On Victory Day, Putin paints Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine as a response to the West

PBS News Hour - World

English - May 09, 2022 22:55 - 16.7 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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In Moscow and Kyiv on Monday, two countries at war fought over the meaning of what used to be the shared holiday of Victory Day, when Russia, Ukraine and other former Soviet states celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany. But instead this year, the Kremlin likened Ukrainians to Nazis and Ukrainians compared Russian actions to Nazi war crimes. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders