Russia Victory Day parade: Vladimir Putin warns ‘fight forces all the time prepared’

Vladimir Putin used his Victory Day speech this yr to warn that Russia’s fight forces had been “always ready”.

Every yr, Moscow wraps itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its victory over Nazi Germany within the Second World War.

Today marks the 79th anniversary and Mr Putin addressed the parade within the Red Square, attempting to speak up his nation’s army capabilities in a speech aimed as a lot on the overseas viewers as a home one.

During this yr’s speech, Mr Putin stated his nation would “never forget” the Second World War and that Russia was going by a “difficult period” because the “future of the motherland depends on us”.

“Today on Victory Day we are conscious of that even more acutely,” he stated earlier than warning: “Our strategic forces are always combat ready.”

Mr Putin claimed the historical past of the Second World War was being distorted and used the speech to ship a message to the Russian troops combating in Ukraine, attempting to bolster their morale because the conflict continues to tug on.

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He completed on: “Glory to the armed forces, to Russia, to victory.”