On Friday, during a military parade in Red Square commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory over Germany, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that the entirety of Russia stands behind the military operation initiated in Ukraine in 2022.
Putin stated, “The entire country, both society and the people, supports those involved in the special military operation” in Ukraine, emphasizing that Russia “has been and will continue to be a stronghold against Nazism, Russophobia, and anti-Semitism.