Putin says Russians are united in 'sacred' battle with West over Ukraine

Putin touts 'sacred' battle with West in Ukraine as Russia marks pared back Victory Day

The Russian leader has repeatedly likened the war in Ukraine to the challenges Moscow faced when Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.

Putin says Russians are united in 'sacred' battle with West over Ukraine

MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday (May 9) that Russians were united in a "sacred" fight with the West over Ukraine that would end in victory, and accused the United States and its allies of forgetting the Soviet triumph over the Nazis in World War II. Putin has repeatedly likened the war in

Putin says Russians are united in 'sacred' battle with West over Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russians were united in a “sacred” fight with the West over Ukraine that would end in victory, and accused the US and its allies of forgetting the Soviet triumph over the Nazis in World War 2.

Russia holds slimmed-down Victory Day parade; Putin says Russians united in ‘sacred’ battle

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russians were united in a "sacred" fight with the West over Ukraine that would end in victory, and accused the United States and its allies of forgetting the Soviet triumph over the Nazis in World War Two.

Putin says Russians are united in 'sacred' battle with West over Ukraine

MOSCOW, Russia – President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, May 9, that Russians were united in a “sacred” fight with the West over Ukraine that would end in victory, and accused the United States and its allies of forgetting the Soviet triumph over the Nazis in World War Two. Putin has repeatedly likened the war in Ukraine – which he casts as a defensive move against a West which wants to carve up Russia – to the challenge Moscow faced when Adol…

Russians united in 'sacred' battle with West over Ukraine

Russian soldiers march through central Moscow as part of Victory Day celebrations that mark the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War 2. Photo: Reuters President Vladimir Putin says Russians are united in a "sacred" fight with the West over Ukraine that will end in victory, while accusing the United States and its allies of forgetting the Soviet triumph over the Nazis in World War Two.