4 w. ago Former MP George Galloway appears in Moscow for Putin's Victory Day celebrations days after collecting award names after Hamas fighter in Tehran

The leader of the hard-left Workers Party of Britain made an appearance in Moscow as Russia's Vladimir Putin celebrated Victory Day with a huge military parade. 

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4 w. ago Car park bingo and Victory Day in Moscow: photos of the day – Friday

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4 w. ago Putin takes a jab at Trump in war of words over who REALLY won World War Two as Russia stages huge Victory Day parade and hosts China's Xi

The Russian and Chinese leaders nestled side-by-side to watch the parade in a show of unity after they issued a statement yesterday condemning Trump 's plan for a missile defence system

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4 w. ago Chinese troops march with Russian forces as Xi joins Putin for Victory Day parade

Moscow stages largest Victory Day parade since start of Ukraine war with Putin using celebrations to justify invasionRussian troops fighting in Ukraine marched together with Chinese forces on Moscow’s Red Square to mark the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, in a Victory Day celebration marked by greater spectacle than in recent years.After several scaled-back Victory Days – with reduced military displays and few foreign guests – Vladimir Putin on Friday addressed the largest parade since his 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “The Soviet Union took upon itself the most ferocious, merciless blows of the enemy,” the Russian president said of the victory over Nazi Germany, before turning to his invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Putin says Russia made 'decisive' WW2 contribution at Moscow Victory Day parade and stands shoulder

The Russian and Chinese leaders nestled side-by-side to watch the parade in a show of unity after they issued a statement yesterday condemning Trump 's plan for a missile defence system

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4 w. ago Putin’s troops 'break' ceasefire called to mark 80th anniversary of Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany

Ukraine accuses Putin of flouting his unilateral 72-hour ceasefire to coincide with the Victory Day celebrations

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4 w. ago Vladimir Putin seen cosying up to Chinese leader during parade as Russia marks Victory Day

Vladimir Putin defiantly said that the Russian people backed his "special military operation" in Ukraine as he spoke at a massive military parade in Moscow to celebrate Victory Day

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4 w. ago Moscow stages Victory Day parade as China's President Xi joins Putin amid Ukraine war

Ukraine accuses Putin of flouting his unilateral 72-hour ceasefire to coincide with the Victory Day celebrations

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4 w. ago Putin and world leaders unite as Soviet throwback tune blasted in Victory Day parade

Russia's Victory Day parade has taken place in Moscow's Red Square, with ancient weaponry wheeled out and very worrying Soviet Union-era song blasted over the tanoy

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4 w. ago Putin and Xi defy Trump's attempts to drive them apart with show of unity at Moscow Victory Day parade

The Russian and Chinese leaders nestled side-by-side to watch the parade in a show of unity after they issued a statement yesterday condemning Trump 's plan for a missile defence system

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4 w. ago Russia stages Victory Day parade as China's President Xi joins Putin in Moscow amid Ukraine war

Ukraine accuses Putin of flouting his unilateral 72-hour ceasefire to coincide with the Victory Day celebrations

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4 w. ago Putin and President Xi watch Russia's Victory Day Parade in Moscow as Ukraine says it 'cannot guarantee the safety' of those attending

Twenty-nine leaders, including China 's President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will be in attendance today at the much anticipated Victory Day parade

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4 w. ago Vladimir Putin 'preparing for war with NATO' within a year of ending conflict in Ukraine

Russia used its annual Victory Day parade in Moscow's Red Square to show off his latest hi-tech weapons and it is claimed that his next target after Ukraine will be a war with NATO

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4 w. ago Watch live: Putin leads Russia’s Victory Day celebrations with military parade in Moscow

Watch live as Vladimir Putin leads Russia’s Victory Day celebrations in Moscow on Friday (9 May).

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4 w. ago How the war in Ukraine reduced Putin’s ‘Victory Day’ military parade to a shadow of its former self

In both 2023 and 2024, there was only one tank on display, a Soviet-era T-34

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4 w. ago Putin and Xi's show of force: 'Old friends' Moscow and Beijing vow to take on global order together as Chinese leader arrives for Victory Day parade in Russian capital

Despots Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping have pledged to take on the world order together as 'old friends.'

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