On Muted War Holiday, Putin Tries to Justify Invasion of Ukraine

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With Russia struggling on the battlefield, Vladimir V. Putin presided over a scaled-down celebration of the Soviet Union’s victory in World War II, while using it to repeat false claims about Ukraine.
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