A demonstration of strength. Russia has scheduled a large large -scale parade this Friday, May 9 to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. A symbol for the Kremlin teacher, while the third year of war continues in Ukraine.
“Putin needs to show (…) that is the triumph of his reign,” says Hélène Blanc, author of several works on the Soviet Union and Contemporary Russia in BFMTV. This ceremony with large fanfare is a “misery” according to the specialist. A way for Russia to hide its difficulties in the Ukrainian field, the poor state of its army or its economy.
Russia also wants to “present itself as the only winner of World War II, marginalizing Westerners,” he believes that General Jérôme Pellistrandi, our defense consultant.
• An unprecedented magnitude ceremony according to authorities
For several days, the streets of Moscow have been poppy in national colors and the vast majority of stores and restaurants have placed posters that ask for “remember” the victory of 1945 and be “proud.”
To mark this date, the authorities have promised unprecedented ceremonies. In the Red Square, in the heart of the Russian capital, the soldiers and armored vehicles, such as the Symbolic Char T-34 or the Su-100, will parade under the walls of the Kremlin. The devices also used against Ukrainians will participate in the procession.
“It will be unprecedented in terms of volumes, there will be more soldiers and more devices,” describes General Jérôme Pellistrandi. The parade will last more than an hour and, therefore, will be a little longer than other years.
Vladimir Putin must pronounce a speech on the occasion of this great patriotic mass. Will take advantage of the 10 minutes planned to spread all its power while the conflict continues in Ukraine and the Negotiations with the United States In view of a high permanent fire he has been skating for more than two months.
In the last three years, the Russian president has often referred to the memory of the victory over Nazi Germany, the military offensive against Ukraine, Russia, ensuring that he wants to “denaazify” this neighboring country, which occupies around 20% of the territory.
Volodymyr Zelensky denounced “a parade of cynicism” and “lies.”
World War II, which left more than 20 million dead in the USSR, including many Ukrainians, caused a trauma that still feels within society and has fed patriotism widely exploited by the Russian president. The May 9 parade attracts large crowds of spectators every year, which often come with the family.
• A high fire decreed unilaterally by Moscow
For “Victoria” celebrations, Vladimir Putin ordered his soldiers to observe a high fire in Ukraine from Thursday 8 to Saturday, May 10. A truce that the two countries accused of not respecting from the first day of their entry into force. kyiv accused Moscow on Thursday of attacking “the entire line of the front”, calling the “farce” the three -day truce Unilaterally ordered by the Kremlin teacher.
For its part, the Russian army said strictly respecting “the high fire and does not carry any aviation, missile, artillery or drones blow. “The Russian armed forces respond symmetrically to the violations of the Alto the Fire of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” said Russia’s Ministry of Defense in Telegram.
Ukraine has never accepted this truce and described it as a communication operation, which asks for a high 30 -day fire. “We are not withdrawing this proposal (backed by Washington, an editor’s note) that could give diplomacy a chance. But the world does not see a response from Russia,” said its president Volodymyr Zelensky.
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Vladimir Putin also announced a truce for Easter celebrations on April 19 and 20. The two fields had already accused of having raped this high fire, even if a fall in the intensity of the fight had felt in several sectors of the front.
• Reinforced security
Fearing that the war in Ukraine disturbs the celebrations, the Kremlin said that he took “all necessary measures” to guarantee security. Airports in the country, especially those of Moscow, are subject to greater control.
In the Russian capital, an investigation into the police was conducted that will guarantee security on May 9 to rule out any internal risk.
“Restrictions on the operation of mobile internet,” said Russian presidency spokesman Dmitri Peskov. The objective? Frustrate the attacks of Ukrainian drones that interrupt satellite navigation.
As during the trials carried out for several days in the capital, the spectators will remain at a good distance from the military procession, behind the barriers. The organizers have forbidden them to provide the parade of electronic cigarettes, scooters or even a pet.
Fearing for security, the authorities of several regions, including that of Krasnodar in the southwest, have canceled their parades. For the third consecutive year, the celebrations were canceled in Sébastapol in Crimea, a Ukrainian territory attached by Russia since 2014, reports The Kyiv Independent.
• 29 expected foreign leaders in Moscow
29 foreign leaders are expected together with Vladimir Putin to celebrate the “Victory Day”, according to the Kremlin. Among them, the Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva or the XI Jinping Chino, who arrived in Moscow on Wednesday. The movement of the Chinese president illustrates the association between Moscow and Beijing, which have joined since the beginning of the conflict in Ukraine, in front of the West.
“It is a form of provocation”, in front of Europeans and Americans, in the middle of the commercial war with Washington, estimates that the specialist Hélène Blanc. “Putin needs to show the world that he is not alone.”
The country’s leaders traditionally allied to Russia will also be present such as Kazakhstan, Bélarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba and Venezuela.
Despite the isolation policy defended by Westerners, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is expected to challenge Brussels, and Serbian head of state Aleksandar Vucic, as well as the president of the Bosnian Serbs, Milorad Dodik, sought by Bosnian justice.
General Jérôme Pellistrandi sees “an instrumentalization of these participations” by the Kremlin and indicates an absence of certain states favorable to Russia, such as India, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger or even Hungary.
During the ceremony, Vladimir Putin is expected to descend the red square, accompanied by the state heads present to place a crown on the tomb of the unknown soldier, located. Under the Kremlin walls.
Volodomyr Zelensky had indicated that kyiv could not guarantee the “security” of the leaders present in the ceremonies. “We will not provide any guarantee, because we don’t know what Russia could do on these dates,” he said. Moscow had described these statements as “direct threat.”
• Chinese soldiers and 12 other countries will parade
The Kremlin soldiers will not be the only ones to parade in the Red Square. “The training (soldiers) of thirteen countries will parade (…), including China,” Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic advisor, Iouri Ouchakov told the press.
What a strongly dislike Kyiv. Ukrainian diplomacy has warned countries “that declare their neutrality” against Russia’s invasion, such as China, believing that their participation in the parade would be “support for the aggressive state.”
“Russia invites foreign soldiers to participate in the Mai parade to wash their war crimes and justify their assault,” he said.
“Walking with (the Russians) sharing the responsibility of the blood of children, civilians and military Ukrainians.”
Ukraine will consider any participation of foreign soldiers in these ceremonies “as an indignation in memory of victory over Nazism, in memory of the millions of Ukrainians” who had fought against Nazi Germany, he added.
Source: BFM TV
