Putin Justifies Ukraine

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Across
  1. 1. Russia has little to show for the war after two _______.
  2. 4. its _________, and so no one forgets the lessons of WWII.
  3. 5. The speech was preceded by the usual show of pomp and ________.
  4. 7. Putin said the state will do everything it can to help the dead soldiers ________ ones.
  5. 11. No ________ leaders were present.
  6. 12. Zelenskyy said that "soon,Ukraine will have two victory days and ________ will have none left.
  7. 13. Putin gave a speech at Moscow's ________ Day parade.
  8. 14. Putin said Ukraine is run by ________.
  9. 16. The Russian leader held a moment of ________.
  10. 18. Putin accused the West of neglecting Russia's ________ demands prior to the invasion.
  11. 19. Putin blames the ________.
  12. 20. Putin made no reference to ________.
  13. 21. May 9, 1945, is forever inscribed in world history as a _________ of our united Soviet people.
  14. 22. the industrial region in eastern Ukraine.
  15. 24. there was no shift in his speech toward a _________ national mobilization.
Down
  1. 2. Putin said this fight is a continuation of that _________ fight.
  2. 3. the ________ refers to the war as a "special military operation.
  3. 4. Putin said we are "fighting for the motherland,
  4. 6. Ukranian ________ at Azovstal steel plant has not allowed Russia to take the city.
  5. 8. He offered sign of imminent _________.
  6. 9. Putin acknowledged Russian _________ in Ukraine.
  7. 10. Putin has made few ________ appearances.
  8. 15. Thousands gathered in _________.
  9. 17. Putin addressed rows of ________ standing before him.
  10. 19. Putin links the conflict to ________ War II.
  11. 23. Putin said it was the country's _______ duty to keep alive the memories of those who defeated Nazism.