Russia vows on Victory Day to crush 'neo-nazism' in Ukraine as Zelenskyy marks World War II holiday

A top Russian official has used his country's Victory Day, its largest secular holiday, to compare the Nazi's reign in Germany to Volodymyr Zelenskyy's rule in Ukraine.

"Unfortunately, today’s Europe and its squalid leaders have a very short memory. But we will always remember the heroes of the Second World War. Our country eradicated fascism in 1945," Medvedev wrote. "Have no doubt: in present-day Europe, we will crush the hideous Bandera neo-nazism, cherished so dearly by the heirs of the Third Reich in the EU."

Victory Day is Russia’s largest secular holiday. It regularly features a parade in Moscow’s Red Square to celebrate the victory in WWII.