Vladimir Putin addressed thousands of Russians today at a rally celebrating the anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine.
Tens of thousands of Russians today enthusiastically waved national flags in Moscow’s World Cup stadium and chanted ‘Russia’ in a patriotic display of support for Russia’s war in Ukraine as Putin spoke – or so he hoped it would seem.
In reality, the Russian attendees complained they have been forced to attend the pro-war rally at the Luzhniki stadium to celebrate the anniversary of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
State government employees said they were forced to attend the rally and university students were told they wouldn’t have to attend lessons for the day if they went to the propaganda-filled show.
Putin attended the rally and made a speech to the crowd of ‘supporters’ – a year after he took to the same stage dressed in a £10,000 Loro Piana jacket to peddle debunked claims about why the war in Ukraine started.
Vladimir Putin addressed thousands of Russians today at a rally celebrating the anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine
Tens of thousands of Russians today enthusiastically waved national flags in Moscow’s World Cup stadium and chanted ‘Russia’ in a patriotic display of support for Russia’s war in Ukraine as Putin spoke – or so he hoped it would seem
Putin addressed thousands of Russians today at a rally celebrating the anniversary of his invasion of Ukraine in Moscow
The Russian attendees complained they have been forced to attend the pro-war rally at the Luzhniki stadium (pictured) to celebrate the anniversary of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine
The Russian leader urged the attendees to get behind the country’s armed forces fighting in Ukraine following Putin’s barbaric invasion nearly a year ago.
He insisted the whole country stood behind the Russian soldiers waging the war – seemingly forgetting anti-war protests that police officers have cracked down on.
Putin said: ‘We are proud of those who are fighting in Ukraine to defend the Fatherland’, prompting cheers from the crowd.
Earlier, a grinning Putin today met with China’s top diplomat in Moscow as the pair vowed ‘other countries will not influence our relations’ in a jibe at the United States.
The Russian despot smiled as he shook hands with Wang Yi inside the Kremlin today during their impromptu meeting – proudly showcasing his deepening ties with China amid his barbaric invasion of Ukraine.
Putin told Wang, the Chinese Communist Party’s most senior foreign policy official, that he looked forward to President Xi Jinping visiting him in Moscow.
The Russian President said ties between Russia and Beijing are important to ‘stabilise the international situation’ amid crippling Western sanctions against Moscow in response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine nearly a year ago.
The pair insisted that relations between Russia and China could not be influenced by other countries in a two-fingered salute to the West and Ukrainians.
State government employees said they were forced to attend the rally and university students were told they wouldn’t have to attend lessons for the day if they went to the propaganda-filled show
Putin attended the rally and made a speech to the crowd of ‘supporters’ – a year after he took to the same stage dressed in a £10,000 Loro Piana jacket to peddle debunked claims about why the war in Ukraine started (pictured)
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