Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of a number of invited countries from around the world paid their respects to fallen soldiers on Victory Day, laying flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Aleksandrovsky Garden.
Footage from Thursday shows Putin and the leaders with their tributes, as well as the Russian president shaking hands with World War II veterans.
The Kremlin's press service reported that the event included the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Guinea-Bissau and Cuba, as well as the leader of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Victory Day is celebrated across Russia and around the world, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of a number of invited countries from around the world paid their respects to fallen soldiers on Victory Day, laying flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Aleksandrovsky Garden.
Footage from Thursday shows Putin and the leaders with their tributes, as well as the Russian president shaking hands with World War II veterans.
The Kremlin's press service reported that the event included the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Guinea-Bissau and Cuba, as well as the leader of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Victory Day is celebrated across Russia and around the world, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of a number of invited countries from around the world paid their respects to fallen soldiers on Victory Day, laying flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin wall in Aleksandrovsky Garden.
Footage from Thursday shows Putin and the leaders with their tributes, as well as the Russian president shaking hands with World War II veterans.
The Kremlin's press service reported that the event included the presidents of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Guinea-Bissau and Cuba, as well as the leader of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Victory Day is celebrated across Russia and around the world, marking the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.