Moscow – The preparations were underway on Thursday in Moscow for the annual “Victory Day” parade. The great celebrations mark the role of the former Soviet Union in the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, 80 years ago this year.
The world leaders’ boxes invited by President Vladimir Putin have met in Moscow for events, and the fact that our CBS news team was allowed to witness everything shows how much things have changed in just 100 days. United States relations with Russia Under President Trump They have defrievedAnd the US media have been invited to see the great show of the commemorations of Victory Day.
On Thursday he brought a general essay for the main event, a luxurious military parade that will take place on May 9, the day in what Russia celebrates its historical victory over the Nazis. Due to the time difference between Russia and the nations of Western Europe where German surrender, the United States and its European allies mark the victory in Europe on May 8 of every year, the day when Adolf Hitler’s forces capitulated the allies.
Putin’s honor guest this year, the president of China, Xi Jinping, was already in the city on Thursday. He is the most powerful of several world leaders who have come to demonstrate that, despite international sanctions and the general condemnation of the so -called “Special Military Operation” of Putin in Ukraine, the Russian leader has friends.
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According to the state media of China, the two leaders took advantage of XI’s visit to sign more than 20 “bilateral cooperation documents”, which cover issues that include “global strategic stability, maintaining the authority of international law” and biosecurity. The two countries have emphasized their deep ties for several years, and the Kremlin declared in 2022 that Russia and China would strive to create a New “Democratic World Order.“
While the issue of the party in Moscow this week is an 80 -year victory, the fight is still enraged in Ukraine, claiming Russian life and any victory in the contemporary conflict looks far away.
The Ukrainians are also dying: both soldiers and, this week, more civilians to which Ukrainian officials say they were killed in a strike of Russian unmanned planes.
CBS News asked a group of Russian animators who were preparing for events in Moscow what they expected at this stage in the Ukraine conflict, and in deprivation, about the diplomatic impulse of President Trump for a TTTT for a TTTT
“I think it is very important to stop war,” Mikael said.
“I agree that it is important for everyone, for all, for our children, young people,” Elena said.
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One thing is because Paz, however, and another very different to achieve it.
President Putin declared More than a week ago, Russia would observe a high three -day fire in Ukraine to Mark Victory Day, starting Thursday. But alone If Russian attacks stop Around the weekend, people on both sides of the border know that fighting will begin again on Monday.
Contributed to this report.
Elizabeth Palmer
