As Western alliances unravel, Europe is entering an era that seems distant from what VE Day represented, the BBC's Katya Adler writes.

US political commentator Jennifer Ewing has highlighted a peculiar detail about Donald Trump's decision to rename VE Day as Victory Day for World War II. The former president announced the change on his Truth Social platform,

So we are going to start celebrating our victories again ." These names are similar to the one Russia uses, celebrating Victory Day on May 9 to mark the surrender of the Nazis. The US became involved in World War II after Japan's attacks on Pearl Harbour in 1941.