Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday (May 9, 2026) that his soldiers in Ukraine were fighting an "aggressive force" backed by all of NATO and described his war goals as "just", in a combative address to the annual Victory Day parade on Red Square.Mr. Putin has made the memory of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War II a central narrative of his 25-year rule, and authorities typically mark the parade with pomp and grandeur. Russia, Ukraine trade attacks ahead of Kremlin's WWII celebrationsBut a spate of Ukrainian long-range attacks in recent weeks prompted the Kremlin to…