At the opening of the military parade on May 9, the anniversary of the end of the war against Hitler’s Germany, Vladimir Putin outlined his parallel with the current conflict. A message widely relayed to Russians.
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Published on 05/9/2024 at 5:55 p.m.
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Correspondent in Moscow
Ebetween politics and history, between military and propaganda, Vladimir Putin carried out his May 9 as he wished. The head of the Kremlin delivered the same message: history repeats itself and Russia, which is celebrating the Soviet victory against fascist Germany on that day, will lead its fight for the “denazification” of Ukraine to the end. . This parallel formed the common thread of the celebrations, in Vladimir Putin’s speech on Red Square as well as in the alleys of Victory Park on one of Moscow’s hills. “The West would like to forget the lessons of the Second World War but we remember that the fate of humanity was decided in the grandiose battles fought by the Soviet Union while almost all of Europe worked for the military power of the Wehrmacht”, declared at the start of the parade the head of the Kremlin who also wants to be chief historian.
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