Russia readied for a grandiose Red Square military parade Saturday to mark 70 years since the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, but Western leaders were going to stay away due to the Ukraine crisis. New tanks, mammoth nuclear missile systems and some 16,000 troops were set to sweep past the Kremlin under the gaze of President Vladimir Putin in a defiant show of strength held in front of leaders from countries including China, Cuba, Zimbabwe and Venezuela. Huge crowds of Russians were expected to flood into central Moscow to take in the largest such parade since the …read more
Source: Egypt Independent
