Scaled-back Victory Day parade a sign of Putin’s growing paranoia
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Russia's scaled-back Victory Day parade is a sign of Putin's growing paranoia
MARK MACKINNON
SENIOR INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT
PUBLISHED MAY 8, 2026
UPDATED MAY 9, 2026
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Russian cadets walk past police guarding Manezhnaya Square in Moscow on Friday on the eve of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II.
ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
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