The article discusses the upcoming Victory Day celebration in Russia, which commemorates Nazi Germany’s surrender to the Soviet Union during World War II. The holiday is seen as a way for Russian President Vladimir Putin to draw parallels between the Soviet victory and his own actions against Ukraine.
The article highlights that Putin has sought to portray himself as a liberator of Europe, but this narrative has been rejected by Kyiv and Europe. Ukraine’s foreign ministry called Russia’s actions in Ukraine “liberators of Europe” is not true, they are “occupiers and war criminals.”
The article also mentions that Europe and Ukraine mark Victory in Europe Day on Thursday, a separate holiday from Russia’s Victory Day.
Key points from the article:
* Victory Day in Russia celebrates Nazi Germany’s surrender to the Soviet Union during World War II.
* President Putin has used the holiday to draw parallels between the Soviet victory and his own actions against Ukraine.
* The narrative that Russia is liberating Europe has been rejected by Kyiv and Europe.
* Ukraine’s foreign ministry called Russia’s actions “occupiers and war criminals.”
* Europe and Ukraine mark Victory in Europe Day on Thursday.
