01:37Russia: World leaders pay tribute at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin and numerous foreign leaders and officials paid tribute to the military personnel who died in World War II at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Saturday.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII on May 9, 1945, Moscow celebrated the defeat over the Nazis by the Soviet Union with a military parade and other commemorative events. A giant wreath was placed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Putin, together with a number of other heads of states including Chinese President Xi Jinping, laid flowers at the memorial before observing a moment of silence.
Around 30 heads of states of foreign governments and international organisations including United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova and Winston Churchill's grandson, Nicholas Soames, have travelled to Russia to take part in the celebrations.
01:37Russian President Vladimir Putin and numerous foreign leaders and officials paid tribute to the military personnel who died in World War II at the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Saturday.
Marking the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII on May 9, 1945, Moscow celebrated the defeat over the Nazis by the Soviet Union with a military parade and other commemorative events. A giant wreath was placed at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and Putin, together with a number of other heads of states including Chinese President Xi Jinping, laid flowers at the memorial before observing a moment of silence.
Around 30 heads of states of foreign governments and international organisations including United Nations General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova and Winston Churchill's grandson, Nicholas Soames, have travelled to Russia to take part in the celebrations.