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Sergei Andreev, Moscow s man in Warsaw, had been attempting to lay wreaths at the cemetery of Soviet soldiers in the Polish capital when he was pelted by pro-Ukraine protesters.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin yesterday defended Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine, and blamed Kyiv and the West, as he looked to use grand Victory Day celebrations to mobilize patriotic support for the campaign.
Speaking at the start of the annual military parade in Red Square marking the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany, Putin said Russian troops in Ukraine were defending their homeland and portrayed the conflict as a continuation of World War II.
Addressing Russian forces on the front in Ukraine, he said: “You are fighting for the Motherland, for its future, so that no one forgets the lessons of the Second World
When the Russian delegation appeared at Warsaw's Mausoleum Cemetery, protesters greeted them with shouts of "murderers" and "fascists."