'Putin's muted Victory Day show proves he's shifted to a long game'

To the casual observer, yesterday's Victory Day parade in Moscow was much like any other.

In the VIP box, President was surrounded by a gaggle of heroic veterans and high-ranking officers festooned with medals and Ruritanian amounts of gold braid.

In front of them there were the usual march-pasts by thousands of goose-stepping soldiers, sailors and airmen.

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