* Annual parade marks Soviet victory over Nazis
* Comes after Putin re-installed for new term as president
* Russia uses event to boost patriotism, display new weapons
* Parade held amid sharp tensions with West
Russia’s Vladimir Putin watched advanced jets carrying a hypersonic missile he has touted as invincible scream over Red Square on Wednesday, days after the start of his fourth presidential term.
Part of an annual event marking the Soviet Union’s World War Two victory over the Nazis, Putin looked on as thousands of troops marched past him and columns of tanks rumbled across the famous square in a show …read more
Source: Gulf times
