Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued veiled criticism of the U.S. in a speech before a Red Square parade marking the anniversary of Germany’s defeat in World War II, listing “pretentions to exceptionalism” as a factor that drove Nazi aggression and saying such attitudes remain a threat to global security today.
Putin spoke on Moscow’s Red Square on May 9, addressing an annual Victory Day military parade two days after he was sworn in for a fourth presidential term.
