Vladimir Putin’s troops were accused of breaking a three-day ceasefire called to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two on Friday.

Russia celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany with a grand Victory Day parade in Moscow. Chinese President Xi Jinping joined Russian President Putin.

The US discourse—which places an excessive emphasis on the Normandy Landings of 1944—also highlights the Pacific Theatre of the war in which Japan was the main Axis Enemy of the Allies. Since 1945, a ...