American writer: Putin's military parades cannot hide his failure

American writer Clara Ferreira Marquez said that Russian President Vladimir Putin found the "Day of Victory" in the national celebration of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II an opportunity to cover the failure of his military campaign against Ukraine about two and a half months after its launch.

And she added, in an analysis published by Bloomberg News Agency, that the size of the military parade organized by Russia in the "Red Square" in the heart of the capital, Moscow, in the presence of Putin, on Monday, was exaggerated, even for a country that used to militarize the celebration of the anniversary of victory in the World War.

With the Russian army now faltering in Ukraine, the Russian propaganda machine is focusing on reclaiming memories of past victories, a process that culminated in the Victory Day celebration, and this exaggeration in the size of the military parade has raised strong speculation outside the country that President Putin is preparing to launch a phase The most violent and bloody in his war against Ukraine.

Although Victory Day, which coincides with the Allied declaration of the unconditional surrender of Germany in World War II, is widely popular in Russia because members of the families of the vast majority of Russians participated in that war, this day is an official holiday in Russia It became even more important under Putin, as the Russian president sought to restore Soviet glory and bolster feelings of national pride.

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