Russia celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Solemn events are held in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd, Novorossiysk and many other cities. In Moscow at the Belorussian station, a meeting of the "Echelon of Victory" with veterans was held. In the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, a memorial service for those killed during the war of the war is served. Foreign guests continue to go to the Russian capital.

The European Union needs the permanent president and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, ”said Nicholas Schmit, deputy head of the Foreign Ministry of the Netherlands, presiding in the EU. Schmit emphasized that this will help Europe come from a single position in relations with such superpower as the United States.

In the Kremlin, a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Juniitiro Koizumi took place. Putin thanked Koizumi for visiting Moscow on Victory Day and expressed his condolences in connection with the recent railway disaster in Japan, which claimed the life of 100 people. According to the assistant to the Russian president Sergey Prikhodko, everything is being done to organize in a short time the visit of the President of Russia to Japan.

In Afghanistan, two naval infantrymen of the United States and up to 20 militants were killed. The representative of the US Army said that the clash occurred in the province of Lagman, where a group of rebels was discovered. During the battle, which lasted 5 hours. American aviation bombed the positions of the rebels. Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai begins a visit to France and Belgium. He will also visit NATO headquarters.

On Sunday evening, at the Moscow Putin Dach near Moscow, a meeting of the President of Russia and US President George Bush took place. According to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the presidents spoke out to achieve an agreement on the accession of Russia to the World Trade Organization this year. Russian reforms were also discussed. According to Lavrov and US Secretary of State Kondoliza Rice, special attention was paid to the situation in the Middle East.

The program is maintained by Andrei Sharogradsky. The correspondent of Radio Liberty Efim Fishtein takes part. Andrei Sharogradsky: In connection with the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Victory over Germany in all countries of Europe, parades of historical and modern military equipment, processions, festivities were held, new monuments were erected and cities were renamed. In some places there were no embarrassment.

In the west of Iraq, American troops conduct surgery against the rebels. According to the command, over 70 militants were killed in the first day of operations. The fighting, with the support of aviation, is carried out in the provision of Anbar near the border with Syria - in deserted terrain north of the Euphrates, where the main paths of smugglers and are the refugees of the rebels. In Baghdad, with an explosion of a mined car today, 4 people were killed, including police officers.

[Radio Liberty: Programs: History and Modernity: Documents of the past] [09-05-05] Presenter Mikhail Sokolov Nora Musatova. Russian Prague. War, 40s Mikhail Sokolov: The artist Nora Musatova was born in Prague and has been living here since the pre -war times. Her father, Grigory Musatov, a native of Samara, studied in Russia at the Academy of Arts. In the second domestic (as then called the First World War) he joined the army, became an officer.

US President George Bush and Secretary of State Kondoliza Rice met in Moscow with famous Russian human rights activists - representatives of civil and environmental organizations. A group of 18 human rights activists was headed by the chairman of the Moscow Helsinki group Lyudmila Alekseev. According to her, one of the main issues of discussion was the need for Western financing of human rights and environmental organizations in Russia.

In the east of Afghanistan there was a battle. 2 naval infantrymen of the United States and 12 militants were killed. According to the American command, a group of about 25 militants attacked American troops northwest of the city of Jalalabad.

A free concert was held on Trafalgar Square in London in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Victory of Nazi Germany. The concert was broadcast by the first BBC channel. In the last minutes of the show, the most popular singer of the Second World War, 88-year-old Vera Lynn, appeared on stage. In her presence, the Welsh Opera Diva Keterin Jenkins performed the song "We'll Meet AGain" ("We will meet again") - the lyrical anthem of the Second World War.

In Moscow, a military parade is held on Red Square, dedicated to the celebration of the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. More than four thousand war veterans and over seven thousand military personnel participate in the parade. There are heads of 55 states and representatives of international organizations. Solemn events dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the Victory are held throughout Russia.

The Israeli McCabi for the second year in a row becomes the winner of the Basketball Euroleague Uleb. In the final match, which took place yesterday in Moscow, the Israelis won over the Spanish team Tau Ceramics with a score of 90-78.

The charred bodies found on May 8 in Krasnoyarsk belong to at least four adolescents under the age of 12. The police do not exclude that these are the bodies of boys who disappeared on April 16. There were no signs of violent death during the initial inspection. The parents of the missing children were not presented for identification, and they intend to picket the building of the regional police department - until they are provided with any information.