But in the West it seems that these thousand-year-old values have been cancelled. We will never reject love for our homeland, the truth or those traditional values, the customs of our forebearers, respect for all nations and cultures. Particularly after the collapse of the USSR, the US has talked about its exclusivity – belittling not only the rest of the world with this but also their ‘satellites’ who then have to pretend that they don’t notice this and must obediently swallow it all. The decision of a sovereign, strong, independent country. It was necessary, timely and the only choice. So Russia launched a preemptive attack against this aggression. ![]() We saw hundreds of foreign advisors beginning to work, the regular deliveries of the most modern weaponry from Nato countries, the danger grew with each passing day. Let me repeat: we saw all this military infrastructure being set up. In Kyiv, they made announcements about potentially acquiring nuclear weapons, Nato began the active military assimilation of territories along our borders – which, for us, became an absolutely unacceptable threat, indeed directly at our borders.Īll of this indicated that a clash with neo-Nazis and Banderites – on which the USA and its smaller companions have relied on – would be unavoidable. Preparations for another punitive operation in the Donbas went on in the open: an invasion of lands which have historically been ours, including the Crimea. Migration nation: Brexit has meant more immigration than ever And this means that, in reality, they had entirely different plans and we have seen this. All of this was in vain! They didn’t want to listen to us. Russia called on the West to engage in honest discussion to find fair compromises which accounted for each other’s interests. In December last year, we proposed to secure an agreement guaranteeing this security. A system that is vitally necessary for the world. We are proud of this unbroken, valiant generation of victors, that we are their heirs, and it is our duty to preserve the memory of those who destroyed Nazism, who have willed us to be vigilant, and to do everything we can to ensure that the horror of a global war is not repeated.Īnd therefore, regardless of any disagreements in international relations, Russia has always defended a system of equal and indivisible security. They carry photographs of their loved ones: of soldiers who were killed and remain youthful for eternity and veterans who have already passed away. On this day, in the never-ending stream of the Immortal Regiment, are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of heroes of the war. There is not a single family in Russia whom the Great Patriotic War has not singed. Victory day is close and dear to each of us. The has been immortalised in the global history books as a triumph for our united Soviet nation: its unifying and spiritual power, its unparalleled feats on the battlefront. Just as in those days, today you are fighting for our people in the Donbas, for the security of our homeland: Russia. ![]() With such feelings of genuine patriotism, Minin and Pozharsky’s People’s Militia rose up for the motherland, advanced to attack on the field of Borodin, fought the enemy on the outskirts of Moscow and Leningrad, Kyiv and Minsk, Stalingrad and Kursk, Sebastopol and Kharkov. Most respected citizens of Russia, dear veterans, comrade soldiers and sailors, sergeants and petty officers, midshipmen and ensigns, comrade officers, generals and admirals: I wish you all a happy great victory day! The defense of our homeland – when its fate hung in the balance – has always been sacred. The following is The Spectator’s translation of Putin’s speech for victory day 2022.
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