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Reality rains on Putin’s parade: Why his V-Day speech was so underwhelming

By Jamie McIntyre
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Reality rains on Putin’s parade: Why his V-Day speech was so underwhelming

A VICTORY PARADE WITHOUT VICTORY: The skies were mostly clear over Moscow’s Red Square Monday, but listening to Vladimir Putin’s defiant yet desultory Victory Day address, it was clear the Russian president sees storm clouds ahead.

Putin’s May 9 screed against nonexistent Nazis and false claims of Ukrainian nuclear weapons programs was notably devoid of any new declaration of war, claim of victory, or announcement of additional force mobilizations.

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