Last week, President Donald Trump announced that starting this year, the United States will mark May 8 as “Victory Day for World War II.” This bold step aligns with annual commemorations held by our allies in Europe marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.

The president’s decision to recognize this date brings deserved attention to those Americans and allied Europeans who fought for freedom in the face of tyranny, defeating totalitarianism.

America’s newly established Victory Day also serves to draw a sharp contrast with the counterfeit version of the holiday celebrated in Moscow and Belarus every year on May 9. Starting with the Soviet Union and continuing under Russian strongman Vladimir Putin, Moscow dictators have used the day to hail military strength and national exceptionalism. Meanwhile, they minimize or ignore the principal role of the United States and Allied Forces in defeating the Nazis.

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