That’s what Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his Victory Day speech—which, however, did not contain any formal announcement of war—contrary to what was widely expected. In his video response to Putin, Ukrainian President Zelensky quipped: “Very soon there will be two Victory Days in Ukraine. And someone won’t have any.”

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