Remember Not to Forget

The lessons of WWII should be remembered so as to minimize the number of military conflicts in the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “You have just said that we are bonded by strategic relations and, as we say, a comprehensive partnership. But it is also important how we look at historical problems”, Putin said at a meeting with Chinese President Xí Jìnpíng. The peoples of Russia and China should not forget “how cruelly the invaders behaved on the temporarily occupied territories and what countless victims this led to”, Putin said. [Read more].

• Putin: Russian, Chinese people should remember WWII lessons, Russia Beyond The Headlines, September 3, 2015

Russia’s President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin (front, R.) and Chinese President 习近平 (Xí Jìnpíng) (front, L.) arrive for a gala show to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, in 北京 (Běijīng), China, September 3, 2015. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters.