Tag: WWII

Categories Asia & Pacific

Kim Jong-un accepts WWII medal awarded by Putin days after DEATH rumors spread by Western media

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He may have been reported dead last week by US/UK media, but today North Korean leader Kim Jong-un received a medal from President Putin for his contribution to perpetuating the memory of Soviet citizens buried in North Korea. … Read More >Kim Jong-un accepts WWII medal awarded by Putin days after DEATH rumors spread by Western media

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Example of Russia-US cooperation: Putin & Trump release rare JOINT statement on Elbe Day 75th anniversary

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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump have released a rare joint statement, marking the 75th anniversary of the historic meeting between Soviet and American troops on the Elbe River. … Read More >Example of Russia-US cooperation: Putin & Trump release rare JOINT statement on Elbe Day 75th anniversary

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RDIF CEO Dmitriev Underlines Importance of Joint Putin-Trump Statement for Russian-US Bilateral Ties

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On 25 April, Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump issued a joint statement marking the 75th anniversary of the historic meeting of Russian and US soldiers at the Elbe river at the end of World War II … Read More >RDIF CEO Dmitriev Underlines Importance of Joint Putin-Trump Statement for Russian-US Bilateral Ties

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Putin postpones Victory Day Parade as coronavirus concerns rule out celebrations on 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat

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Holding planned commemorations of the 75th anniversary of Soviet Russia’s World War Two victory over Nazi Germany, across the country, would be too risky with Covid-19 spreading nationwide, President Vladimir Putin has said. … Read More >Putin postpones Victory Day Parade as coronavirus concerns rule out celebrations on 75th anniversary of Nazi defeat

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Organizers want Russian WWII veterans who defeated Hitler to STAY AWAY from Victory Day parade over Covid-19 fears

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This year it’s a big one: the 75th anniversary of Soviet Russia’s defeat of Nazi Germany. Now officials are trying to work out how to hold celebrations in the age of coronavirus. … Read More >Organizers want Russian WWII veterans who defeated Hitler to STAY AWAY from Victory Day parade over Covid-19 fears

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US WWII Veteran Expects ‘Wonderful Experience’ at Moscow Victory Day Celebrations

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US World War II veteran Harold Angle, now 96 years old, dodged Nazi German bullets and grenades during his military service, and ahead of the 75th anniversary of Victory Day on 9 May, he shared the terror he felt in 1945 while waiting for a German grenade that landed metres away from him to explode. … Read More >US WWII Veteran Expects ‘Wonderful Experience’ at Moscow Victory Day Celebrations