parade

Putin has ruled Russia authoritarianally for a quarter of a century, and has spoken at the May 9 Victory Parade 22 times (the president of Russia usually delivers a speech at the parade, but Putin did not do so from 2008 to 2011, when he…

The Russian propaganda machine, ever since several European representatives joined the initiative not to participate in the celebration in Moscow, has spun it as “fascist behavior by Europe.” One of the reasons for the EU countries’ stance…

The reason why EU member states are being advised not to go to Moscow on May 9 is not because “the EU has long since ceased to share anti-fascist values,” but because Russia justified its military invasion of Ukraine with the so-called…