(Vatican Radio) Russian President Vladimir Putin says his nation wants to help build a new global security system and has indirectly criticized the NATO military alliance at a time of growing East-West tensions. Putin spoke during the annual elaborate Victory Day military parade in Red Square, marking 71th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, as regional correspondent Stefan Bos reports:Listen Russian fighter jets decorating the skies over Moscow with smoke in the colors of the Russian flag were among a flyover by dozens of military aircraft from helicopters to long-range bombers.The event appeared intended to show Russians and the West that Russia's army is strong, despite economic difficulties and tensions with the West. On the ground in Red Square the Victory Parade remembering the end of World War Two included an advanced tank and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Lunches as well as many marching troops. President Vladimir Putin...
(Vatican Radio) Russian President Vladimir Putin says his nation wants to help build a new global security system and has indirectly criticized the NATO military alliance at a time of growing East-West tensions. Putin spoke during the annual elaborate Victory Day military parade in Red Square, marking 71th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany, as regional correspondent Stefan Bos reports:
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Russian fighter jets decorating the skies over Moscow with smoke in the colors of the Russian flag were among a flyover by dozens of military aircraft from helicopters to long-range bombers.
The event appeared intended to show Russians and the West that Russia's army is strong, despite economic difficulties and tensions with the West. On the ground in Red Square the Victory Parade remembering the end of World War Two included an advanced tank and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Lunches as well as many marching troops.
President Vladimir Putin used the event to warn in a speech against what he called "unacceptable double standards that shortsightedly indulge those who are nurturing new criminal plans."
NON-BLOC SYSTEM,
He said it was time for a new "non-bloc system of international security". Putin's remarks echoed Russia's criticism of the West and the NATO military alliance. Yet the president said Russia was open to cooperate to make the world a safer place.
"Today, civilization once again faces cruelty and violence. Terrorism has become a global threat, we must defeat this evil. Russia is open to joint efforts with any other states," he added.
Critics have questioned his intentions, citing Russia's annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula and its support for separatists fighting against Ukrainian government forces.
DISSENT BANNED
But dissidents were not welcome in Moscow on Monday. Shortly before the Parade began, authorities removed an improvised memorial near the Kremlin where Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot to death last year. They also detained two activists at the site.
Elsewhere, prominent Russian opposition activist Dmitry Vorobyevsky was reportedly forcibly admitted to a psychiatric clinic in the southwestern city of Voronezh over the weekend. In the former Russia-led Soviet Union authorities often placed individuals in psychiatric clinics to crack down on dissent.
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