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#Putin declined to use his #VictoryDay address to make any significant rhetorical changes and reiterated existing narratives, preparing for a protracted war & framing #Russia as successfully resisting the entire West.

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2/ #Putin similarly declined to use recent notable events such as his annual New Year’s Eve address or his February 2023 address to the Federal Assembly to offer any concrete vision on how to reverse #Russia's military’s setbacks in #Ukraine or reframe the war.
3/ #Putin has instead used these events to reinforce long-standing rhetorical lines aimed at preparing the Russian public for a protracted war in #Ukraine by evoking the memory of World War Two without calling on Russian society to support full mobilization.
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#Putin is attempting to use the #Moscow #VictoryDay parade to show #Russia’s continued influence in Central Asia but the late announcement of Central Asian leaders’ attendance likely indicates their reticence to show direct & public support of the war.🧵⬇️isw.pub/UkrWar050823
2/ Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon are reportedly attending the #VictoryDay parade in #Moscow on May 9.
3/ #Kremlin-affiliated news outlet Vedemosti reported Japarov’s visit to #Moscow for #VictoryDay on April 23, while Russian media reported Tokayev’s, Mirziyoyev’s, and Rakhmon’s visits on May 8, only one day before the #VictoryDayParade in Moscow.
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#West has unleashed ‘real #war’ against #Russia, #Putin tells #VictoryDay parade | May 9
- President Putin insisted that the West’s “untamed ambitions, arrogance and impunity” are to blame for the conflict.
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#Putin tells #RedSquare parade 'real war' unleashed on #Russia | May 9
- “Today civilization is once again at a decisive turning point,” #Putin said at Moscow’s annual commemorations celebrating the defeat of #NaziGermany in #WW2.
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Russia deploys 6 ships, 2 submarines near #Ukraine in Black Sea.

Ukraine’s Operational Command South reported on May 8 that the ships are combat-ready and equipped with over 50 cruise missiles.
#Odessa #SnakeIsland #BlackSea #VictoryDay
Aftermath of a Russian missile strike in #Odessa, reportedly on NATO agents inside a hotel.
#Ukraine #VictoryDay #VictoryDayParade
#Mariupol #SnakeIsland
The Russian Aerospace Forces, during a special military operation, destroyed the "Grigory Kuropyatnikov" corvette ship of the Ukrainian Marine Guard near #Odessa region.

#VictoryDay #mariupol #Azovstal #UkraineRussianWar #Ukraine #Kiev #SnakeIsland
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Worth using google translate to watch the #propagandalive as @Erkanomia is in #Moscow to cover the #Kremlin #Military parade #HappeningNow. Some ++good #OSINT & #IMINT in his #live & candid coverage. 😎
For example, while the #Moscow #Elite typically use a black #SUV with license plate ending in 88 (sometimes 888 for family of senior officials & oligarchs who must #Drive themselves), here we see the first of the latest #cars with new #licenseplatedata.

Close-up I made from the #Finland team's #photography showing @mod_russia's Army #celebrity #swag bags for the Diamond Jubilee #celebration of the #Soviet #WWII win... ignoring 1939-1941 🙄

The Hon Minister Mr Singh, #IndianArmedForces, is a special guest at #VictoryDayParade.
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