Russia held its traditional military parade on 9 May - during a three-day ceasefire - to celebrate the victory over Nazi Germany. President Vladimir Putin gave a speech explaining that the Russian army was fighting "aggressive", Nato-backed powers in Ukraine. At the press conference afterwards, however, he said he thought that 'the matter' was coming to an end.
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