Chinese President Xi Jinping received a grand welcome in Pyongyang, including a ceremony at Kim Il-sung Square and a red-carpet arrival, accompanied by North Korean leaders Kim and Ri.
PD secretary Elly Schlein criticized Deputy Prime Minister Tajani for attending the June 2nd military parade, stating party leaders are not invited. Tajani responded that participation is a political choice of support, not protocol, and leaders could have joined spontaneously.
Italy's 80th Republic Day parade featured new thematic sectors including civil service and military chaplains, modern drones, and the final march of the canine mascot Briciola. The event, attended by state leaders and the public, was marked by tradition but also affected by a prior incident involving runaway horses.
Forty years. That is how long Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has been in power. The 81-year-old was sworn in on Tuesday to extend his presidency over a further five-year term that may well be his last – although not necessarily the last for the Museveni family. The president’s son and presumptive heir, army chief General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, oversaw days-long rehearsals of the military parade that will animate the eighth inauguration of Museveni, with Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets flying...
A military unit from North Korea marched for the first time during the military parade on Moscow’s Red Square devoted to the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union’s Victory over Nazi Germany in the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic Wa
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin spoke at the event, even as a US-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Putin hailed Russian troops fighting in Ukraine, declaring that they “face an aggressive force that is armed and supported by the entire bloc of Nato”. The president did not...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a military parade commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II on Red Square. Security was tight in Moscow as Putin spoke at the parade, even as a US-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible Ukrainian attempts to disrupt the festivities. Putin, in power for over a quarter of a century, has used Victory Day, Russia’s most important secular holiday, to showcase the country’s military might and rally support for his...
The parade kicked off shortly after 10:00 am Moscow time with a formation of soldiers carrying the Russian flag into the square.
The parade kicked off shortly after 10:00 am Moscow time with a formation of soldiers carrying the Russian flag into the square.
The Australian embassy in Ukraine is on high alert after the Kremlin warned staff to evacuate ahead of possible "massive missile strikes" this weekend, as Moscow prepares to hold a scaled-down military parade.
Displays of military strength and perpetual promises of peace do little to mask the reality that major powers aren't always able to control the wars they helped create.
Dmitry Peskov noted that the heads of state and delegations are invited to the military parade
A military parade took place on Moscow’s Red Square to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany Read Full Article at RT.com
A military parade took place on Moscow’s Red Square to commemorate the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany Read Full Article at RT.com
Russian attacks throughout eastern Ukraine killed at least 27 people on Tuesday, including 12 in one of the worst strikes so far this year, hours before a midnight deadline ushering in an open-ended ceasefire proposed by Kyiv. Russia announced a ceasefire for May 8 to 9 to coincide with commemorations of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II and a military parade in Moscow’s Red Square. Ukraine, in response, announced a proposal for an open-ended ceasefire starting at...
A Ukrainian drone struck an upscale residential building in southwest Moscow early Monday, causing visible façade damage but no casualties. It was the third consecutive night of drone attacks on the Russian capital, with 117 drones intercepted across several Russian regions between Sunday and Monday, including 60 targeting the St Petersburg area. The attacks occur days before Russia's scaled-back Victory Day parade on Red Square, which was reduced due to what the Kremlin called a terrorist threat from Ukraine.
Russia will omit tanks, artillery and missile systems from its May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow, citing the operational situation in Ukraine. The defense ministry said military students and equipment columns will not participate, while Ukrainian drone attacks have exposed vulnerabilities inside Russia. The parade traditionally features dozens of tanks and heavy weapons but will now only include veterans, military students, marines and aviation displays. Kyiv claims Russia has lost over 1 million troops and 24,487 pieces of military equipment since 2022.
Russia will mark victory over Nazi Germany next month with a military parade on Moscow’s Red Square, but with no military equipment displayed in view of the operational situation in the war in Ukraine, the Defence Ministry said late on Tuesday. The parade, traditionally held on May 9, the day the Soviet Union signed Germany’s surrender, would this year mark the 81st anniversary of victory in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. One of the top holidays on the Russian calendar, it allows...
Russia will hold its traditional Victory Day parade on May 9 without military equipment due to the operational situation in Ukraine, the Defence Ministry announced. The parade marks the 81st anniversary of the Soviet victory in what Russians call the Great Patriotic War. Only personnel from military educational institutions will march, while no military hardware will pass through Red Square.
