And so it begins. This week, columns of tanks, troops, and military hardware paraded through Moscow as Vladimir Putin looked on from Red Square, flanked by World War II veterans in medals and uniforms – but not in masks – as throngs of not-socially-distanced Muscovites lined the streets.
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This handout picture provided by Host photo agency shows Russian President Vladimir Putin giving a speech during a military parade, which marks the 75th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, at Red Square in Moscow on June 24, 2020.
