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How a war launched by Russia with the ambition of a lightning victory reached the point where Ukraine, by official decree, excluded Red Square from the plan for the use of its weapons during Moscow’s parade.
In February 2022, the world was discussing how many hours Kyiv would hold out. In May 2026, the world is discussing a very different question: why the President of Ukraine has signed an official decree “permitting” a parade in Moscow and, for the duration of that parade, excluding the territorial square of Red Square from the plan for the use of Ukrainian weapons.
This is not merely a legal formality. It is political theatre, a diplomatic signal, a military demonstration of capability and historical irony at the same time.
