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- Following the commemorations in Western Europe, Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the victory of the allies over Nazi Germany during World War II. Read the article
- Vladimir Putin will be expressed in the Red Square in Moscow in front of the leaders of around twenty countries. Brief
- The Russian president wants to make this event a demonstration of strength, while the war in Ukraine continues and the negotiations of a high fire with the United States is a patina. Brief
- The Kremlin head ordered his soldiers to observed a high fire from Thursday 8 to Saturday, May 10. But Ukraine and Russia have accused of not respecting this truce. Read the article
What leaders expected for celebrations in Moscow?
Leaders of about twenty nations must be with Vladimir Putin in Moscow for May 9 celebrations, while the first guests arrive.
There are remarkably Chinese Xi Jinping and Brazilian Lula, but also the leaders of allied countries or partners of Russia such as Kazakhstan, Belarus, Vietnam, Armenia, Cuba and Venezuela.
Among the Africans, the leaders of Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Congo, Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea made the trip.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was originally expected in Moscow, but was not present due to the current climbing with Pakistan, according to the media.
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 have accused Do not respect from the first day of its 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.
An unprecedented scale ceremony according to the 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,” according to General Jérôme Pellistrandi, BFMTV defense consultant.
Vladimir Putin wishes to demonstrate “the triumph of his reign”
During the celebrations of May 9, Vladimir “Putin needs to show (…) which 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.
Our article
Vladimir Putin celebrates May 9 with a big fanfare
Hello everyone, welcome to this live dedicated to the celebrations of May 9 organized in Russia for the 80th anniversary of the victory against Nazi Germany during World War II.
For the occasion, BFMTV will be in a special edition from 9 am with our reporters in Moscow.
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