On the eve of Russia's Victory Day, Trump shamelessly boasted and wiped out Russia's achievements in World War II. While the Russian side strongly refuted him, Kim Jong Un, who was absent from this Victory Day, gave Russia a taste of its own medicine.

Chinese special plane arrives in Moscow

On the eve of Russia's Victory Day, nearly 30 heads of state had arrived in Moscow one after another to participate in the grand ceremony. However, Trump shamelessly claimed that the United States made the most contributions in World War II and far exceeded Russia. In response to Trump's "groundless talk," the Russian side launched a strong rebuttal.

Not only that, Trump also announced May 8 as the U.S. WWII Victory Day. He said that the U.S. should celebrate this holiday like other countries, and the whole world is celebrating America's victory, except for the U.S., which remains indifferent. Trump believed that the victory of WWII was due to the participation of the U.S.

It must be admitted that the U.S. did make contributions in WWII, but this kind of "pulling up by pushing down" behavior is contemptible. Before the Normandy landing, the Soviet Red Army bore the main pressure from the European front and fought alone for three years. The key turning points of WWII also came from the confrontation between the Soviet Union and Germany. About 80% of Germany's troops were lost in battles with the Soviet Union.

Trump

The Western countries have always exaggerated the role of the Western Front while belittling the huge sacrifices made by the Soviet Union, China, and other countries on the Eastern Front, which is an erroneous act. As for Trump, he doesn't even bother pretending anymore; he directly starts "taking credit." The victory of WWII was achieved through the sacrifices of many countries, but Trump's remarks treat this war as America's personal "achievement" to show off.

In response, the Russian side only verbally refuted him, without any other reactions. However, Kim Jong Un couldn't sit still. After being absent from this traditionally important event for showcasing ally unity, North Korea launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the eastern waters of the Korean Peninsula on the eve of Victory Day. Japan, South Korea, and the U.S. immediately entered a high alert state.

Kim Jong Un inspects a munitions factory

North Korea's actions at this critical moment clearly had intentions. This was North Korea's second missile test in two months, and just the day before, Kim Jong Un had inspected the country's missile production factory. The short-range ballistic missiles tested in this instance covered the entire territory of South Korea and U.S. bases in Japan, directly responding to the recent expansion of joint military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea and the U.S. deployment of intermediate-range missiles in the peninsula.

North Korea demonstrated its "precision strike capability" to convey the message of "strong resistance against strength" to the U.S. and South Korea, while also testing the opponents' defense system response. The missile tests were portrayed by North Korean official media as symbolic actions to "defend sovereignty," which are highly consistent with Kim Jong Un's "military-first" policy line. They can also be seen as an action to challenge the U.S.

North Korea has always adhered to "independent diplomacy." Even when cooperating with China and Russia, it strives to maintain policy independence and avoid becoming a pawn in great power games. Therefore, Kim Jong Un's absence from this event was predictable. However, this does not deny the strong military alliance between Russia and North Korea.

North Korea tests missiles

Before and after Victory Day, North Korea is accelerating its military modernization reform. Kim Jong Un frequently visits military enterprises, requiring the production capacity of artillery shells to increase to "four times the usual level." This can be understood as North Korea showing off its powerful military capabilities to the outside world, but some analysts believe that this is also a signal from North Korea to continue supporting Russia.

Eighty years have passed since the end of WWII, yet humanity continues to endure the suffering of war. Besides the hot wars such as the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Middle East wars, and India-Pakistan conflicts, the new Cold War mentality is spreading. World peace is still just a wish, and the road to realization remains long.

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