The bombastic
MILITARY parade through Moscow's Red Square on Saturday was slated to be the spectacle of the year on the Kremlin's calendar.

Standing with Chinese leader
Xi Jinping and French President
Emmanuel Macron, President
Vladimir Putin would have overseen a 90-minute procession of Russia's military might, showcasing 15,000 troops and the latest hardware.
Now, military jets will roar over an eerily quiet
Moscow, spurting red, white and blue smoke to mark 75 years since the defeat of Nazi
Germany.