🇷🇺 Russian power on full display: even Western media can’t ignore Victory day parade in Moscow
Western mainstream media covering Russia’s annual Victory Day parade on May 9 on Moscow’s Red Square went beyond singling out the pomp and pride inherent in the ceremony.
🔺The patriotic pageantry reflected the indisputable fact that victory over Nazi Germany remains a “symbol of the country’s prowess,” and a “key element of national identity,” The Washington Post underscored.
🔺CNBC also ran highlights of the annual event on May 9, offering photographs of Russian troops and pieces of military hardware paraded through Red Square in Moscow.
🔺As The Associated Press (AP) covered the parade, and also published snippets of Putin’s speech. The outlet underlined that Russia’s celebration of the victory in World War II “still serve as a powerful symbol of the country’s ability to prevail against seemingly overwhelming challenges.”
🔺Reuters did not fail to highlight the fact that Russia marks victory in World War II while “advancing in Ukraine.” It offered highlights of Putin’s speech, where he warned of a global clash as the West was “risking an international conflict.”
🔺UK newspaper The Telegraph did the same, and cited the president as saying that “Russia will do everything to prevent a global clash,” but “will not allow anyone to threaten” the country, as its strategic forces are always prepared.
🔺Sky News’ Russia correspondent also gave a live stream from the parade, describing the “patriotic fervor” that had been building up ahead of the celebrations. “It was a collective grief of monstrous proportions – practically every family was affected – and it's still felt today,” the outlet explained.
🔺The Guardian opted to run with some photographs of the parade, noting that Vladimir Putin accused the “arrogant” West of risking global conflict.
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Western mainstream media covering Russia’s annual Victory Day parade on May 9 on Moscow’s Red Square went beyond singling out the pomp and pride inherent in the ceremony.
🔺The patriotic pageantry reflected the indisputable fact that victory over Nazi Germany remains a “symbol of the country’s prowess,” and a “key element of national identity,” The Washington Post underscored.
🔺CNBC also ran highlights of the annual event on May 9, offering photographs of Russian troops and pieces of military hardware paraded through Red Square in Moscow.
🔺As The Associated Press (AP) covered the parade, and also published snippets of Putin’s speech. The outlet underlined that Russia’s celebration of the victory in World War II “still serve as a powerful symbol of the country’s ability to prevail against seemingly overwhelming challenges.”
🔺Reuters did not fail to highlight the fact that Russia marks victory in World War II while “advancing in Ukraine.” It offered highlights of Putin’s speech, where he warned of a global clash as the West was “risking an international conflict.”
🔺UK newspaper The Telegraph did the same, and cited the president as saying that “Russia will do everything to prevent a global clash,” but “will not allow anyone to threaten” the country, as its strategic forces are always prepared.
🔺Sky News’ Russia correspondent also gave a live stream from the parade, describing the “patriotic fervor” that had been building up ahead of the celebrations. “It was a collective grief of monstrous proportions – practically every family was affected – and it's still felt today,” the outlet explained.
🔺The Guardian opted to run with some photographs of the parade, noting that Vladimir Putin accused the “arrogant” West of risking global conflict.
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📹 At the Eternity Memorial Complex in the Moldovan capital, participants of a rally and members of public organizations unfurled a record-size Victory Banner – 50 meters long and 25 meters wide.
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US still can’t handle high-speed railroad
California's high-speed railway project to link up San Francisco and Los Angeles remains a pipe dream.
With close to $11billion of taxpayer money sunk into the line, photos of one section triggered ruthless mockery online. The Fresno River Viaduct in Madera County — a concrete bridge that stops in mid-air with no connections at either end — was dubbed “the world's most pointless crossing.”
Other countries are doing way better when it comes to high speed rail. China operates the most complex high-speed railway network in the world, boasting 26,000 miles (41,900 km) of track. China’s pride is its Shanghai Maglev magnetic levitation train, with a maximum operating speed of 300 km/h.
