Russia to hold equipment-free Victory Day parade
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Putin will host a scaled-back parade in Red Square this year, amid mounting pressures and threats
The May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow’s Red Square is the headline event for Russian President Vladimir Putin. But this year, military hardware will be absent.
The Kremlin said on Wednesday that Russia’s annual Victory Day military parade on Red Square had been scaled back this year and would not include military equipment due to the risk of what it described as “Ukrainian terrorist activity”.
Vladimir Putin’s most prized annual spectacle is about to look considerably less impressive, after Russia confirmed it will hold its Victory Day parade without any military hardware for the first time in nearly two decades.
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