that was victoria elliott speaking to me | victoria elliott speaking to me earlier, her mother was incial operation," in ukraine, and he thanked russia's military. his comments came in a public speech to a packed stadium in moscow. 0ur russia editor, steve rosenberg, has sent us this report. "your president needs you," they had been told, and they came. some with flags and fervour, others with the letter z that has been painted on military vehicles in ukraine. i'm a patriot says this woman, if our government is fighting in ukraine it must be necessary. not everyone was so excited at attending a kremlin rally. we have spoken to a few people who said they were either forced to come here by their employers or promised the day off if they would come. but no one would go on camera. inside the stadium, where the world cup final had been four years ago, this time. vladimir putin! it was president putin out in the middle. 0n the anniversary of russia's annexation of crimea, he gave a pep talk to his people about events in ukraine. translation: we can see how our soldiers are acting and fighti