{"id":308191,"date":"2025-05-10T05:04:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-10T05:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=308191"},"modified":"2025-05-11T07:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T07:01:33","slug":"whole-of-russia-supports-ukraine-invasion-putin-tells-victory-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=308191","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Whole of Russia\u2019 supports Ukraine invasion, Putin tells Victory Day parade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction — May 9, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n

A host of leaders from the global south joined President Putin to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Russia\u2019s defeat of Nazi Germany. Along with China\u2019s Xi Jingping and Belarusian President Lukashenko, a number of other leaders from Africa, Asia, South America and eastern Europe attended in defiance of Washington and London.<\/p>\n

In essence we are witnessing the emergence of an alliance of nations, led by Russia, China and Iran, that won’t be dictated to by the West.<\/p>\n

This doesn’t necessarily signal an impending military conflict but it does mean that an international realignment of power is underway.<\/p>\n

Seen in the context of Trump’s ceasefire agreement with the Houthis<\/a>, we would suggest that this signifies the waning of U.S. global hegemony and the resurgence of Russia as the pre-eminent global power. Ed.<\/p>\n

\u2018Whole of Russia\u2019 supports Ukraine invasion, Putin tells Victory Day parade<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Daily Telegraph \u2013 May 9, 2025<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Vladimir Putin said the \u201cwhole of Russia\u201d supported his invasion of Ukraine as he hosted world leaders at the annual Victory Day parade<\/a> in Moscow.<\/p>\n

Sitting alongside China\u2019s Xi Jinping<\/a>, the Russian leader watched thousands of troops \u2013 as well as drones, ballistic missiles and tanks \u2013 parade across Red Square to mark 80 years since the defeat of the Nazis.<\/p>\n

On the sidelines, Putin <\/a>made a point of embracing a North Korean general whose troops were instrumental in pushing back Ukrainian forces in Kursk.<\/p>\n

Putin vowed that Moscow would be victorious in Ukraine just as the Soviet Union was in the Second World War.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussia has been and will remain an unbreakable barrier to Nazism<\/a>, Russophobia, and anti-Semitism,\u201d Putin declared.<\/p>\n

He added that \u201ctruth and justice\u201d are on Russia\u2019s side and that the \u201centire country\u201d supports those fighting in what he described as the special military operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are proud of their courage and determination, of the strength of spirit that has always led us to victory,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Russia has outlawed criticism of its military campaign, prompting thousands of citizens to flee the country.<\/p>\n

For the first time, Russia featured attack drones in its Victory Day parade \u2013 including models used in Ukraine \u2013 alongside dozens of military vehicles.<\/p>\n

It marked a shift from recent years, when few tanks<\/a> were displayed due to their deployment on the front lines.<\/p>\n

Around 1,500 troops who had fought in Ukraine were among 11,000 marching on Red Square, according to state media.<\/p>\n

Some 20 other world leaders<\/a>, including Robert Fico, the Slovakian prime minister<\/a>, who defied Brussels to become the only EU member to attend, stood alongside Putin.<\/p>\n

Mr Fico placed flowers on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which serves as a tribute to unidentified soldiers who died defending the Soviet Union and is one of the most revered sites in Russia.<\/p>\n

In a notable gesture, Putin paid special attention to the North Korean delegation when greeting military leaders, embracing one of the generals after shaking his hand \u2013 a level of familiarity not extended to others.<\/p>\n

Pyongyang recently sent thousands of troops<\/a> to Russia to help Moscow oust Ukrainian troops from its Kursk region.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the best to you and all your troops,\u201d Putin was heard saying.<\/p>\n

In his opening speech, Putin went on to say that the Soviet Union \u201cdetermined the outcome\u201d of the Second World War.<\/p>\n

He stated the USSR \u201ctook upon itself the strongest attacks of our enemies, and our citizens picked up arms and defended the front lines\u201d.<\/p>\n

His comments came a week after US president Donald Trump<\/a> claimed it was the United States that was most important for the defeat of Nazism in the Second World War.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won both Wars, nobody was close to us in terms of strength, bravery, or military brilliance,\u201d Mr Trump said.<\/p>\n

The comments were unlikely to be well received in Moscow, as the Soviet Union is thought to have lost 27 million people including civilians and military in the conflict \u2013 although some scholars put the figure as high as 42 million. America suffered roughly 420,000 dead<\/p>\n

Continues \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Russia Flaunts ‘Weapons Of War’ At V-Day Parade: T-34 Tanks, S-400, Artillery, Drones & Jets | Watch<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Times of India \u2013 May 9, 2025<\/strong><\/h3>\n