Vladimir Putin used his Victory Day speech this year to warn that Russia's combat forces were "always ready" but admitted the country was going through a "difficult period". Every year, Moscow wraps itself in patriotic pageantry for Victory Day, a celebration of its victory over Nazi Germany in the Second World War. Today marks the 79th anniversary and Mr Putin addressed the parade in the Red Square, trying to talk up his country's military capabilities in a speech aimed as much at the foreign audience as a domestic one. During this year's speech, Mr Putin admitted that Russia was going...
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