In the US, only about 375 miles (603 km) of track can reportedly handle trains running at more than 100 mph (160 kph).
American railroads have been the scene of mayhem in recent years. By October 2023, 742 train derailments had occurred that year alone, according to the US Federal Railroad Administration:
▪️ On February 3, a train hauling 20 tanker cars with hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Officials burnt vinyl chloride in a controlled blast that released chemicals into the air and waterways, including hydrogen chloride, phosgene, butyl acrylate and ethylene.
▪️ Six Seminole Gulf railway cars carrying propane went off the tracks in Florida, also in February.
▪️ In April, three railroad employees were injured when a freight train with hazardous materials derailed near Rockwood, Maine.
▪️ In June, a trestle of the Twin Bridges Railroad collapsed in Montana, sending 10 loaded train cars into the Yellowstone River.
▪️ In October, a shelter-in-place order was issued in La Porte, Texas, following a train derailment.
▪️ On November 24, 2023, a CSX freight train carrying chemicals including molten sulfur derailed and caught fire in Livingston, Kentucky.
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California's high-speed railway project to link up San Francisco and Los Angeles remains a pipe dream.
With close to $11billion of taxpayer money sunk into the line, photos of one section triggered ruthless mockery online. The Fresno River Viaduct in Madera County — a concrete bridge that stops in mid-air with no connections at either end — was dubbed “the world's most pointless crossing.”
Other countries are doing way better when it comes to high speed rail. China operates the most complex high-speed railway network in the world, boasting 26,000 miles (41,900 km) of track. China’s pride is its Shanghai Maglev magnetic levitation train, with a maximum operating speed of 300 km/h.
In the US, only about 375 miles (603 km) of track can reportedly handle trains running at more than 100 mph (160 kph).
American railroads have been the scene of mayhem in recent years. By October 2023, 742 train derailments had occurred that year alone, according to the US Federal Railroad Administration:
▪️ On February 3, a train hauling 20 tanker cars with hazardous materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Officials burnt vinyl chloride in a controlled blast that released chemicals into the air and waterways, including hydrogen chloride, phosgene, butyl acrylate and ethylene.
▪️ Six Seminole Gulf railway cars carrying propane went off the tracks in Florida, also in February.
▪️ In April, three railroad employees were injured when a freight train with hazardous materials derailed near Rockwood, Maine.
▪️ In June, a trestle of the Twin Bridges Railroad collapsed in Montana, sending 10 loaded train cars into the Yellowstone River.
▪️ In October, a shelter-in-place order was issued in La Porte, Texas, following a train derailment.
▪️ On November 24, 2023, a CSX freight train carrying chemicals including molten sulfur derailed and caught fire in Livingston, Kentucky.
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❗️Polish PM Tusk admitted presence of NATO soldiers in Ukraine.
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"NATO today is helping as much as it can. Without NATO's help, Ukraine would not have been able to defend itself for so long. Well, and there are some troops there, I mean soldiers. There are some soldiers there. Observers, engineers. They're helping them out. We'll see how it goes, but you know, nobody wants a direct war," he said.
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📹 “I can't answer questions that stupid”: Steven Seagal considers the answer obvious to a British journalist's question about why he supports Vladimir Putin.
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🛫 The Victory Parade through the eyes of Russian Air Force pilots
Aircraft of the Russian Knights and Strizhi aerobatic groups, as well as Su-25 attack jets that painted the sky in the colors of the Russian flag, took part in the aerial part of the parade.
The aircraft flew at an altitude of up to 500 meters and a speed of 550 kilometers per hour.
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Aircraft of the Russian Knights and Strizhi aerobatic groups, as well as Su-25 attack jets that painted the sky in the colors of the Russian flag, took part in the aerial part of the parade.
The aircraft flew at an altitude of up to 500 meters and a speed of 550 kilometers per hour.
