ArmInfo. Russia's President Vladimir Putin sent congratulatory messages to the leaders and citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Azerbaijan, as well as the peoples of Georgia and Ukraine on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. This was reported by the Kremlin press service.
The President of Russia emphasized that our countries sacredly honor the memory of heroes who, with their courage at the front and their dedicated work in the rear, helped to win the Nazism, and this Victory has become our common great achievement. "The sacred duty of current generations is to forever preserve the memory of those who, at the cost of innumerable sacrifices and deprivations, defended the freedom of their native land, to surround our dear veterans with attention and care," Vladimir Putin noted.
The head of the Russian state recalled the need to resolutely resist any attempts to rewrite the results of the Great Patriotic War, to whitewash and obliterate the inhumane crimes committed by the Nazis and their accomplices.
Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that the common memory of the feats of fathers and grandfathers will contribute to the constructive development of bilateral cooperation in various fields, as well as partnership in confronting modern challenges and threats, including such as the coronavirus pandemic.
The leader of Russia conveyed to all veterans of the Great Patriotic War, partisans and home front workers sincere words of gratitude and wishes for good health, happiness, prosperity and long life.