Adam Zivo: Die Ukraine regnet auf Putins Siegesparade

Submission statement: Russia is preparing for its annual May 9th Victory Day Parade, which commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany. Under Putin’s rule, the holiday has become a propaganda extravaganza dedicated to cultivating government loyalty and jingoistic foreign policy. While Putin has promised that this year’s parade will be the „grandest“ yet, Ukraine has already spoiled the celebrations, sending hundreds of drones this week that have disrupted flights and raised significant safety concerns. Such an attack would’ve been unthinkable three years ago, and illustrates how Kyiv remains stronger than critics would like to admit.

*[NOTE: I am also the author of this article. For context, the National Post is one of Canada’s largest newspapers, and I’m one of their political columnists. My name is in the post title because Canadian newspapers generally require that opinion pieces include author names in their headlines, and I’m obligated to use the exact headline as the submission title.]*

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It’s a good read. Very informative. I agree this is a humiliation for putin. For them to shut down the internet they must be really really worried about the optics.