How Putin wrote Britain and US out of defeating the Nazis
Daily MailVladimir Putin wrote Britain, the US and the rest of the Allies out of defeating the Nazis in the Second World War in his annual Red Square speech marking Victory Day - by changing a single word. Vladimir Putin wrote Britain and the US out of defeating the Nazis in the Second World War in his annual Red Square speech marking Victory Day - by changing a single word 'Putin changed the wording during the speech, and it assumed a completely different meaning,' said Andrei Kolesnikov, head of Russian Domestic Politics and Political Institutions at the Carnegie Centre think tank in Moscow Victory Day parade in Moscow, 2021. Ceremonial soldiers parade during 76th anniversary of Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia on May 9 Armored vehicles took part in the military parade during 76th anniversary of Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia on May 9 President Vladimir Putin on Sunday vowed that Russia will 'firmly' defend national interests and denounced the return of 'Russophobia' 'The Soviet people kept their sacred oath, defended the homeland and freed the countries of Europe from the black plague,' Putin told the gathered crowd. Russian President Vladimir Putin greets veterans before a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow Russian Sukhoi Su-34 all-weather supersonic medium-range fighter-bomber aircrafts, Su-30SM multirole fighter aircrafts and SU-35S air-defense fighters perform a fly-by Ceremonial soldiers parade during 76th anniversary of Victory Day in Red Square in Moscow, Russia The state-run RIA Novosti agency reported that more than 12,000 military personnel would take part in Sunday's parade in the Russian capital, as well as some 190 pieces of military equipment, ranging from the renowned WWII-era T-34 tank to the hulking eight-axle Yars mobile ICBM launchers. Russian Yars intercontinental ballistic missile launcher takes part in the Victory Day military parade in the Red Square in Moscow, Russia Russian servicewomen march in formation during the Victory Day military parade in the Red Square in Moscow The screen shows Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking during the Victory Day military parade in the Red Square in Moscow Russia has seen its diplomats expelled from a clutch of European countries over espionage scandals, as the United States and the European Union levied new sanctions on Moscow over the treatment of jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny and allegations of hacking and cyber attacks.