Russia’s President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech in the course of the Victory Day army parade at Purple Sq. in central Moscow on Could 9, 2024.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Could 9 that Russia would do every part to keep away from a conflict of world powers however wouldn’t let itself be threatened, in a speech to mark the anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World Battle II.

Mr. Putin was addressing massed ranks of Russian servicemen on Purple Sq..

“Russia will do every part to forestall a worldwide conflict. However on the similar time we is not going to permit anybody to threaten us. Our strategic forces are all the time in a state of fight readiness,” Mr. Putin stated in a brief speech as flurries of snow whipped throughout the huge sq..

After calling for a minute of silence, Mr. Putin ended with the phrases: “For Russia! For victory! Hurrah!”, offering the cue for hundreds of troops to reply with three loud cheers.

‘Nuclear forces all the time on alert’

Mr. Putin warned his nuclear forces have been “all the time” on alert and added that Moscow wouldn’t tolerate any Western threats, throughout an deal with on the annual Victory Day parade.

Mr. Putin heaped reward on his military preventing in Ukraine and accused “Western elites” of fomenting conflicts all over the world.

“Russia will do every part to forestall a worldwide conflict, however on the similar time we is not going to permit anybody to threaten us. Our strategic forces are all the time on alert,” Mr. Putin informed the group.