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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Nicola Slawson

First Thing: Putin ties Ukraine invasion to second world war

Victory Day military parade in Moscowepa09935227 Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Victory Day military parade in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, 09 May 2022. The Victory Day military parade takes place annually to mark the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in World War II. EPA/MIKHAIL METZEL / KREMLIN POOL / SPUTNIK MANDATORY CREDIT
Vladimir Putin (centre) during the Victory Day military parade in Moscow’s Red Square on Monday. Photograph: Mikhail Metzel/Kremlin Pool/Sputnik/EPA

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Vladimir Putin has told Russian soldiers they are “fighting for the same thing their fathers and grandfathers did” as he used his Victory Day speech to tie the war in Ukraine to the memory of the second world war and justify his invasion.

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