Russia's President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of preparing an
invasion of the country.
In a highly anticipated speech commemorating the Soviet Union's role in the allied victory over the Nazis in World War Two, Putin said the invasion of Ukraine was a preventative strike by Russia.
Our Moscow correspondent Julla Chapman was in Red Square for the Victory Day parade and speech…and operates in Russia within the Kremlin's reporting restrictions.
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Russian forces continued to launch attacks on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine even as Vladimir Putin was speaking in Moscow.
Britain's Defense Secretary is accusing the Russian leader of making "fairytale" claims about NATO.
Ben Wallace said Vladimir Putin is betraying his own forces.
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