Chinese troops march with Russian forces as Xi joins Putin for Victory Day parade

<p>Moscow stages largest Victory Day parade since start of Ukraine war with Putin using celebrations to justify invasion</p><p>Russian troops fighting in Ukraine marched together with Chinese forces on Moscow’s Red Square to mark the 80th anniversary of of Nazi Germany’s defeat, in a Victory Day celebration marked by greater spectacle than in recent years.</p><p>After several scaled-back Victory Days – with reduced military displays and few foreign guests – Vladimir Putin on Friday addressed the largest parade since his 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. “The Soviet Union took upon itself the most ferocious, merciless blows of the enemy,” the Russian president said of the victory over Nazi Germany, before turning to his invasion of Ukraine.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/weather/2025/may/09/chinese-troops-march-with-russian-forces-as-xi-joins-putin-for-victory-day-parade">Continue reading...</a>