The future of the Russian state depends on the participants of the “special military operation” said on Tuesday Vladimir Putin during his Victory Day speech. The whole country rallied to support the heroes, “everyone is ready to help” and pray for them, he said.

The Victory Day parade (the end of World War II) takes place today in Moscow, while the war with Ukraine rages on and the corresponding traditional anniversary events for the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany have been canceled in many Russian cities.

“We want a peaceful future”, asserted the Russian president, considering that “against our homeland a real war broke out”. “We are proud of the members of the special military operation,” Putin said, calling on the world not to forget “who defeated the Nazis.”

He stated at the same time that “for Russia there are no hostile peoples neither in the west nor in the east”. “Battles that determine the fate of our country have always become sacred. We are proud of the members of the special military operation, of all those who fight on the front lines. There is no more important thing now than your fighting work. The future of our state and our people depends on you.” he said characteristically.

Mr. Putin stated that “today civilization is at a turning point” and “a real war has been waged against the motherland.” “But we will defeat terrorism, we will protect the people of Donbas, we will guarantee our security. There are no unfriendly countries for us, any ideology of superiority is criminal. But the elites of Western globalization talk about their “exceptionalism”, sow Russophobia, spread values ​​that go against what makes a person human,” said the Russian president.

Putin described the demolition of monuments to Soviet soldiers in many countries as a crime, speaking of the “creation of a Nazi cult”. As he said, “defiling a generation of winners is also a crime.” “They want the destruction of the Russian Federation, erase the results of World War II. “The Ukrainian people are hostages of the coup and the regime in the hands of the West,” said the president of the Russian Federation.

Moscow parade

He concluded his speech with the words: “For Russia, for our brave armed forces, for Victory. Ask!” after the anthem of the Russian Federation was played.
A little earlier, the parade of thousands of soldiers started in Moscow under the watchful eye of Putin and other members of the Russian political elite, during today’s anniversary celebrating the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in World War II.

The annual military parade of the Russian Armed Forces takes place in Red Square in Moscow in a show of military might.

Parade

Putin walked from the Kremlin to Red Square to watch the parade featuring military personnel carrying Russian and Soviet Union flags.

Finally, Putin called for a minute’s silence in memory of the victims of World War II, while a clock was heard ticking loudly every second.

The Soviet Union lost at least 20 million people in the war.