Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this Sunday that, "as in 1945, victory will be ours", drawing numerous comparisons between the Second World War and the Ukraine conflict, on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany. "Today our soldiers, like their ancestors, fight shoulder to shoulder for the liberation of their homeland of nazi filth with the confidence that, as in 1945, victory will be ours," Putin said, on the eve of the commemoration of the date, on May 8. "Today, the common duty is to prevent the resurgence of Nazism, which caused so much suffering...