but this year, the sight of tanks and troops on red square in moscow and other russian cities will have an added significance following the invasion of ukraine. the kremlin has been accused of using the memory of world war two to justify its offensive against its neighbour. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. this time of year, the traffic in moscow gets rather heavy. it s the final practice for the annual military parade. victory day marks the defeat of hitler s germany. but this year, putin s russia on the offensive. rehearsing on red square what moscow says are paratroopers back from ukraine. russia s invasion there is been presented here as another glorious chapter in russia s history. and so, you get this.
ruins of their school, some have found a place to play. laura bicker, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. ukraine has been hosting the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, and the us first lady, drjill biden, who both made separate unannounced trips to the country. mr trudeau visited the town of irpin and in a press conference with president zelensky he announced canada will deliver new weapons and equipment to ukraine. the us first lady held talks with her ukrainian counterpart, 0lena zelenska, near the polish border. drjill biden said the visit on what is mother s day in the united states was intended to show support to the people of ukraine. on monday, there will be military processions in russia to commemorate the soviet victory over nazi germany in 1916. but this year, the sight of tanks and troops on red square in moscow
military might of the u.s. is center stage and it sharing the stage with the u.s. president trump have said that his salute to america parade was inspired by the steel day parade that he witnessed in paris 2 years ago we re now an american version of the show. that we re going to see on constitution avenue but rolling out the military hardware it has the hallmarks of what we expect to see on red square in moscow of soviet or a russian show of military muscle some former u.s. military officers have even compared today s parade in washington with the parades that north korea loves to show the world soldiers not citizens displayed as goose stepping symbols of military and authoritarian power. humphrey is in washington she was amid the crowds watching the independence parade here s what she still. the president promised
red square. a taxi barreling into pedestrians on a sidewalk injuring at least eight people. as the russian capital is filled with tourists there for the world cup. now the driver s in custody and a criminal investigation is underway. bryan llenas joins us with more. reporter: hi, jon. moscow s traffic-monitoring agency says the taxi driver is now telling russian police h fell asleep behind the wheel, causing his car to go onto a busy sidewalk, mowing down pedestrians at the red square in moscow. eight people are injured, two of the injured are mexican. the streets of moscow are festive and packed with viewing parties and world cup fans from everywhere. these are photos from the scene, but horrific video online shows the taxi driver coming to an almost complete stop before it swerves to its right, accelerate aring onto a sidewalk hitting pedestrians for five long seconds before the car stops. and then the driver just runs out of the cab as about a dozen bystanders chase him. the drive
red square. a taxi barreling into pedestrians on a sidewalk injuring at least eight people. as the russian capital is filled with tourists there for the world cup. now the driver s in custody and a criminal investigation is underway. bryan llenas joins us with more. reporter: hi, jon. moscow s traffic-monitoring agency says the taxi driver is now telling russian police he fell asleep behind the wheel, causing his car to go onto a busy sidewalk, mowing down pedestrians at the red square in moscow. eight people are injured, two of the injured are mexican. the streets of moscow are festive and packed with viewing parties and world cup fans from everywhere. these are photos from the scene, but horrific video online shows the taxi driver coming to an almost complete stop before it swerves to its right, accelerate aring onto a sidewalk hitting pedestrians for five long seconds before the car stops. and then the driver just runs out of the cab as about a dozen bystanders chase him. the driv