Putin evokes Stalingrad to predict victory over 'new Nazism' in Ukraine
Stalingrad was the bloodiest battle of World War Two, when the Soviet Red Army, at a cost of over 1 million casualties, broke the back of German invasion forces in 1942-3.
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulates security services officers and veterans on Security Agency Worker's Day, via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, in this picture released on December 20, 2022.(photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL METZEL/POOL VIA REUTERS)ByREUTERSUpdated: