{"id":528768,"date":"2025-05-09T17:39:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:39:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/?p=528768"},"modified":"2025-05-09T17:39:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T15:39:52","slug":"russia-marks-80th-anniversary-of-victory-over-nazi-germany-with-grand-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/russia-marks-80th-anniversary-of-victory-over-nazi-germany-with-grand-display\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia marks 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany with grand display"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Friday, May 9, 2025, Russia staged a large-scale military celebration in Moscow to mark the <strong>80th anniversary of the Allies\u2019 victory over Nazi Germany<\/strong>, using the event as both a patriotic commemoration and a powerful geopolitical signal amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong> addressed the nation from <strong>Red Square<\/strong>, in the presence of around <strong>30 heads of state and government<\/strong>, including leaders from China, Cuba, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Venezuela\u2014key allies of Moscow. In a rare gesture of solidarity, <strong>Chinese troops marched alongside Russian forces<\/strong>, underlining the tightening military and diplomatic ties between the two powers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The centerpiece of the celebration was a <strong>massive military parade<\/strong>, featuring <strong>T-90M tanks<\/strong>, <strong>intercontinental missiles<\/strong>, and <strong>armored vehicles<\/strong>\u2014a show of strength described as \u201ceven larger than last year,\u201d according to former French ambassador Jean de Gliniasty. The goal: to project the image of a resilient Russia, defiant in the face of Western pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unprecedented security measures<\/strong> were implemented across the country. In Moscow and other major cities, <strong>hotels were sealed off<\/strong>, <strong>internet access was restricted<\/strong>, <strong>geolocation services were suspended<\/strong>, and <strong>ATMs were disrupted<\/strong>, all aimed at preventing potential <strong>drone attacks<\/strong>, which have become a rising concern in recent months. The traditional <strong>air show<\/strong> may once again be canceled, officially due to unfavorable weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the pomp and pageantry, the Kremlin is doubling down on a strategic narrative: <strong>linking the war in Ukraine to the historical fight against Nazism<\/strong>. The message is clear\u2014Russia is casting itself as the defender of memory and sovereignty, rallying its domestic audience while bolstering ties with <strong>non-Western powers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday, May 9, 2025, Russia staged a large-scale military celebration in Moscow to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allies\u2019 victory over Nazi Germany, using the event as both a patriotic commemoration and a powerful geopolitical signal amid ongoing conflict in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation from Red Square, in the presence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":528769,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_trash_the_other_posts":false,"editor_notices":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"pays":[114],"personnalite":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-528768","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-policy-news-benews","8":"pays-world"},"acf":{"type_de_publication":"opinion","nom_de_linstitution":"","description_de_linstitution":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=528768"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528768\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":528796,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/528768\/revisions\/528796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/528769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=528768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=528768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=528768"},{"taxonomy":"pays","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pays?post=528768"},{"taxonomy":"personnalite","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/benews.ci\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/personnalite?post=528768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}