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Moscow and Kyiv trade accusations as Russia holds Victory Day spectacle

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, Russian President Vladimir Putin, centre, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, right, and President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, centre right, attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Alexander Garden after the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Russia, on May 9, 2025 [Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP Photo]

Russia and Ukraine have accused one another of violating a three-day ceasefire as Moscow marked Victory Day by welcoming allies to a grand military parade.

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin marked the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany on Friday alongside China’s Xi Jinping, in an event clearly intended to bolster support for his three-year offensive against Ukraine, which he had unilaterally paused for 72 hours to mark the occasion.

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