The Obama policy that is pushing China and Russia closer together reeks of stupidity! With the U.S. Maybe they will be able to civilize that county as Europe was not able to do for many centuries. If China thinks that it will be able to cooperate peacefully with Russia I wish them all the best. Rather being ashamed of the heavy losses, as their own government is responsible for them, they are demonstrating it as a glorious thing and the commanders who sentenced millions to death are national heroes. Because in Russian propaganda is needed to sustain the very existence of that state, they would tell any lie they find useable to maintain the government grip over its population. If you remember IWW ended with German troops stationing in Russia at the end of it. Without that US support for USSR IIWW would end as IWW.

The US support and agreements with the USSR (Teheran and Yalta conferences where Europe was divided) were the only reason why USSR joined the winning party. The US and UK were willing to give central and eastern Europe to Russia in exchange for its efforts. USSR was heavily subsidised by the USA as neither Americans nor British were willing to sacrifice their population to the same extent as the USSR government was.

USSR (some call it Russia) suffered heavy losses during IIWW due to its - military tactics of human waive attacks – human life is cheap in Russia, - victory at all cost strategy – the commanders and leaders needed the glory, - lack of experienced military commanders (which Soviets killed in multiple purges before even the war started), - killing retreating soldiers by NKVD – soldier choice was either be killed by Germans in front or fellow Russians at the back, - communistic, that is inefficient, economy which could not provide basic goods (like food and clothing, heating etc.) to the population nor the military equipment (please read about lend lease agreement) – how many people died because of mismanagement of that country. Today, the former allies are unable to work together, even when facing a common enemy like the Islamic State. The diplomatic tension is ironic, because the parade in Moscow is meant to commemorate a victory made possible seven decades ago by the alliance of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany. Putin responded with claims that the US created the Islamic State and supports “neo-Nazis” in Ukraine and around the world. Obama recently listed Russian aggression in Europe alongside Ebola and the Islamic State as one of the three main threats to US national security. Aside from the president of Serbia, the only leaders expected to be in attendance are from countries, such as China and Vietnam, that were not part of the European theater in World War II.įollowing Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and given Putin’s continued support for secessionists in eastern Ukraine, relations between Russia and the West are as bad as they have been since the Soviet Union disintegrated almost a quarter-century ago. Neither US President Barack Obama nor any leader from the European Union will be present to watch as tanks roll and military bands march through Red Square.

WASHINGTON, DC – When Russian President Vladimir Putin presides over the military parade commemorating Victory in Europe Day on May 9, he will not attract the crowd he could have expected a couple of years ago.

Russian victory day parade 2015