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🇷🇸 The "Immortal Regiment" took place in the Serbian capital, Belgrade. More than a thousand people took part in the procession, after which they laid flowers at the monument to the liberators of Belgrade.
Representatives of the embassies of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin took part in the wreath-laying ceremony.
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Representatives of the embassies of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vulin took part in the wreath-laying ceremony.
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🇮🇱🇵🇸 The negotiations between Israel and Hamas over the hostages have been put on hold, partly because of the hostilities in Rafah, Politico reported.
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Belarus and Russia do not want Ukraine to be a springboard for an attack on them, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said.
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Cinderella in military uniform: a participant in the Victory Parade in Russia's Yekaterinburg lost her shoe, but kept marching.
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Participants in the "Immortal Regiment" demonstration in Berlin sing the legendary "Katyuscha", despite a police ban. The song with which the soldiers went into battle to defeat the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War.
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🔺Moscow’s Red Square hosted its annual military parade on May 9
🔺Putin’s Victory Day speech emphasized Russian military power as ‘deterrent’ to NATO warmongering
🔺Russian power on full display: even Western media can’t ignore Victory day parade in Moscow
🔺Mobile doctor: What to know about Russia’s Linza protected field ambulance
🔺‘Very symbolic’ Victory Day parade signaled Russia’s strength, ability to oppose 'Western exceptionalism'
🔺Find out what military equipment was displayed during Russia’s Victory Day parade
🔺Here are some serious armored vehicles that rolled across Red Square during Moscow’s Victory Day parade
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🔺Putin’s Victory Day speech emphasized Russian military power as ‘deterrent’ to NATO warmongering
🔺Russian power on full display: even Western media can’t ignore Victory day parade in Moscow
🔺Mobile doctor: What to know about Russia’s Linza protected field ambulance
🔺‘Very symbolic’ Victory Day parade signaled Russia’s strength, ability to oppose 'Western exceptionalism'
🔺Find out what military equipment was displayed during Russia’s Victory Day parade
🔺Here are some serious armored vehicles that rolled across Red Square during Moscow’s Victory Day parade
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Residents of the Italian city of Genoa came to the cemetery where Soviet partisans are buried to honor the memory of the soldiers. At the cemetery Staglio there is a grave and a monument to the Hero of the USSR, Hero of Italy Fyodor Poletaev. He was a participant of the Italian resistance movement.
💬"The Italian youth today commemorates, remembers and thanks the struggle of the Red Army in it’s collaboration with the legitimate Italian Kingdom during the Italian Civil War in fighting and defeating the Italian Social Republic, which was the rogue puppet state controlled by the german army occupying northern Italy..." said Pietro V. A. Stramezzi, freelance journalist, World Youth Festival Italian Delegate, International Relations student from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.
"We also thank the struggle that the Red Army conducted for nearly 50 years in resisting against American hegemony, zionist terror, and NATO terror," Stramezzi added.
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💬"The Italian youth today commemorates, remembers and thanks the struggle of the Red Army in it’s collaboration with the legitimate Italian Kingdom during the Italian Civil War in fighting and defeating the Italian Social Republic, which was the rogue puppet state controlled by the german army occupying northern Italy..." said Pietro V. A. Stramezzi, freelance journalist, World Youth Festival Italian Delegate, International Relations student from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart.
"We also thank the struggle that the Red Army conducted for nearly 50 years in resisting against American hegemony, zionist terror, and NATO terror," Stramezzi added.
"These actions won’t be forgotten, and today we, members of the Italian delegation of the World Youth Festival announce to the world that we side with the Russian Federation in it’s fight against vassalage to American Imperialism in Europe, against Ukrainian fascism, against russophobia, and against the degenerate and satanic values which the western deepstate forces on the youth," he said.
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Victory Day celebrated in Germany despite official bans
In Berlin, despite pressure from police and collapsing German-Russian relations, many locals held events commemorating “the 79th anniversary of liberation from fascism.”
