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Russian President Vladimir Putin justified Tuesday Russia's invasion of Ukraine as he addressed the traditional May 9 military parade marking the 78th.
Anton Petrus/Getty Images(NEW YORK) More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the countries are fighting for control of areas in eastern and southern Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy s forces are readying a spring counteroffensive, but Putin appears to be preparing for a long and bloody war.
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Putin says Ukraine war was unleashed on Russia
During his annual Victory Day speech in Moscow s Red Square on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the Ukraine war was "unleashed" on Russia and blamed "Western global elites" while calling Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a puppet.
Putin also directly compared his ongoing war in Ukraine to the Soviet Union s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945, which is what Victory Day commemorates. He claimed that Russia "once again&quo
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