US EditionPutin hosts world leaders at lavish army parade amid Ukraine war
- On May 9, 2025, Vladimir Putin hosted a large Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square attended by over 20 foreign leaders including Xi Jinping and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
- The event commemorated eight decades since the Soviet Union defeated Nazi Germany and took place against the backdrop of Russia’s ongoing military campaign in Ukraine that started in February 2022.
- Putin and Xi met the day before for over three hours in the Kremlin and declared defiance towards the West, while Ukraine denounced the parade as a cynical display unrelated to victory over Nazism.
- Putin declared a unilateral ceasefire lasting three days to coincide with the holiday beginning Thursday, but Ukraine has reported that Russia violated the pause on numerous occasions and has expressed concerns about the safety of visiting leaders at the event.
- The Kremlin aimed to boost domestic patriotism and project military strength abroad through the biggest commemorations yet, as Putin praised his army as heirs of WWII victors defending against fascism.
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Putin hails troops fighting in Ukraine as foreign leaders attend parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Moscow will be victorious in Ukraine as the Soviet Union was in WWII, rallying Russians to support troops at Moscow's grand Red Square military parade in front of his key allies on Friday.
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Putin gears up to host world leaders at lavish army parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a lavish World War II Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, an event the Kremlin hopes will rally patriotism at home and project strength abroad as its troops fight in Ukraine.
President Putin hosts world leaders at World War II victory parade – Cameroon Concord News
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s World War II Victory Day parade began in Moscow on Friday, an event the Kremlin hopes will rally patriotism at home and project strength abroad as its troops fight in Ukraine. More than 20 foreign leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attended the annual parade this year, the fourth since Moscow launched a full-scale military assault on its neighbour …
Putin welcomes foreign leaders in Kremlin ahead of Victory Day parade - Goa Chronicle
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday welcomed in the Kremlin foreign leaders who are expected to take part in the Victory Day parade on the Red Square. From the Kremlin, the leaders will proceed to the Red Square to take their places on the tribunes. The parade, marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War, is expected to start at 10:00 Moscow time (07:00 GMT). After the parade, they are expected to lay fl…
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