The BBC website reported on May 9 in detail that Putin Victory Day military parade speech was analyzed. Putin said that military and volunteers in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine are "fighting for the motherland and its future", accusing the West of preparing for "invasion of our land."
Putin said NATO poses an "obvious threat" to Russia and said that Russia's military operations are necessary and "the right decision".
Putin also said that the country will "do everything to do" to take care of families who have suffered bereavement due to the Ukrainian war. "The death of every soldier and officer is painful for us," he said.
Analyst of the International Media Observation Department of the BBC (BBC) said that Putin's speech this year is quite unusual compared to his previous Victory Day speech for two reasons: First, he pays more attention to the present, usually he will focus on the victory in 1945; second, he is longer. Last year, he only spoke for 5 minutes, and this year's speech is about 11 minutes. But Putin's key signal this time is concise and clear: we want to defeat Ukraine because they are neo-Nazis, and we must complete the unfinished cause that our ancestors began to defeat Nazi Germany.
didn't say anything
Putin did not mention the word " Mariupol " in his speech. This Ukrainian city, which is of strategic importance to Russia, witnessed the fiercest battle.
The last battle of Mariupol is underway at the huge Azov Steel Plant.
The city's mayor's adviser posted on social media "telegram" that the Russian army began attacking the Azov Steel Plant after the humanitarian convoy transporting the remaining civilians left the scene, an claim that the Russian army began to attack the Azov Steel Plant cannot be independently verified.
Occupation of Mariupol will allow Russia to build a land bridge between the eastern Ukraine Donetsk and the Lugansk regions and the Crimean Peninsula that was "annexed" by Russia in 2014.
What to do next
Putin's speech linked the Ukrainian war with the anti-Nazi war in World War II , but Putin did not reveal any real clues about his next intention.
He did not mention the general mobilization and did not announce his victory in Ukraine. He mentioned the loss, but the terminology remained unchanged: it was still a "special military operation", not a war.
Russia has indeed made some progress. But given the scale that began in February, the operation completely failed to achieve Moscow’s core goal: defeating Ukraine and overthrow its leadership.
Kremlin hopes to quickly defeat Ukraine and end the war. It may even be within a few days of sending troops, but that goal has not been achieved. Many in Moscow believe that Putin's Plan B is a victory on May 9, which has not become a reality.
What is Putin’s next step? There were almost no clues in his speech, but he did not signal that the war would end. At present, the war will continue.
and the frontline war are out of touch
In the Victory Day parade held in Moscow, two things are prominent in Putin's speech.
First of all, people in most parts of the world were relieved, and Putin did not take advantage of this opportunity to escalate the war in Ukraine in some form as people feared.
Secondly, there is a clear disconnect between the impressive and well-arranged military parade on Red Square and the reality on the Ukrainian battlefield.
demonstrates the nuclear arsenal capability
As the Moscow authorities once stated, the Russian military strength displayed at the military parade has been greatly reduced compared with the past.
Nevertheless, many of the weapons systems currently used in Ukrainian wars have participated in the parade, from self-propelled artillery to ballistic missile and heavy armored vehicles. All major departments of the Russian army also sent representatives.
long-range nuclear missiles also crossed the Red Square - once again a powerful reminder of the world that Russia has a huge nuclear arsenal. The Russian leader has mentioned the threat more than once, as the conflict has turned into a war of attrition and Russia has gained limited resources.
British Secretary of Defense Ben Wallace said Putin tried to intimidate the world with his military parade in Moscow.
Wallace also said in a speech at the British Military Museum in London that Putin made "illusory allegations", including accusing NATO of preparing to attack Russia.
Wallace said one of Putin's allegations was that he was surrounded. NATO accounts for only 6% of Russia's land border, "this is not a siege."
Wallace also said that Putin only believes everything he is willing to believe, "Let me officially reiterate: NATO, Britain, and Eastern Europe have no plans to invade Russia now, and it has never been in the past."
On May 9, Putin delivered a Victory Day speech on Red Square in Moscow. ( AFP )
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