to threats from China, whose ...
Twenty-nine world leaders are expected at Moscow's World War Two victory commemorations, Kremlin says
Twenty-nine world leaders, including China's Xi Jinping, are expected to attend World War Two Victory Day commemorations in ...