President Vladimir Putin while addressing the Victory Day parade in Moscow stated that the world is at a “turning point,” as various events throughout the country are being canceled due to security concerns.
The yearly military parade honors the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany during WWII.
Putin attempted to link Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to the fight against Nazism once more, stating that Russia was preserving its sovereignty.
Addressing the crowds in Red Square, President Putin said “Today civilisation is again at a decisive turning point.”
“A real war has again been unleashed against our Motherland but we have countered international terrorism, we will protect the inhabitants of the Donbas and we will protect our country.”
He noted Russia wants to see a “peaceful future”, but said the Western elites are sowing the seeds of “hatred and Russophobia”.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was joined by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Moscow Credit: Reuters
Victory Day marks the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.
Germany officially signed its surrender late on 8 May, which was already 9 May Moscow time.
The Soviet Union had lost around 27 million citizens during World War Two, far more than any other country involved in the conflict; it is often said that every Soviet family lost at least one immediate or distant relative in the war.
On Sunday night, Russia launched its largest drone attack on Ukraine.
Meanwhile, Ukraine, like the rest of Europe, is commemorating Europe Day, which aims to promote peace on the continent.
As per report, Gary Lineker is defying demands that he retract his comparison of the government’s new immigration policy to Nazi Germany.
The 62-year-old Match Of The Day host criticized the Home Office’s recently unveiled, divisive proposals to prevent migrant boats transporting illegal immigrants from entering the UK.
This is beyond bad, he wrote. Good gods.
“There is no significant influx. We accept significantly fewer refugees than most other major European nations.
‘This is just an immeasurably cruel policy directed at the most vulnerable people in language that is not dissimilar to that used by Germany in the 30s, and I’m out of order?’
Following the remarks, it was reported that the BBC would speak to the pundit and ‘remind him of his responsibilities on social media.’
Lineker is reportedly ignoring calls from the BBC (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
Home Sec blasts Gary Lineker for comparing her migrant law to Nazi Germany
However, the former footballer has been resisting the Line of Duty broadcaster’s approaches and has not yet had a conversation with the corporation’s bosses, according to The i.
The publication also reports that Lineker is not backing down and will not remove the tweet.
The BBC previously said: ‘The BBC has social media guidance, which is published. Individuals who work for us are aware of their responsibilities relating to social media.
Lineker’s tweet did not go down well with the Tory government (Picture: Twitter)
‘We have appropriate internal processes in place if required.’
Lineker’s remarks, which were in response to a Twitter video put out by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, have been slammed by Tory politicians.
Conservative party deputy chairman Lee Anderson, who previously famously claimed people could cook ‘nutritious 30p meals’, wrote: ‘This is just another example of how out of touch these overpaid stars are with the voting public.
‘Instead of lecturing, Mr Lineker should stick to reading out the football scores and flogging crisps.’
Lineker was clearly appalled by the government’s new polic
Lineker was previously found to have broken the corporation’s impartiality rules last year with a tweet about Liz Truss and the Conservative Party.
He shared a tweet with his followers in February 2022 after the then-Foreign Secretary Liz Truss urged people to boycott the Champions League final in Russia.
Lineker had asked his followers at the time: ‘And her party will hand back their donations from Russian donors?’
His tweet was investigated by the BBC’s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU) which upheld a complaint and said the post ‘did not meet the BBC’s editorial standards on impartiality’.
It added that while Lineker, who is freelance, is not required to uphold the same high standards of impartiality as the broadcaster’s journalists, he does have an ‘additional responsibility’ as he is considered ‘one of the BBC’s highest profile stars’.
