Moscow’s slimmed-down Victory Day
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2023
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
President Putin has said the world is at a "turning point” during Russia’s Victory Day parade and blamed the West for the war in Ukraine. The annual celebrations in Moscow to commemorate victory over Nazi Germany were slimmed down amid security concerns. Shashank Joshi, defence editor at The Economist, shares his thoughts on this year’s event and his analysis of what course the fighting could take in Ukraine.
Katya Buchatska tells us about her film that documents a train journey across Ukraine - it’s now an installation in Liverpool’s cathedral ahead of the Eurovision Song contest. And Andriy Sirchenko talks about about the War Fragments Museum and how his team are preserving Ukrainian memories through art.
Today’s episode is presented by Victoria Derbyshire and James Waterhouse. The producers were Arsenii Sokolov, Clare Williamson and Drew Hyndman. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The series producer is Fiona Leach. The assistant editor is Alison Gee and the editor is Jonathan Aspinwall. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts Hello, it's 440 days since Russia began its invasion |
| 0:09.0 | of Ukraine. Moscow held its annual Victory Day parade this morning, a display of military |
| 0:18.7 | might attended surprisingly by all seven countries in Russia's immediate post-Soviet orbit. |
| 0:26.1 | Shogun! |
| 0:31.1 | Today, the civilization of the city is in a decisive perilloment way. |
| 0:36.4 | President Putin ticked all the boxes as he ran through the Russian |
| 0:40.0 | hour behind what he still calls his special military operation in Ukraine. |
| 0:45.4 | The defeat of neo-narsism on Russia's borders, protecting fellow Russians in the Donbass, |
| 0:51.2 | and the upholding of traditional family values. |
| 0:55.9 | But in language we're hearing ever more frequently from the Kremlin, |
| 1:03.4 | the war is being framed in terms of Russia resisting what it calls international terrorism. |
| 1:18.9 | That's terrorism, he says, orchestrated by the West, using its puppet government and |
| 1:23.7 | Kiev to bring about the disintegration of Russia. |
| 1:28.0 | And telling the waiting crowds that civilization was once again at a decisive turning point. |
| 1:34.7 | President Putin praised those fighting in Ukraine saying the future of Russia depended on their victory. |
| 1:41.6 | Syria! |
| 1:43.9 | We are ready for the victory! |
| 2:07.9 | This is Ukraine's cost. |
| 2:11.5 | Ukraine's cost for lives in the U.S. |
| 2:22.4 | Ukraine is an epicenter of unbearable heart-hage and pain. |
| 2:27.1 | Millions of people are without heating, without water. |
| 2:30.1 | Putin is the aggressor. |
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