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President Putin pays tribute to millions of Russians who died in WW2

President Putin has paid tribute to the millions of Russians who died fighting Nazi Germany, at a stripped down event to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of victory.

President Putin has paid tribute to the millions of Russians who died fighting Nazi Germany, at a stripped down event to mark the seventy-fifth anniversary of victory. At the same time Belarus has held a full victory parade -- with no regard for social distancing.

Also in the programme how Covid-19 is affecting the opioid epidemic in the USA and child trafficking in India.

(Photo: President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath on the Eternal Flame war memorial in Moscow. Credit: EPA)

53 minutes

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  • Sat 9 May 202012:06GMT

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