China’s XI joins Putin’s Day Parade.

Moscow – Countries in Europe, the 80th anniversary celebrated the victory in 1945 in 1945 in 1945 in 2012 in 2012. However, due to the time difference between Russia and Western Europe, Russia held a Victory Day on May 9, and CBS news was invited to witness the performance in Moscow on Friday.

The parade plan was in planning months and pre-prepared preparation and security measures closed the event a few days ago in the Central Moscow.

Moscow show when it comes to Friday – an extravaganza and dizzy weapon of Russian troops from each branch of the military march with the soldiers of the former Soviet republics.

There was a guest from China, and Russia is getting closer. Sight stand, President Vladimir Putin sat next to the president of the President of the Chinese President Xi Jinping. Silva was also in the crowd in Silva, Luiz Inacio Lula, Brazil.

At one level, the parade was a celebration of the great victory in Nazi Germany in Russia’s II World War II.

However, this was the political theater of the highest order – to remind the world to remind the world with the driver of the Russian still in the nuclear superpower.

There were northern Korean military officials to show North Korean military officials, as well as not being polite about the supporters of the Russian leader.

In his speech, he applied to Putin UkraineRussia’s “difficult, in the history of its history” is a small way of accurate about what he has called only the country’s “special military operation.”

“All of you are our heroes in the front row,” he said.

The screen was intended to reinforce this message and not to crush the Russian people as a result of the protracted conflict in the Western border of Russia.

Tens of thousands of Russian soldiers were killed in the last three years and no signs to go.

Thus, the parade was the celebration of the victory over an old enemy, but also was a distraction despite the long way to any military victory over the new enemy.

The event may not even even better relax in Moscow, as President Putin’s self-confidence, even in Moscow. Ukraine’s attack drones forced the airports around the Russian capital near this week.

contributed to this report.

Elizabeth Palmer

Elizabeth Palmer is a high foreign reporter of CBS news. CBS News is based on the London office and informs major measures in Europe and the Middle East. Palmer for earlier Tokyo and before Moscow, for CBS news.