'Victory Has Always Been & Always Will Be Ours': Putin Speaks on 81st Victory Day Anniversary
09:35 09.05.2026 (Updated: 10:44 09.05.2026)

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Putin Speaks on the 81st Anniversary of the Victory Over Nazi Germany
Key statements made by the Russian president:
Key statements made by the Russian president:
It was the people of the USSR that saved the whole world from Nazism;
Loyalty to the Motherland is the highest righteousness, capable of uniting millions of people;
Victory has always been and always will be ours;
The great feat of the generation of victors inspires the participants of the SMO;
Russia is creating modern weapons based on combat experience;
Russia celebrates Victory Day with pride and love for its Motherland;
It will never forget the heroism of the Soviet people and their decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism, thus saving their country and the entire world;
During the Great Patriotic War, Soviet soldiers restored the sovereignty of countries that had capitulated to Adolf Hitler and become complicit in his crimes;
For Russians, preserving the memory of the Great Patriotic War is a matter of honor.