Russia has celebrated the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II, with President Vladimir Putin ...

Mr Putin claimed the Soviet Union “determined the outcome of the Second World War” as he inspected Russian troops at a Victory Day parade in Moscow. He vowed Russia would “never agree to any ...

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has congratulated foreign leaders on the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the ...

In recent years, instead of honoring D-Day as a moment of shared Allied triumph, Russia has criticized the West’s alleged delay in opening a second front during World War II, and has also ...

Victory Day, which is celebrated in Russia ... and the Kremlin has used that sentiment to encourage national pride and underline Russia’s position as a global power. The Soviet Union lost ...

The Soviet Union lost 27 million people in what it calls the Great Patriotic War in 1941-45, an enormous sacrifice that left a deep scar in the national ... Russia for 25 years, has turned Victory ...

Victory Day, which Russia marks on May 9 ... and the Kremlin has used that sentiment to encourage national pride and underline Russia’s position as a global power. The Soviet Union lost 27 ...