President Vladimir Putin defended Russia's war in Ukraine as necessary to protect the "Motherland" as Moscow flexed its military muscle on Monday at a huge parade marking the 1945 victory over Nazi Germany.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country would not allow Russia to "appropriate" Victory Day as Moscow parades mark the anniversary of the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany.