The Russian President has used the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two to launch a thinly veiled attack on the United States.
In his annual Victory Day address, Vladimir Putin said despite the importance of international cooperations, the peaceful coexistence of nations was endangered by “attempts to create a unipolar world.”
However, he praised the allied contribution to combating Hitler.
“This great victory will forever remain a heroic highpoint of our country’s history,” he said.
Putin later led a rally, known as the Immortal Regiment march, with people holding pictures of relatives who fought during the war. Police say more than 250,000 people joined the rally through Red Square in one of the largest turnouts in the country’s recent history.
World War II is called the Great Patriot War in Russia and to mark this year’s commemorations, the country staged what has been described as the world’s biggest ever military parade.
More than 16,000 soldiers, sailors and
