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For years, President Vladimir V. Putin has taken advantage of Victory Day \u2014 when Russians commemorate the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany \u2014 to champion his country\u2019s military might and project himself as a leader of enormous power.\n\nThis year, he drew on the pageantry of May 9 for an even more pressing goal: making the case for the war in Ukraine.\n\nGuest: Anton Troianovski, the Moscow bureau chief for The New York Times.