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Taiwan marks 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by highlighting threats from China
Taiwan is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day by making broad comparisons to threats from China, whose ...
Q&A: Victory Day, Xi Jinping and Moscow dog-walking
Today’s episode is presented by Jamie Coomarasamy and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Laurie Kalus and Ben Carter. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Tim Walklate.
China to send honour guard to Russia and Belarus for Victory Day anniversary
Russian president Vladimir Putin has proposed a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine around the 9 May celebration – one of the ...
Russia to host leaders of China and Brazil for the 80th anniversary of its World War II victory
Vladimir Putin is set to host heads of states for festivities marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in ...
How Putin uses the USSR’s victory in World War II to rally support for him and the war in Ukraine
Victory Day, celebrated on May 9, is Russia’s most important secular holiday, reflecting its wartime sacrifice. But it’s also ...
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How Russia's Victory Day reflects a divided world order
Russia's Victory Day commemorations yesterday marked 80 years since the Soviet Union's defeat of Nazi Germany. More than 20 ...