“Let me offer you a toast for our veterans, for our unity, for our victories in the past and in the future,” Putin said, opening the reception.
He noted that “the feat of brave warriors and selfless workers of the rear is an important, integral part of the history of our countries, an invaluable example of the triumph of justice, humanism, the all-conquering force of cohesion, friendship and trust between our countries, which at all times have been and remain the main support to overcome difficulties. "
On June 24, a military parade was held in Moscow dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
Putin and foreign leaders also laid flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier after the Victory Parade on Red Square in Moscow.