Putin’s Victory Day parade only featured a handful of leaders, and most seemed reluctant to be there, report claims

Tue, 05/09/2023 - 09:51

Putin Victory Day - Central Asian leaders — Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) President of Kazakhstan Kasim Comert Tokayev (R), President of Tajikistan Imamali Rahman (2nd R), President of Uzbekistan Sevket Mirziyoyev (3rd R) in Moscow, Russia on May 9, 2023.
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Vladimir Putin was joined by a small number of world leaders in Moscow for Victory Day.
Putin sought to portray the Ukraine war as an existential battle for Russia's survival.
But a US think tank claims there were cracks in the show of support.

Russian President Vladimir Putin was joined by several foreign leaders for the Victory Day parade Tuesday, in what appeared to be a rare show of international support.