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MOSCOW'S STRIPPED-DOWN VICTORY DAY PARADE REVEALS A RUSSIA AT WAR WITH ITSELF
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Qatar: Al Jazeera documents the reduced parade with neutrality, between Russian and Ukrainian narratives
Dominant angle identified — does not reflect unanimity of this country’s media
Qatar: Al Jazeera and Gulf Times cover May 9 with the equidistant detachment characteristic of Qatari media. Al Jazeera publishes both photos of the scaled-back parade and Ukrainian statements on ceasefire risks, side by side. Qatar, a habitual conflict mediator, has no official position on the Ukraine war but watches signals of conflict's end closely. The coverage gives significant space to Global South reactions — countries following the conflict with hope that American diplomacy may produce a genuine peace.
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Germany: Moscow celebrates under ceasefire cover — a parade as normalcy theatre in abnormal times