Mark Galeotti: Snubbing Russia’s Victory Day achieves nothing
Russian President Vladimir Putin at Red Square in Moscow, on May 9, 2014, during a Victory Day parade.
Moscow is preparing for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War. With 16,000 soldiers due to parade on May 9, it'll be quite a party - but there will be quite a number of empty seats at the table as Western leaders stay away.
