Putin Invokes World War II Nazi Fight to Justify Invasion

  • Russian leader accuses West of provoking Kremlin into action
  • Russian invasion has stalled after more than 10 weeks
WATCH: Putin’s speech revealed no signs that he is planning to escalate the war in Ukraine, according to UCL’s Aglaya Snetkov.Source: Bloomberg
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Russian President Vladimir Putin used the annual display of military might on Moscow’s Red Square marking victory against Nazi Germany to justify his faltering 10-week-old invasion of Ukraine, which he compared to the battle during World War II.