Putin uses “fleet day” for another attempt to intimidate the West - CPJ
Kyiv • UNN
Putin staged a pompous celebration of Russia's “fleet day” to intimidate the West and justify Russian militarism. He promised to build up the navy and equip it with hypersonic missiles.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin organized a pompous celebration on the "Day of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs" and "Day of the Baptism of the Russian Federation", uncharacteristic of previous years, aimed at intimidating the West and ideologically justifying Russian militarism. UNN reports this with reference to the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council.
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It is noted that this year, a large-scale naval parade was held in St. Petersburg, in which, in addition to Russian ships, ships from India, China and some other countries of the Global South took part.
Speaking at the ceremony, Putin promised to continue building up the fleet and equipping it with hypersonic missiles. The Russian dictator also said that Russia would respond to the possible deployment of American missiles in Germany.
The main goal of Putin's large-scale maritime celebrations was to further intimidate the West in the hope of reducing military aid to Ukraine. At the same time, Russian propaganda used the "day of the baptism of the Russian movement" to justify the war with Ukraine, speculating on the alleged "sacredness" of Ukrainian lands for Russia,
