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Day: May 9, 2025
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Russia staging a lavish, ‘biggest ever’ parade in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war
A day after Victory in Europe Day celebrations in most of Europe, Russia stages a lavish – “biggest ever” – parade in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war, and show off its military might amid its continuing invasion on Ukraine.
Russian president Vladimir Putin hosts a number of global leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping and Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Despite repeated criticism from Brussels, Slovak prime minister Robert Fico is also there, the only EU leader in attendance.