Security is tight in Moscow as President Vladimir Putin prepares to speak at a Red Square parade on Saturday, commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II

Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed confidence in victory in Ukraine during a military parade in Moscow marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Victory Day military parade in Moscow, Saturday, May 9, 2026, during celebrations of the 81st anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during the World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced confidence of victory in Ukraine as he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a relatively low-key military parade Saturday to mark the World War II victory over Nazi Germany, after US President Donald Trump brokered a three-day ceasefire with Ukraine.

Russia holds its most scaled-back Victory Day parade ⁠in ⁠years on Saturday due to the threat of ⁠attack from Ukraine, where victory for Moscow's forces has proven elusive more than four years into the deadliest European ​conflict since World War Two.

A tenuous ceasefire appeared to be holding Saturday after the United States struck two Iranian oil tankers, while the country that hosts the U.S. Navy’s regional headquarters said it arrested dozens of people it alleged were linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has begun presiding over a pared-back Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square, after a three-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine took effect.