In a strikingly public show of support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, China’s Global Times state media outlet feted Russia’s annual Victory Day celebration on Thursday.
Victory Day, a celebration of the Soviet Union’s legitimately heroic victory over Nazi Germany, sees an annual Russian military parade and address by Vladimir Putin. Today, however, the Kremlin uses Victory Day as a propaganda tool to boost support for its war in Ukraine. It falsely presents that war as a successor to the just war against Nazi Germany. For this reason, many nations no longer send high-level delegations to the parade. China, however, is very happy to offer its support.
As the Global Times put it, “Neither the recent deadly Moscow terror attack, nor the smoke of conflict on the Ukrainian frontline has affected the celebratory atmosphere in Russia, as the country has found a unique path to…
