
StoryGraph Biggest Story 2022-05-10 -- world war ii (8), victory day speech (8), of nazi germany (6), invasion ukraine (6), war ukraine (5)
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A Reckless Putin Tells Troops that They’re Protecting Russia from a Western Attack
As Putin has less and less to win and more to lose, including his health and possibly his life, he can only be seen as increasingly dangerous.
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Russian Guided Weapons Miss the Mark, U.S. Defense Officials Say
The lack of warplanes at Russia’s Victory Day parade underscores President Vladimir V. Putin’s failure to build a capable modern air force.
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Russia Pounds Odesa As 44 Civilian Bodies Uncovered Elsewhere In Ukraine
The 44 bodies were found in a five-story building that collapsed in March in Izyum, about 75 miles from the city of Kharkiv, in Ukraine.
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Putin avoids Ukraine escalation in Victory Day speech experts see as fearful
Russian President Vladimir Putin's much-anticipated Victory Day speech did not include any announcement of victory in Ukraine or any declarations of further troop mobilizations despite concerns from the West.
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Putin's Victory Day speech reveals man 'out of ideas' for winning war in Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s much-anticipated Victory Day speech left Western observers with the impression of a man without a plan, as the Kremlin chief did not announce any major new initiative to try to overwhelm a Ukrainian defense that has confounded his expectations for the war.
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Biden Speeds Up Military Aid to Ukraine, Drawing U.S. Deeper Into War
President Biden signed the Lend-Lease Act, which will waive time-consuming requirements on the provision of arms to Ukraine.
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Crowdfunding a War: How Online Appeals Are Bringing Weapons to Ukraine
A campaign to crowdfund donations and weapons is producing millions of dollars as well as a bounty of smaller weapons and other military equipment for the Ukrainian military.
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Analysis: Finland is on the verge of asking to join NATO. Here's why that's bad news for Putin
Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has backfired on a number of fronts. But one of the most disastrous consequences of all for the Russian President is the increasingly likely prospect of Finland joining NATO.
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Opinion: What we learned from Putin's 'no Victory' Day speech | CNN
With no significant achievement on the battlefield, Putin was reduced on May 9 to twisting history, claiming victimhood and fabricating yet another conspiracy theory in order to justify Russia's unprovoked invasion of a neighboring country and the mounting cost it is inflicting on his own people, writes Frida Ghitis.
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