![]() We will never abandon our love for the Motherland, our faith and traditional values, the customs of our ancestors, and our respect for all peoples and cultures.” “The United States, especially after the collapse of the Soviet Union, began talking about its exclusivity, abasing not only the whole world but also its satellites, which have to pretend they don’t see anything and obediently swallow it up. A presidential decree on this was signed today.” On Russia and the West We will give special support to the children of dead and wounded comrades. The state, regions, companies and public organisations will do everything to care for and help these families. “The death of each one of our soldiers and officers is our shared grief and an irreparable loss for their friends and relatives. You are fighting for the Motherland, for its future, so that no one forgets the lessons of World War II – so there is no place in the world for executioners, punishers and Nazis.” On military losses “I am now addressing our armed forces and the Donbas volunteers. “Today, the volunteers of the Donbas, together with the soldiers of the Russian army, are fighting on their own lands. “Everything indicated that a clash with the neo-Nazis, the Banderites, backed by the United States and their junior partners, was inevitable.” Russian servicemen march on Red Square during the Victory Day military parade On eastern Ukraine As such, an absolutely unacceptable threat to us was systematically created, and moreover directly on our borders. “In Kyiv, they announced the possible acquisition of nuclear weapons, the NATO bloc began actively taking military control of territories adjacent to ours. Openly, preparations were under way for another punitive operation in Donbas, the invasion of our historical lands, including Crimea. “NATO countries did not want to listen to us, meaning that they in fact had entirely different plans, and we saw this. Russia called on the West to enter an honest dialogue, in search of reasonable compromise solutions, to take each other’s interests into account. “In December last year, we proposed the conclusion of an agreement on security guarantees. “Despite disagreements in international relations, Russia has always advocated the creation of a system of equal and indivisible security, a system that is vital for the entire international community. The decision of a sovereign, strong, independent country.” On security guarantees he demanded Russia preventively rebuffed the aggressor. ![]() “We saw military infrastructure being ramped up, hundreds of military advisers working and regular deliveries of modern weapons from NATO. The following are quotes from a televised speech by President Vladimir Putin at the annual Victory Day parade in Red Square: On the decision to launch ‘special military operation’ in Ukraine This year, participants of the processions are also encouraged to bring photos of those who died fighting in Ukraine.Russia on Monday marked the the 77th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II. ![]() ![]() Also on May 9, parades take place on a smaller scale in dozens of cities across the nation as well as the so-called "Immortal Regiment" march, which involves people carrying photos of veterans or family members who died in the war. The Kremlin said no foreign leaders were invited to attend the parade as it was "not a jubilee year". On the ground, Russia will be displaying its nuclear-capable hardware, including the Yars intercontinental nuclear missiles and Iskander short-range ballistic missile systems. Eight Mig-29 fighter jets will fly over Red Square forming the letter Z - a symbol of Russia's military campaign in Ukraine. According to Russia's defence ministry, 77 aircraft will participate in the flypast, including the rarely-seen Il-80 Doomsday plane that is capable of withstanding a nuclear attack. The term is loaded in Russia, the successor of the Soviet Union, which lost 20 million people in the war against Nazi Germany. ![]()
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