The Victory Day military parade was held on the Red Square in Moscow, the capital of Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who attended the ceremony, made statements about Ukraine. “We proposed an agreement on security guarantees in December last year,” Putin said in the statement. “Russia called on the West to have an honest dialogue, to seek reasonable and compromise solutions, to consider each other’s interests. NATO countries did not want to hear us. This proved that they had different plans. Clearly, preparations for a military operation were underway in Donbass for the occupation of our historical lands, including the Crimea. Kyiv has declared its desire to produce nuclear weapons. NATO started military buildups right next to us,” Putin added.
Tanks, soldiers and armored vehicles were displayed in the parade to mark the victory of the Soviet Union over Nazi Germany in World War II.