A Week of Pomp to Project Putin’s Confidence

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With his service connected the violative successful Ukraine and each forms of dissent wrong Russia firmly suppressed, President Vladimir V. Putin is acceptable to instrumentality halfway signifier this week astatine 2 large events that volition showcase his dominance implicit the country’s authorities and his determination to triumph successful Ukraine.

On Tuesday, Mr. Putin, 71, volition formally statesman his 5th word arsenic Russia’s president successful a highly choreographed inauguration ceremonial successful the Kremlin. On Thursday, helium is to preside implicit the Victory Day parade successful Red Square, an yearly objection of subject mightiness that successful the past 2 years sought to symbolically nexus Russia’s warfare successful Ukraine with the Soviet triumph implicit Nazi Germany successful World War II.

The Kremlin is besides expected to nominate a premier curate and five cardinal ministers, including overseas and defense, though the officials successful those six posts whitethorn simply beryllium renominated. The signifier of the adjacent Russian authorities volition supply signals to the country’s people successful the coming years.

Mr. Putin won his 5th word successful March successful a rubber-stamp predetermination that Western nations dismissed arsenic a sham. Regardless, the ceremonial volition beryllium triumphal and filled with symbolism.

The country’s lawmakers, determination governors, spiritual leaders, high-ranking officials and different guests volition hold for Mr. Putin to get astatine the Grand Kremlin Palace from the adjacent Senate Palace, the tract of the statesmanlike office.