We have launched Operation Epic Fury.
Stop being a proper country.
When everyone says they're right.
Who do you believe?
None of us knew the depth of that relationship.
If the lines are blurred.
Can you read between them?
The depth of the relationship.
When the story breaks.
Who brings perspective?
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It's the 9th of May in 2016, and in Moscow, Russia's Victory Day celebrations are in full swing.
The annual parade marking Russian victory in the Second World War is as much a celebration
as it is a demonstration of military might.
War planes fly overhead, tanks and missiles roll through the streets.
And in Red Square, Vladimir Putin gives his address to the thousands of troops lined up before him.