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Vladimir Putin has said that Russia's intervention in Ukraine had been necessary because the West was "preparing for the invasion of our land, including Crimea".

"Nato is actively pursuing our territory. That is absolutely unacceptable to us. We are talking about neo-Nazi's in Ukraine that the US and its partners are working with," he said.

"Ukraine is receiving the most modern weaponry from Nato. The decision for this special military operation was forced and was the only correct decision."

Mr Putin was presiding over a scaled-back, muted parade in Moscow's Red Square. Fewer pieces of military hardware were on display compared to previous years, with the military fly-past cancelled, ostensibly due to bad weather.

You can watch the parade and listen to commentary from the Telegraph’s defence and security editor Dominic Nicholls and deputy foreign editor Theo Merz at the top of this live blog.

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