The head of the Kremlin castigated on Saturday the “aggressive” forces supported by NATO that the Russian army faces in Ukraine, during the commemorations of May 9, 1945 in Moscow. The day before, a three-day ceasefire was announced by Donald Trump and accepted by the belligerents.
Correspondent in Moscow
In the sky, large observation airship balloons scan the Russian capital. In the center, mobile internet is completely blocked, which makes some people complain. But the commemoration, Saturday May 9 on Red Square, in Moscow, of the 81e anniversary celebration of Victory in 1945 against Nazi Germany was not disrupted, as some feared. The three-day truce, announced at the last minute on Friday evening by Donald Trump, and accepted by kyiv and Moscow, held, for the duration of the parade at least.
A shortened celebration – 45 minutes, a record, including less than ten for the Kremlin leader’s speech – with a limited audience, without the traditional procession of tanks, transport vehicles, artillery systems and missiles. Neither specific announcements, which could have opened up prospects for peace, reduced participation and, overall, little enthusiasm – like a country which seems to be overcome by weariness and sometimes by doubt, after four years of murderous war in Ukraine.
In the official gallery, Vladimir Putin was surrounded…
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