Putin Marks Victory Day Amid Pandemic With Muted Celebration
MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin held a watered-down celebration of the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany, with the coronavirus pandemic denying him what had been slated to be an extravagant display of Russia’s navy may well.
Mr. Putin rather sought to unite the country all over its most revered collective memory by means of uplifting words and phrases and consoling gestures.
“We…
