Vladimir Putin has used his Victory Day speech to defend the ongoing war on Ukraine, pointing the finger of blame at the West and the government in Kyiv. The Russian president was speaking at the start of an annual military parade in Red Square, which has traditionally commemorated the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany. In his attempts to mobilise support for the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, Putin has insisted Russian troops were defending their country, implying the situation is a continuation of World War 2. “You are fighting for the Motherland, for its future, so that no one forgets the […]
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