Daily Mail/AFP/Reuters: Putin vows to strengthen Russia's military as he warns the lessons of WW2 'are relevant once again' during massive Victory Day parade of 13,000 troops and dozens of tanks and rockets (but no flyby due to bad weather)
* Vladimir Putin forced to cancel military flypast over Red Square at the last minute over fears of bad weather
* Threat of thunder and cloud over Moscow saw the huge Victory Day display of military power grounded
* Despite cancellation Russian president pledged to 'guarantee the high capabilities of our armed forces'
Russian President Vladimir Putin took a defiant tone at Moscow's annual military Victory Day parade in Red Square, declaring that the country will continue to strengthen its armed forces.
The Kremlin strongman watched on as 13,000 troops and more than 130 pieces of weaponry were paraded through the capital as a show of Russian military strength.
Referring to his country's battle with Nazi Germany, Putin then warned 'the lessons of the past war are relevant once again' as he made his case for 'guaranteeing the high capabilities of our armed forces'.
Russia's ties with the West soured following its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, and Moscow has continued to challenge the United States through its staunch support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro.
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