Center for European Policy Analysis Issues Commentary: Russian Foreboding as Putin Marks Victory Day
May 12, 2026
May 12, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by non-resident senior fellows Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan:
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Russian Foreboding as Putin Marks Victory Day
Russians were told to expect a defining speech from Putin, but got only the same old messages and a sense that the Kremlin has lost direction.
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"We always were and always will be victorious!" dec . . .
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Russian Foreboding as Putin Marks Victory Day
Russians were told to expect a defining speech from Putin, but got only the same old messages and a sense that the Kremlin has lost direction.
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"We always were and always will be victorious!" dec . . .