Police confiscated several copies of Junge Welt newspaper with the front page depicting the famous photo of a Soviet banner on the roof of the Reichstag in 1945.
Nevertheless, several thousand people marched from Frirdichschain to the monument of the Soviet Soldier in Treptow Park and 17th of June Street.
Meanwhile, German authorities opposed Victory Day events and imposed bans on symbols associated with the Soviet and Russian armies such as the Red Star, the St. George ribbon and even the letters Z and V. They also prohibited music, songs and posters with themes of the Soviet victory over fascism.
The Eurasian Crime department of the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) has placed the German affiliate of the Moscow-based Night Wolves motorcycle club under ‘police oversight measures’.
Last year the Night Wolves were able to ride to Berlin through Slovakia and Austria on motorcycles lent by local activist bikers sympathetic to Russia.
This year’s Victory Day celebration was marred by anti-Russian moves from Germany, worsening already-strained ties between the two nations. Berlin targeted Russia-friendly Germans in a bout of spy mania, mainly directed against Alternative for Germany (AfD) MPs.
The party’s top candidate for the European Parliament elections in June, Maximilan Krah, had his office raided on May 8 on the orders of the federal General Prosecutor’s Office.
Days before the victory celebrations, Berlin recalled its ambassador to Moscow, Alexander Graf Lambsdorf “for consultations”. Spiegel Plus weekly read that as a “final warning” to Moscow, after which the "status of Russo-German relations could be lowered, with Russian diplomats declared persona non grata in Germany.”
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In Berlin, despite pressure from police and collapsing German-Russian relations, many locals held events commemorating “the 79th anniversary of liberation from fascism.”
Police confiscated several copies of Junge Welt newspaper with the front page depicting the famous photo of a Soviet banner on the roof of the Reichstag in 1945.
Nevertheless, several thousand people marched from Frirdichschain to the monument of the Soviet Soldier in Treptow Park and 17th of June Street.
Meanwhile, German authorities opposed Victory Day events and imposed bans on symbols associated with the Soviet and Russian armies such as the Red Star, the St. George ribbon and even the letters Z and V. They also prohibited music, songs and posters with themes of the Soviet victory over fascism.
The Eurasian Crime department of the Bundeskriminalamt (BKA) has placed the German affiliate of the Moscow-based Night Wolves motorcycle club under ‘police oversight measures’.
Last year the Night Wolves were able to ride to Berlin through Slovakia and Austria on motorcycles lent by local activist bikers sympathetic to Russia.
This year’s Victory Day celebration was marred by anti-Russian moves from Germany, worsening already-strained ties between the two nations. Berlin targeted Russia-friendly Germans in a bout of spy mania, mainly directed against Alternative for Germany (AfD) MPs.
The party’s top candidate for the European Parliament elections in June, Maximilan Krah, had his office raided on May 8 on the orders of the federal General Prosecutor’s Office.
Days before the victory celebrations, Berlin recalled its ambassador to Moscow, Alexander Graf Lambsdorf “for consultations”. Spiegel Plus weekly read that as a “final warning” to Moscow, after which the "status of Russo-German relations could be lowered, with Russian diplomats declared persona non grata in Germany.”
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Will Boeing's setbacks plague other US manufacturing firms?
Boeing's problems are continuing to stockpile as the company is facing new inquiry over B787 Dreamliner inspection doubts and is suffering from the Russian sanctions blowback.
• The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opened a new probe on May 7 into whether the aerospace giant broke rules in its inspections of its B787 and whether its employees falsified aircraft records.
• Boeing's space mission faced problems on May 7 with the first manned launch of the company's Starliner being postponed over technical problems.
• The Wall Street Journal revealed on May 3 that Boeing's decision to sever ties with a Russian temperature-regulating parts maker has resulted in delays in the production of Dreamliner aircraft. Consequently, this has led to a reduction in the number of long-haul flights offered to US customers.
