Vladimir Putin delivering his speech during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)Russian President Vladimir Putin has marked the anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe with a speech warning that Nazi beliefs remain strong. Speaking during the annual military parade on Moscow’s Red Square, Mr Putin decried “attempts to rewrite history, to justify traitors and criminals, on whose hands lies the blood of hundreds of thousands of peaceful people”. Expand Close Russian tanks in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Russian tanks in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)“Unfortunately, many of the ideologies of the Nazis, those who were obsessed with the delusional theory of their exclusiveness, are again trying to be put into service,” he said, without citing specifics. The anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, which Russia calls Victory Day, is the country’s most significant secular holiday. Expand Close Russian sailors march towards Red Square (AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Russian sailors march towards Red Square (AP)It commemorates the Red Army’s military feats and the vast suffering of civilians.

Source: Irish Independent May 09, 2021 10:30 UTC