it is only together that we shall be able to counter modern threats." "Peace is still fragile and it is our duty to remember that wars do not start in an instant. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said in a speech that the lessons of World War II "urge us to show solidarity". It was the largest display of Russia's military hardware since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the BBC's Richard Galpin in Moscow reports.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was among some two dozen world leaders attending the 65th anniversary.Īlong with 10,000 Russian troops, the parade also included tanks, ballistic missiles and a fly-past of 127 aircraft. Soldiers from Britain, France, Poland and the US marched alongside Russian troops through Moscow's Red Square. Troops from four Nato countries have marched for the first time in Russia's annual parade to mark victory in WWII. Highlights from Russia's Victory Day parade
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