* The pro-war event was held to mark the eighth anniversary of Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014
* But Putin also spoke about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, which he maintains is a 'special operation'
* Ukrainian forces have mounted stiff resistance and the West has imposed sweeping sanctions on Russia
* At one point in Putin's speech, the crowd could be heard chanting 'Russia, Russia, Russia'
* Moscow police said more than 200,000 people were in and around the Luzhniki stadium for the rally
* The stadium played host to the 2018 World Cup final and has a capacity of 81,000 people
Vladimir Putin has today given a tub-thumping speech to tens of thousands of banner-waving Russians in an attempt to drum up support for his stalled invasion of Ukraine, as he peddled debunked claims about why the war started and shilled a false narrative of Russia's battlefield 'success'.
The despot took to the stage at Moscow's Luzhniki World Cup stadium dressed in a £10,000 Loro Piana jacket - despite his country's economy crumbling under the weight of Western sanctions - to address a crowd waving Russian national flags and banners marked with the letter 'Z', which has become a potent symbol of the invasion.
Putin, who called the rally to mark the anniversary of the last time he attacked Ukraine to annex the Crimea region, spoke of sharing a 'common destiny' with Crimeans, of 'de-Nazifying' the region in 2014, and of the 'bravery' of soldiers currently fighting in Ukraine. He was met with chants of 'Russia, Russia, Russia.'
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WNU Editor: Estimates range from 200,000 to 300,000 at this rally.
Russian President Putin Attends Massive Pro-War Rally Held In Moscow
Putin hails Crimea annexation and war with lessons on heroism -- BBC
Putin appears at big rally as troops press attack in Ukraine -- AP
Putin vows Russia will prevail in Ukraine but glitch hinders TV -- Reuters
Putin hails 'special operation' in Ukraine at massive celebration party for 'reunification' of Crimea -- SKY News
Putin appears at huge pro-war rally as Russian troops continue attack on Ukraine -- FOX News
Transmission of Putin's speech cuts out but attendee videos don't show any drama -- ForexLive
7 comments:
That's just creepy weird. Idolizing a politician is like thinking the stripper really likes you.🤓😂
Putin can actually hold a rally.
Can President Pretend hold an outdoor rally?
Are there enough drugs in the world to keep President Puppet upright for two hours?
I actually served my country in multiple wars. My point was that Joe lacks physical stamina. The only reason he is there is as a figurehead for a cabal.
what would you have him do about Russia he is NOT doing? If he lacks stamina, he is still doing all a president could and should do.
Dictators hold big rallies. Trump had one Jan 6 but failed to turn up in person
Trump was actually at his rally Jan 6th
"Dictators hold big rallies." The way you wrote it is as if someone hold a big rally or their rally is big they are a dictator.
Obama held big rallies. There was the one in Mile High Stadium. You know the one where they played with the acoustics, so Obama had the god like reverb.
"84,000 wait in mile-long line to see history in the making
Tight security for Obama's speech at stadium"
You see Obama can attract a crowd or use to. Biden never has. Biden is good at attracting flies.
Joe did not do all he could have done for October through February.
"Attracts flies"....around dead meat. Poor old Sleepy Joe. The West is doomed with him in charge of...nothing.
Most of these are government workers forced to go or kids told they have free tickets to a concert.
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