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Zelensky imitates Hitler by threatening to strike Red Square on May 9 — Russian lawmaker

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Leonid Ivlev, a member of the Russian State Duma, has accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of imitating Adolf Hitler by allegedly threatening the Victory Day parade in Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire for May 8-9 but warned of massive retaliatory strikes if the celebrations are disrupted.

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5 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Zelensky’s statement about plans to launch drones carrying ammunition at Red Square during a parade in honor of the Soviet People's Victory”
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The claim is reported by TASS and another web source referencing Zelensky's speech in Yerevan regarding drone attacks and the scaling back of the parade.
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web search NEUTRAL — "Zelensky’s statement about plans to launch drones carrying ammunition at Red Square during a parade in honor of the Soviet People's Victory is a copy of the statements that the leader of the collapsi…
https://tass.com/politics/2126515
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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Zelensky made a vague reference to the drone attack during a speech in Yerevan, the Armenian capital, on Monday. He said that Russia’s decision to scale back the May 9 parade showed its weakness.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/world/europe/moscow-drone…
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web search NEUTRAL — Victory Day Parade on Red Square on 9 May 2025.Thirteen foreign contingents participated in the parade, including troops from the Commonwealth of Independent States with Egypt, Laos, Myanmar, and Viet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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“The units taking part in the parade won’t be carrying weapons, and there will be no armored equipment or missile systems.”
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Multiple independent sources (India Today, NewsCord, and another web result) confirm that the parade will proceed without tanks, missiles, or armored equipment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia said this year's Victory Day parade in Moscow will proceed without tanks, missiles or other military equipment. The move marks the first such Red Square parade since 2008 and comes amid securit…
https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/russia-victory-day-par…
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web search NEUTRAL — Key TakeawaysMoscow's Victory Day parade scaled back; no military hardware on display.Event will feature personnel and aviation units; no armored vehicles.
https://newscord.org/article/kremlin-holds-may-9-red-square-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Victory Day parades on Red Square have involved military equipment and various weaponry every year since 2008. Smaller parades are held elsewhere across the country, including in cities like St. Peter…
https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5816662-russia-t…
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“A military parade marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War will be held in Moscow’s Red Square on May 9”
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The 81st anniversary parade on May 9, 2025, in Red Square is confirmed by Wikipedia and official Kremlin reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — Victory Day Parade on Red Square on 9 May 2025.Thirteen foreign contingents participated in the parade, including troops from the Commonwealth of Independent States with Egypt, Laos, Myanmar, and Viet…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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web search NEUTRAL — The military parade marking the 81st anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War will be held in Moscow's Red Square on May 9. Putin will have a busy schedule on May 9, with a number of bila…
https://sputnikglobe.com/20260503/putins-speech-at-may-9-par…
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web search NEUTRAL — A military parade marking the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War will be held in Moscow’s Red Square on May 9, the Russian Defense Ministry announced.
https://tass.com/politics/2126515
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“The event would not involve military cadets or military hardware due to the present security situation.”
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Two independent sources (NewsCord and a report on the 'humiliating decision') confirm the Russian Defense Ministry stated that cadets and military hardware would not participate due to the operational situation.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian military parade. Victory Day Parade on Red Square on 9 May 2025.Thirteen foreign contingents participated in the parade, including troops from the Commonwealth of Independent States with Egypt…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Moscow_Victory_Day_Parade
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian defence ministry said this year’s parade would include representatives of all branches of Russia’s armed forces and a “colourful fly-past,” but made clear that “cadets from Suvorov militar…
https://newscord.org/article/kremlin-holds-may-9-red-square-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Several military schools, cadet corps, ‘as well as the military hardware column, will not be participating in this year’s military parade due to the current operational situation’, the Russian defence…
https://localnews.com/2026/05/01/putins-humiliating-decision…
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“The Russian Defense Ministry declared a ceasefire on May 8-9 in honor of celebrations of the Soviet People’s Victory in the Great Patriotic War.”
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The claim states a ceasefire for May 8-9 (implied 2025 based on context of other claims), but the cross-reference from France24 explicitly mentions a ceasefire for May 8-9, 2026. The other web results provided for this claim are irrelevant (language lessons), creating a discrepancy in the date.
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian language, principal state and cultural language of Russia. Together with Ukrainian and Belarusian, the Russian language makes up the eastern branch of the Slavic family of languages.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Russian-language
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web search NEUTRAL — Education in Russian is still a popular choice for both Russian as a second language (RSL) and native speakers in Russia, and in many former Soviet republics. Russian is still seen as an important lan…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_language
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn Russian online with our free Russian language lessons. Includes Russian audio, grammar, vocabulary, alphabet, verbs, pronunciation and exercises.
https://www.russianlessons.net/
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