Today, Russia celebrated the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany and World War II

in an annual parade that filled Red Square with military hardware and dozens of foreign leaders.

Vladimir Putin once again tied Russia's past triumphs to today's war in Ukraine,

and he also further tied Russia's fate to that of China.

Here's Nick Schifrin.

In Moscow today, pomp, agentry, patriotism, a show of force, from the intercontinental

missile carriers of the Cold War to the drones of the Ukraine

war. Vladimir Putin's Russia ties what many Russians consider their finest moment, victory

over Nazi Germany, to today's confrontation with the West. And on display today what Moscow

considers a new world order, an alliance of autocracies led

by the leaders of China and Russia with the help of North Korea, and nearly 30 visiting

leaders to help Putin weaponize the past to justify the present.

Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible wall against Nazism, Russophobia,

and anti-Semitism.

Truth and justice are on our side.

Our whole country, society, and people support the participants of the special military

operation.

But left unsaid today Russia's vulnerabilities to the war in Ukraine.

The internet here was jammed, and the stage where dignitaries sat reportedly fitted with

a roof to stop drones.

Earlier this week, Kiev launched a record number of drone attacks, overwhelming

Russian air defense, and closing airports as Putin's guests arrived. Earlier this week, Kiev launched a record number of drone attacks, overwhelming Russian

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