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2:11 p.m.: The Kyiv Post (link in English) for its part published an article dedicated to this parade, mocking precisely the show of force (which, according to them, had failed) from Moscow. “There are farmers in Ukraine who have more tanks,” laughs one Ukrainian internet user in particular.
2.10 p.m .: The pictures of the Russian military parade in Moscow this morning did not impress the Ukrainians. On Twitter, a Kiev ministerial adviser mocks Moscow “There were no modern tanks, no infantry vehicles, no fighter planes,” he comments. “There was one T-34 that served in World War II” and “unlike in previous years, the Ministry of Defense did not provide any information about the parade participants.”
1:43 p.m .: On this Europe Day, the Ukrainian flag was hoisted in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. We see it floating in This video was posted on Twitter by a British journalist.
1:09 p.m .: Volodymyr Zelenskyy denounces European restrictions on Ukrainian grain exports. The Ukrainian President used the presence of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Kiev to castigate a policy that “is now absolutely unacceptable because it strengthens the capacities of the Russian aggressor”. He calls on Brussels to “remove them as soon as possible”.
12.14 p.m .: The EU should not be “intimidated” by the demonstration of power organized by Vladimir Putin on Red Square in Moscow and must “firmly” hold on to its support for Ukraine, said Chancellor Olaf Scholz in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.
11:22 am: The head of the Wagner paramilitary group has accused Russian regular army soldiers of fleeing their positions in Bachmout, the epicenter of fighting in eastern Ukraine. “Today [mardi]one of the units of the Ministry of Defense fled from one of our flanks (…) They left their positions, they all fled,” accused businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin in a video published on Telegram. “Why can’t the state do this to defend the country?”
11:03 am: Here are some photos from this morning’s military parade in Moscow celebrating Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany. The monster parade marched through Red Square as Vladimir Putin and Russia’s political elite looked on.
(SEFA KARACAN / ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)
(Gavriil GRIGOROV / SPUTNIK / AFP)
(SEFA KARACAN / ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)
10:31 a.m .: “You have to understand that we live in an extremely dangerous world and that it is finally time to build a European defense.”
Raphaël Glucksmann, guest of the program “4 Vérités” this morning on France 2, deplored that “every time there is a shipment of arms, there is a debate in Europe” and that “at every chain of sanctions, discussions of carpet dealers take place in the European Council”. “In the European delay lies obviously a mistake towards the Ukrainians, but also towards ourselves, our own security and stability,” he assessed.
09:34: Vladimir Putin’s speech lasted a total of ten minutes. “There are all the obligatory passages of the speech of the Russian number one. It is Vladimir Putin with no surprises in the text,” analyzes France Télévisions journalist Alban Mikoczy, a specialist in Russia. The sentence from this speech that he remembers is: “We are very proud of the special operation”. The Russian leader “assumes that what is happening is a continuity of history,” he deciphers.
10:01 am Vladimir Putin sends strong message of support to Russian soldiers in Ukraine. “There is nothing more important than your combat work, the security of the country depends on you. Behind you are your families, your friends waiting for you. I’m sure you can feel her boundless love,” he said.
9:21 a.m .: Vladimir Putin speaks from Red Square in Moscow. “Civilization is at a crossroads, a moment of upheaval, a real war has been unleashed against our country,” the Russian president begins, denouncing the West’s “Russophobia”.
9.15 a.m .: Rarely has a May 9th in Russia been so gloomy or non-existent in around twenty cities that have preferred to forego the still immobile military parade, as in Belgorod, very close to the Ukrainian border. “There will be no parade so as not to provoke the enemy with a large concentration of equipment and soldiers in the center of Belgorod,” said the region’s governor Viacheslav Vladkov.
09:53: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives in Kiev on Europe Day and shows her support for Ukraine in the face of the Russian offensive, on the day Moscow commemorates the victory over Nazi Germany.
(Lukas Kabon / ANADOLU AGENCY / AFP)
6:27 a.m.: The Ukrainian capital was attacked by “cruise missiles” last night and said it shot down about fifteen “enemy air targets” in “airspace around” the capital. “According to preliminary information, there were no injuries or significant damage from falling debris,” the local military administration reported on Telegram. Warning sirens were also sounded in several Ukrainian regions.
06:21: “Incidents [le 9 mai] are undesirable because they would disrupt the achievement of propaganda goals and reduce a sense of security,” analyzes Andrei Kolesnikov of the Carnegie Analysis Center. However, “this celebration is now doubly important because it is crucial for Putin to insert himself into the collective consciousness but crazy idea that the special operation [en Ukraine] is an “extension” of the war against Nazi Germany, he judges. Our article tells you more about the topics of this day.
6.20 a.m.: But the celebrations on this day of May 9 are said to take place in a more feverish climate than in 2022, several cities have decided to cancel the celebrations. Outside the capital, six regions, Crimea and around 20 cities canceled the commemorations for security reasons.
6:16 a.m.: An XXL military parade, a triumphant speech by Vladimir Putin … In 2022, the Kremlin had made May 9 an ideal showcase, just over two months after Russian armed troops were dispatched to invade Russia . ‘Ukraine. Russia traditionally celebrates “Victory Day” every May 9 to commemorate the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.
(AGENCY SEFA KARACAN / ANADOLU)
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