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Mugabe attends Russia victory parade
09 May 2015 at 16:41hrs | Views
President Robert Mugabe today joined other invited world leaders for the 70th anniversary celebrations of the defeat of Nazi Germany which marked the end of the 2nd World War in 1945.
The celebrations were marked by a parade of thousands of troops at the Red Square near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Saturday.
The parade included a display of some the latest Russian combat vehicles, aircraft and tanks.
It also included foreign forces from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Khazakstan and Serbia to mention but a few.
Some old vehicles that were used in the war were driven in the parade.
More than 20 heads of states are in Moscow, despite some leaders boycotting the commemorations over the Ukraine crisis.
As the event began, Russian President Vladimir Putin said international co-operation had been put at risk in recent years.
In his speech, President Putin paid tribute to the sacrifices of Soviet troops during 2nd World War, and thanked the people of Britain, France and the United States for their contribution to the victory.
Russia has consistently denied claims by the West that it is arming rebels in eastern Ukraine, where more than 6 000 people have been killed since fighting began last year in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Besides attending the victory parade, President Mugabe is also in Russia to follow up on some deals that were sealed between Zimbabwe and Russia during Foreign Affairs
Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Zimbabwe last year when he opened a platinum project in Darwendale near Norton.
The President will also address a forum of businessmen who are keen on doing business with Zimbabwe in the different sectors.
A number of Zimbabweans are also studying in different institutions of higher learning in Russia.
President Mugabe is also expected to address them before returning home.
Zimbabwe and Russia enjoy friendly relations that date back to the days of Zimbabwe's struggle for freedom.
The good relations are also taking shape in the economic sector in an independent Zimbabwe were some Russian companies have sealed deals in mining.
On Friday evening, President Mugabe attended a dinner hosted by President Putin at the Kremlin on the eve of the victory parade.
The celebrations were marked by a parade of thousands of troops at the Red Square near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia on Saturday.
The parade included a display of some the latest Russian combat vehicles, aircraft and tanks.
It also included foreign forces from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Khazakstan and Serbia to mention but a few.
Some old vehicles that were used in the war were driven in the parade.
More than 20 heads of states are in Moscow, despite some leaders boycotting the commemorations over the Ukraine crisis.
As the event began, Russian President Vladimir Putin said international co-operation had been put at risk in recent years.
In his speech, President Putin paid tribute to the sacrifices of Soviet troops during 2nd World War, and thanked the people of Britain, France and the United States for their contribution to the victory.
Russia has consistently denied claims by the West that it is arming rebels in eastern Ukraine, where more than 6 000 people have been killed since fighting began last year in Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
Besides attending the victory parade, President Mugabe is also in Russia to follow up on some deals that were sealed between Zimbabwe and Russia during Foreign Affairs
Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Zimbabwe last year when he opened a platinum project in Darwendale near Norton.
The President will also address a forum of businessmen who are keen on doing business with Zimbabwe in the different sectors.
A number of Zimbabweans are also studying in different institutions of higher learning in Russia.
President Mugabe is also expected to address them before returning home.
Zimbabwe and Russia enjoy friendly relations that date back to the days of Zimbabwe's struggle for freedom.
The good relations are also taking shape in the economic sector in an independent Zimbabwe were some Russian companies have sealed deals in mining.
On Friday evening, President Mugabe attended a dinner hosted by President Putin at the Kremlin on the eve of the victory parade.
Source - zbc
