Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko attended a concert marking the 80th anniversary of the lifting of the Leningrad Siege. They gave speeches and observed a Minute of Silence to honor the victims of Nazi atrocities during World War II. Additionally, they participated in an event via videolink to mark the commissioning of a new wintering complex at Vostok station in Antarctica. The Vostok station, Russia's southernmost research station on the continent, has been modernized to facilitate the study of natural processes. Putin also inaugurated the new complex and expressed the possibility of visiting Antarctica in the future. During these events, both leaders emphasized the ongoing threat of modern Nazism and geopolitical conflicts faced by Russia.
President Vladimir #Putin: The aggression #Russia is facing today directly shows that back in 1945, Nazism was defeated, but not eliminated. Russophobia, xenophobia, and nationalism have become weapons of revanchists in many European countries, in the Baltic states, and,… https://t.co/gSyAuYzHbd
Russia begins trial operations at a new winter complex in Antarctica. Built by the Soviet Union, ‘Vostok’ is Russia’s southernmost research station on the continent and has been modernized to facilitate the study of various natural processes. https://t.co/SDRTeU9bth
Russia's Vostok station in Antarctica https://t.co/2H40fmbMKj
Officially: Putin inaugurates the new Vostok station complex in Antarctica, and announces that he may visit Antarctica for the first time in the future. https://t.co/SQx8CvIwKP
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Lukashenko take part via videolink in an event marking the commissioning of a new wintering complex at Vostok station in Antarctica https://t.co/Rei6nOB165
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, and Kremlin officials claimed that Russia is in an existential geopolitical conflict with an alleged modern Nazi movement that extends beyond Ukraine while marking the 80th anniversary of the… https://t.co/AR4ebRROsA
Vladimir Putin and Aleksander Lukashenko have attended a concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the lifting of the Leningrad Siege. The leaders gave speeches, and marked a Minute of Silence, to remember those who fell victim to Nazi atrocities during World War II. https://t.co/D8Nm2CIweI