Putin declared that Russia would win in Ukraine. Rumors that all the goals of the Kremlin will be achieved.Photo: Flip through Putin’s Facebook
Russia’s aggression once morest Ukraine has been sanctioned by the international community, and the Russian army has been hit head-on with heavy casualties. Russian President Vladimir Putin held a large-scale patriotic rally in the World Cup stadium in Moscow, where tens of thousands of people waved the “Z” flag symbolizing support and war. The Russian people swore in front of them that Russia would win in Ukraine. It is false to say that all the goals of the Kremlin will be achieved, that it will shape “a world without Nazism”.
While the Russian army shelled and bombed civilians across Ukraine, a large number of people waved Russian flags and zig-zags at a rally to commemorate the 8th anniversary of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014, crowding the 2018 Moscow World Cup final. The venue’s Luzhniki Stadium, listening to Putin on stage touting how successful Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine has been.
Putin, who had just discussed the Ukraine war with the national security team earlier, told the crowd: “We know what we have to do, how to do it and at what cost. And we will absolutely get everything planned.” He stressed: “They (Russian soldiers) shoulder the Side by side, helping each other, supporting each other, physically protecting each other from bullets when needed, like brothers. We haven’t been so united in a long time.”
Putin reiterated that action in Ukraine is “necessary” because the United States is using Ukraine to threaten Russia, which must prevent Ukraine from carrying out “genocide” of Russian-speaking people. However, while Putin was talking eloquently on the stage, the Russian state TV interrupted the broadcast for a time, and switched to playing patriotic songs, and then resumed the broadcast. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov explained that the TV station abruptly cut off Putin’s speech because of a technical server failure.
The BBC reported that, eight years following the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea by the Russian army, Russians were waving the national flag to celebrate, and Russian public servants were forced to participate in the event. School teachers teach courses to commemorate the Crimean Spring. At least 81,000 people attended the pro-war rally, according to the Kyiv Independent newspaper in Ukraine. Russian authorities said more than 200,000 people attended the event to celebrate Russia’s annexation of Crimea.
Putin announced on February 24 that he would send troops to Ukraine, threatening to eradicate the so-called “neo-Nazis”, but he was stubbornly resisted by the Ukrainian army, which also triggered severe sanctions unprecedented in Western countries. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, the white Z has been painted on Russian military vehicles, and the “Z symbol” has also become a symbol of Russia’s support for war and nationalism.
