Of the soviet union defeat of nazi germany in world war ii russians call the great patriotic war. the russia s brutal war in ukraine now in third month with enormous military losses debatable whether president putin has much to show for it. we begin our coverage in paris and macron s second inauguration set to take place about an hour from now. cnn european affairs commentator dominic thomas from los angeles. we re watching live pictures as the guests and dignitaries are waiting for macron at the palace. so i just want to ask you sort of about what we re about to see here. traditionally these second inaugurations are less showy than the first ones. give us a sense of what we might see and what we might hear from macron coming up soon. reporter: yeah, in terms of the showiness, this is the first incumbent to win in 20 years. it s been a while since we have seen someone have a second run