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Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his speech during the Victory Day military parade marking the 78th anniversary of the end of World War II in Red square in Moscow on May 9, 2022. Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
MOSCOW/KYIV—Russia fired cruise missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday and paraded troops across Moscow’s Red Square for its annual celebration of victory in World War II.
In a fiery 10-minute speech in front of the Kremlin, President Vladimir Putin thundered against “Western global elites” and said civilization was at “a decisive turning point.”