Russia’s Victory Day parade begins, marking the eightieth anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia marked the eightieth anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World Conflict II with a large army parade on Purple Sq. on Friday attended by President Vladimir Putin and a slew of international leaders, together with Chinese language President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Victory Day, which is widely known in Russia on Could 9, is the nation’s most vital secular vacation. A Purple Sq. parade and different ceremonies underline Moscow’s efforts to mission its world energy and cement the alliances it has solid whereas searching for a counterbalance to the West amid the…