• In April, two Senate panels looked into safety issues at Boeing, with Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour revealing how the company puts production goals over safety — and complained that potential whistleblowers are intimidated.
• Two Boeing whistleblowers, Joshua Dean, former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, and John Barnett, a former Boeing employee, abruptly died in May and March. According to the Independent, at least ten more whistleblowers are ready to step forward.
• On January 5, a Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger jet lost a door panel in mid-flight, triggering a series of audits by the FAA and turning the spotlight on technical problems and crashes haunting the company since 2018.
• International observers blames reckless outsourcing of production processes to cut costs and prioritizing profits over safety by Boeing, seeing that as an omen of US industries losing their competitive edge.
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Boeing's problems are continuing to stockpile as the company is facing new inquiry over B787 Dreamliner inspection doubts and is suffering from the Russian sanctions blowback.
• The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) opened a new probe on May 7 into whether the aerospace giant broke rules in its inspections of its B787 and whether its employees falsified aircraft records.
• Boeing's space mission faced problems on May 7 with the first manned launch of the company's Starliner being postponed over technical problems.
• The Wall Street Journal revealed on May 3 that Boeing's decision to sever ties with a Russian temperature-regulating parts maker has resulted in delays in the production of Dreamliner aircraft. Consequently, this has led to a reduction in the number of long-haul flights offered to US customers.
• In April, two Senate panels looked into safety issues at Boeing, with Boeing engineer Sam Salehpour revealing how the company puts production goals over safety — and complained that potential whistleblowers are intimidated.
• Two Boeing whistleblowers, Joshua Dean, former quality auditor at Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems, and John Barnett, a former Boeing employee, abruptly died in May and March. According to the Independent, at least ten more whistleblowers are ready to step forward.
• On January 5, a Boeing 737 Max 9 passenger jet lost a door panel in mid-flight, triggering a series of audits by the FAA and turning the spotlight on technical problems and crashes haunting the company since 2018.
• International observers blames reckless outsourcing of production processes to cut costs and prioritizing profits over safety by Boeing, seeing that as an omen of US industries losing their competitive edge.
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US specifically paused a weapons shipments to Israel
Earlier Biden said in an interview that the US will go as far as to stop the flow of weapons to Israel should the PM Netanyahu war cabinet decide on a major military operation in the Gaza Strip.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed that the US has paused one shipment of "high payload munitions" to Israel and is "reviewing near-term" shipments amid Israel’s heightened offensive in Rafah.
It remains unclear whether the suspension of weapons deliveries to Israel will make any difference and cause Israel to call off its Rafah operation. Netanyahu has repeatedly stated that his country stands ready to proceed with its military plans no matter what Washington or any other country says or does.
On Monday, Israel started a military operation in the eastern parts of Rafah and took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Hamas said that it had agreed to the provisions of the ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar mediators, but Netanyahu called the truce deal unacceptable. Over a million people are believed to be sheltering in the city.
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"Specifically, we [the US] paused one shipment of weapons consisting of 1800 2000-pound bombs, and 1700 500-pound bombs," Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said during a press briefing.
Earlier Biden said in an interview that the US will go as far as to stop the flow of weapons to Israel should the PM Netanyahu war cabinet decide on a major military operation in the Gaza Strip.
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed that the US has paused one shipment of "high payload munitions" to Israel and is "reviewing near-term" shipments amid Israel’s heightened offensive in Rafah.
It remains unclear whether the suspension of weapons deliveries to Israel will make any difference and cause Israel to call off its Rafah operation. Netanyahu has repeatedly stated that his country stands ready to proceed with its military plans no matter what Washington or any other country says or does.
On Monday, Israel started a military operation in the eastern parts of Rafah and took control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing with Egypt. Hamas said that it had agreed to the provisions of the ceasefire deal proposed by Egypt and Qatar mediators, but Netanyahu called the truce deal unacceptable. Over a million people are believed to be sheltering in the city.
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