MOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Friday celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, as President Vladimir Putin presided over a massive parade of tanks, missiles and troops ...

Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also used by the Kremlin to bolster patriotism and regain the superpower ...

Vladimir Putin has led Russia's Victory Day commemorations with a parade in Red Square and heightened security after days of Ukrainian strikes targeting the capital. China's Xi Jinping joined Putin as ...

Russian Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is one of Russia's most important national holidays. It commemorates the capitulation of Nazi Germany and the formal end of World War II on the ...

For the Russian president, Victory Day is arguably the most important public holiday of the year. For the fourth time, the Moscow military parade will take place without high-level guests and with ...

Russia's war against Ukraine is waged not only with missiles and tanks, but with distorted myths — powerful narratives that ...

Victory Day, which is celebrated in Russia on May 9, is the country’s most important secular holiday. A Red Square parade and other ceremonies underline Moscow’s efforts to project its global ...