At WWII commemoration, Putin says Russia ‘again’ threatened by German tanks

Russian President Vladimir Putin lays a wreath to the Eternal Flame at the Hall of Military Glory at the Mamayev Kurgan World War II Memorial complex in Volgograd on February 2, 2023. (Dmitry LOBAKIN / SPUTNIK / AFP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin lays a wreath to the Eternal Flame at the Hall of Military Glory at the Mamayev Kurgan World War II Memorial complex in Volgograd on February 2, 2023. (Dmitry LOBAKIN / SPUTNIK / AFP)

President Vladimir Putin says Russia is being threatened by German tanks, like during World War II, speaking at an event marking the Soviet victory over Nazi forces in Stalingrad.

“It’s unbelievable but true. We are again being threatened by German Leopard tanks,” Putin says, adding that Russia has an “answer” to any country that threatens it.

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