Putin Vows Victory in Ukraine at Scaled-Back Red Square Parade
- Military procession in Russian capital smaller than in past
- Russian president accuses West of trying to destroy Russia
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President Vladimir Putin vowed to pursue his invasion of Ukraine, accusing the Kremlin’s enemies of seeking to dismember Russia as his forces rained missiles on Kyiv.
“A real war has once again been unleashed against our Motherland,” Putin said Tuesday in a brief speech on Red Square at the start of the annual military parade to celebrate the Soviet victory in World War II.