ANALYSIS: Two speeches, one war: What we learnt from Putin and Zelenskyy's rival Victory Day speeches
A day before the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, also gave a Victory Day speech. His was little-reported. As a former component of the Soviet Empire, Ukraine also commemorates May 9 for the sacrifices of its service personnel and citizens in the Great Patriotic War. And like Putin, Zelenskyy celebrated the final victory over Nazi Germany in 1945.Real and present danger in Ukraine
Given the atrocities of Bucha and other places, one of the great ironies in Putin's speech was his description of how "there is no place in the world for torturers and death squads". This difference in perspective was perhaps best described by Zelenskyy in his Victory Day speech when he described how "this is not a war of two armies. This is a war of two world views."Finding the right audience
Russian President Vladimir Putin, laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, is playing to his domestic audience.
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