Russia and China will never forget WWII victims
Russia and China will never forget WWII victims – Putin
The two countries stand against neo-Nazism and militarism, the president has said
Moscow and Beijing remain staunch defenders of the historic truth and remember the countless people their countries lost during World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said during talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
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