Russia Shifting Focus To Show A Victory By Early May In Eastern Ukraine Us Officials Say
May 9 is a prominent day in the Russian calendar, the day the country marks the surrender of the Nazis to World War II with a huge parade of troops and weapons in Red Square in front of the Kremlin. Officials say Putin wants to be able to celebrate a victory – of some sort – in his war that day. But other officials note that even if there is a Russian holiday, a real victory may be far away....