Russia holds military parades despite continuing coronavirus epidemic.
It had been thought the parades might be postponed until autumn, but with signs that Moscow is emerging from the worst of its epidemic, Putin has swiftly gone ahead with them, even though the capital is still recording around 1,000 cases a day and many regions are still at high risk for infection.
Tajikistan and Turkmenstan servicemen march during the Victory Day military parade in Red Square marking the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II, on June 24, 2020, in Moscow.Moscow recorded almost 60% more deaths in May than usual amid COVID-19 The Kremlin had planned for this year’s commemorations for the 75th anniversary to be especially large. World leaders, including France’s Emmanuel Macron, had planned to attend in May, but few came for the re-scheduled parade.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Victory Day Parade in Red Square in Moscow, June 24, 2020. Health workers and opposition figures in that context have criticized the parades and the upcoming referendum vote as needlessly dangerous.
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