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Russian President Vladimir Putin, front, toasts as he attends an official reception, to mark 79th anniversary of the end of World War II, in the Palace of the Facets at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2024. Russia is wrapping itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II that President Vladimir Putin has turned into a pillar of his nearly quarter-century in power and a justification of his military action in Ukraine. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia’s celebration of victory in World War II is a key pillar of Putin’s rule

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Soldiers shout during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square on May 9 to celebrate 78 years after the victory in World War II in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, May 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)

War overshadows holiday integral to Russian identity

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on during the Victory Day military parade marking the 77th anniversary of the end of World War II in Moscow, Russia, Monday, May 9, 2022. (Mikhail Metzel, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin defends Ukraine war as Russia faces manpower shortages, global outrage

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

People clean debris in a residential area after Russian airstrike in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Saturday, May 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Russian attack on school seen as part of urgent offensive ahead of ‘Victory Day’ celebration

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

A huge letter Z, which has become a symbol of the Russian military, is reflected in an office building in a street in Moscow, Russia, Friday, May 6, 2022. Red Soviet flags and orange-and-black striped military ribbons are on display in Russian cities and towns. Neighborhoods are staging holiday concerts. Flowers are being laid by veterans' groups at monuments to the Great Patriotic War, as World War II is known in the country. At first glance, preparations for Monday's celebration of Victory Day, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, seem to be the same as ever. But the mood this year is very different, because Russian troops are fighting and dying again. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Patriotism, unease mix as Russia marks Victory Day in WWII

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FILE - German soldiers load tank howitzers 2000 for transport to Lithuania at the Bundeswehr army base in Munster, northern Germany, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. Germany's defense minister confirmed Friday that her country will supply Ukraine with seven powerful self-propelled howitzers to help defend itself against Russia. Christine Lambrecht said Ukrainian soldiers will be trained in Germany to use the self-propelled Panzerhaubitze 2000 artillery, which is capable of firing precision ammunition at a distance of up to 40 kilometers (25 miles). (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

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FILE - Debris covers the inside of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theatre following a March 16, 2022, bombing in Mariupol, Ukraine, in an area now controlled by Russian forces, Monday, April 4, 2022. The bombing of the theater that was used as a shelter stands out as the single deadliest known attack against civilians to date in the war. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov, File)

Mariupol steel mill battle rages as Ukraine repels attacks

By Jon Gambrell and Cara Anna - Associated Press

Push to change Victory Day renewed amid racial reckoning

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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a video conference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, April 16, 2020. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Putin postpones World War II victory parade due to virus

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to celebrate International Women's Day, in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, March 8, 2020. International Women's Day on March 8 is an official holiday in Russia, where men traditionally give flowers and gifts to female relatives, friends and colleagues. (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

White House confirms Trump not going to Moscow for V-Day

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV - Associated Press

Russian tanks T-72 B3 drive during the Victory Day military parade to celebrate 74 years since the victory in WWII in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, May 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Vladimir Putin vows Russian military will grow at Victory Day parade

By Marc Bennetts — Special to The Washington Times

Peace a la Putin

By Jed Babbin

Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the Immortal Regiment march at the Red Square in Moscow on Tuesday to mark 72 years since the end of World War II and the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin’s ambitions for Russia frozen

By L. Todd Wood

Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the Immortal Regiment march at the Red Square in Moscow on Tuesday to mark 72 years since the end of World War II and the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany. (Associated Press)

Putin proves a lonely host for Russia’s latest ‘Victory Day’ celebration

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

More than 10,000 Russian soldiers, 130 armored vehicles and over 70 aircraft took part in the elaborately choreographed Victory Day event, which was broadcast live in its entirety by Russian state television. (Associated Press)

Vladimir Putin shows off Russia’s military might, delivers ‘stern warning’ to West

By Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)

Vladimir Putin blasts U.S. ‘attempts to create a unipolar world’ during Victory Day speech

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Illustration on Victory Day in Russia by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

PETER ZWACK: Russia’s tone-deaf military celebration

By Peter Zwack

A man watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) ** FILE **

North Korea officially squelches speculation of Kim Jong-un trip to Russia

By Eric Talmadge - Associated Press

Amateur actors re-enact the link-up of Soviet and American troops during the 70th anniversary of the Elbe Day in Torgau, eastern Germany, Saturday, April 25, 2015. The WW II link-up of US and Soviet Forces occurred here at the river Elbe on April 25, 1945. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

KONSTANTIN KOSACHEV: Russia and the U.S. 70 years after Allied victory in WWII

By Konstantin Kosachev

Russian soldiers march in a Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the 1945 defeat of Germany. (Associated Press)

Russia, Poland battle over World War II Victory Day celebrations conflict

By Beata Biel and Marc Bennetts - Special to The Washington Times