the russian leader, vladimir putin, has addressed the huge victory day military parade in moscow, saying the invasion of ukraine had been provoked by the west, and that russian troops fighting there, were defending the motherland . what he didn t say was anything about the progress of that invasion, let alone how or when the war might end. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports now from moscow. it is the annual pomp to showcase russian power. across red square they marched, thousands of soldiers, in a parade marking a glorious victory the defeat of nazi germany. upbeat marching band music. but today there is no peace. vladimir putin has invaded ukraine. back from there, parading too, paratroopers who moscow says took part in the russian offensive. a war of conquest, says the west. the kremlin disagrees. translation: the defence of our motherland, when its destiny - was at stake, has always been sacred. as in the past, you, our soldiers, are today fighting for our peop
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it wasn t up for long. others came to victory day held signs saying, this isn t what they fought for. and what about those who fought in world war ii? maria sidorova, who is 100 years old, said all she wants is peace. the war i fought in, we understood, but this war now, well, maybe i m old, but there s something not quite right about it. i hope it ends soon. vladimir putin wants russians to believe the decisions he takes are right. this giant victory day event portrayed him as the father of the nation. but in a system built around one man, if he gets it wrong that is dangerous. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.
you can parade your very latest military hardware. but that does not automatically make you an internationally recognised superpower. the point is that the kremlin s decision to attack ukraine has sparked global condemnation and sanctions and is turning russia into a pariah. and that has consequences. protestors chant. doused with paint, russia s ambassador to poland at a soviet military cemetery today. the crowd is calling the russian officials fascists . moscow has launched an official complaint. and there were individual protests in russia. the sign says, no to the new war. it wasn t up for long. others came to victory day held signs saying, this isn t what they fought for. and what about those who fought in world war ii? maria sidorova, who is 100 years old, said all she wants