Geopolitics
A Hollow Parade and a Hardening Tyrant: Why Putin's Weakness Spells Greater Danger for the World
The 2026 Victory Day parade in Moscow was drastically scaled down, featuring no military hardware amid security fears, revealing a deep vulnerability in Putin's projection of power. This public humiliation exposes the desperation of a weakened dictator who, rather than seeking peace, is now poised to escalate his brutal war on Ukraine and launch even more dangerous hybrid attacks against Europe.
