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

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/


Learn more about the Sky Shield plan:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16e4_huHkGl_MU2Qk2CH6skxnKn6kYzH3/view


Learn more about Ukrainian Action:

https://www.ukrainianaction.com/


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