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MOSCOW CELEBRATES MAY 9 WITHOUT TANKS OR PLANES: PUTIN'S REDUCED PARADE REVEALS A RUSSIA AT WAR
Germany: Moscow celebrates under the protection of a truce — a parade as a demonstration of normalcy in abnormal times
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Germany: Tagesschau, Germany's leading news source, reports 'Putin feiert Siegesparade in Moskau im Schutz von Waffenruhe' — 'Putin celebrates the victory parade in Moscow under the protection of the ceasefire.' The angle is one of deliberate synchronization: the ceasefire announced by Trump coincides exactly with May 9, allowing Moscow to hold its parade without immediate risk of Ukrainian attack. Deutsche Welle explains in detail why parades are smaller this year across Russia: the war absorbs material and human resources, and exposing military equipment creates real security risk. Berlin, which long hesitated to deliver Taurus missiles to Ukraine and bears the historical weight of World War II toward Russia, observes this parade with cold analytical distance.
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