Russia Victory Day: Putin says world at 'turning point' at scaled back parade - BBC News
- President Vladimir Putin has told Moscow's Victory Day parade that the world is at a "turning point", with a "real war" being waged against Russia
- The annual holiday commemorates the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two - but some events in Russia have been scaled back over security concerns
- Putin again sought to link Russia's invasion of Ukraine to the struggle against Nazism, claiming that Russia was defending its sovereignty
- He said Russia wanted a "peaceful" future, and blamed the West for sowing seeds of "hatred and Russophobia"
- There is a nervous mood in Moscow after recent drone attacks, which Russia attributed to pro-Ukraine forces
- Ukraine, meanwhile, says its air defences downed 15 Russian cruise missiles launched at Kyiv overnight - no casualties have been reported
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