Chinese troops march in Putin's Victory Day parade as Xi joins Putin to spite Trump

Day 1,171.


Today, as Vladimir Putin hosts world leaders in Moscow for his
Victory Day Parade, we break down what was really on display:
both in military hardware and political messaging. How much of
the spectacle honored World War II, and how much signaled the
rise of a militarised Russia? Then, we speak with a former
Ukrainian MP and leader of the Sky Shield initiative about
proposals for Kyiv’s allies to shoot down enemy missiles, and
report on the latest resistance efforts in occupied territories.


Contributors:


Francis Dearnley (Executive Editor for Audio). @FrancisDearnley
on X.


Dominic Nicholls (Associate Editor of Defence).
@DomNicholls on X.


Oksana Pyzik (Associate Professor Pharm Prac
& Policy at UCL). @OksanaPyzikUCL on X.


With thanks to Lesia Orobets (former Member of Parliament of
Ukraine). @LesyaOrobets on X and Illia Riepin.


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In full: Russia Victory Day parade 2025 w. commentary from
Dom/Oksana (The Telegraph):


https://www.youtube.com/live/YMfnk-j42Rs 


Soviets determined WW2, Putin tells Victory Day parade in Trump
rebuff (The Telegraph):


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/05/09/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news529/ 


Russia building major new explosives facility as Ukraine war
drags on (Reuters):


https://www.reuters.com/investigations/russia-building-major-new-explosives-facility-ukraine-war-drags-2025-05-08/ 


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