Putin’s Victory Day display is a charade, not a parade

Putin’s Victory Day display is a charade, not a parade

As we look at the shiny tanks and missiles rumbling through Red Square, we should not be fooled as to the state of the Russian Army

The President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, spoke this Saturday in Moscow, during the celebration of the Day of Victory. In a speech that lasted about ten minutes, Putin began to say that "the truth and justice" are from the country that led and spoke of the war in Ukraine. "The whole country, society and people supported those who participated in the special military operation. We are proud of their courage and tenacity, this spirit force that has…

Putin's victory day parade today, May 9, will give a totally false idea of what's really going on in Russia's armed forces, an attempt by a dictator to deceive the Russian population by making them believe in a great patriotic victory, as Stalin did in 1945, and the reality is that the few modern tanks, elite soldiers, and powerful missiles left in Russia will be mostly on the parade — but there is very little on the front of these things; they …