Russia's Victory Day parade on Red Square starts
Russia's Victory Day military parade commemorating 80 years since the defeat of Nazi Germany started on Moscow's Red Square on Friday, state TV showed.
President Vladimir Putin was seen sitting next to China's Xi Jinping, with around two dozen other foreign leaders also attending the event.
Putin said the "whole" of Russia supports the Kremlin's Ukraine offensive, addressing the Red Square military parade, though Moscow has banned criticism of the three-year military campaign.
"The whole country, society and people support the participants of the special military operation," Putin said, adding: "We are proud of their bravery and determination, of the fortitude that has always brought us only victory."
Source: Agence France Presse
| Copyright © 2012 Naharnet.com. All Rights Reserved. | https://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/312668 |