Victory Day in Russia: Putin's Four Potential Strategies for the War in Ukraine

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Victory Day, the holiday celebrating the end of World War II, is fast approaching in Russia. Many are speculation that Vladimir Putin might use the event to make a big announcement regarding the war in Ukraine. What might that be? This video examines four possibilities.

0:00 Introduction
1:06 Escalate the War
3:46 Do Nothing
5:15 Declare Victory
6:39 Will Ukraine Let Russia Declare Victory?
7:58 No Show

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By Kremlin.ru:
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/60490/
http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/38089/photos/28350
http://www.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49437/photos
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67828
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http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/49437/photos
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/62626
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/63560/
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http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/68016/photos
http://kremlin.ru/events/president/news/67734/photos/67564

By Mil.ru
http://mil.ru/winner_may/history/more.htm?id=12226133@cmsArticle
https://z.mil.ru/spec_mil_oper/media/video/watch.htm?id=17464@morfVideoAudioFile

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https://www.flickr.com/photos/osce_smmu/16544045538/

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