Putin's Victory Day Speech Highlights Russia's Military Struggles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed in his Victory Day speech that the West is waging a "real war" against Russia, but his military showing during the celebration was drastically pared down. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used his address to align Ukraine more closely with Europe and rejected Russia's narrative, announcing that Ukraine would celebrate the end of World War II on May 8 instead of May 9 with Russia and replace Russia's Victory Day with a new holiday to be celebrated annually on May 9 — Europe Day.