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NATO set up a hotline with the Kremlin and Russia’s Defense Ministry in Moscow in order to avoid "misunderstandings", yet at the same time has begun removing Russian diplomats from the NATO headquarters.

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Russia will launch a US communications satellite from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan this year, the government said in a statement on Monday.

Western countries isolated themselves by choosing not to attend the Victory Day parade held in Moscow on May 9, Il Giornale d'Italia said.

The German chancellor arrived in Moscow on May 10 where she met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

The US fears Russian and Chinese aggression as both countries have been rapidly modernizing their anti-satellite weapons.

Former German Chancellor claims that Russia and the West are not enemies, adding that both sides should maintain friendly relations.

Chairman of Russia’s State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs Alexei Pushkov met with senior French politicians in Paris. He claimed that relations between the two countries have significantly improved and promoted the idea of an alliance between Russia, France and Germany.

Soldiers of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) practiced for some 10 hours daily in preparation for the military parade held on the Victory Day in Moscow's Red Square to honor the memory of those who fought in the war against fascism.

About 12 million people have participated Saturday in the "Immortal Regiment" march throughout Russia.

Spokeswoman for the Russian Interior Ministry Elena Alekseeva stated that about 20 million people across Russia took part in celebrations commemorating the 70th anniversary of victory over the Nazi Germany in World War II on Saturday.

All across Russia, across every city square commemorating the Victory in the Second World War in Europe, people mark the event 'At 6 P.M. After the War' The event is organized as a sign of respect to everyone who died at the front.

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President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the "Immortal Regiment" march through Red Square testified to the strength and confidence of the Russian people.

Hundreds of thousands of Muscovites are taking part in the so-called 'Immortal Regiment' march, carrying photographs of their relatives in memory of those who took part in the Great Patriotic War (a term used in Russia and other former Soviet republics to describe hostilities on the eastern fronts of World War II in 1941-1945).

While Moscow's grand celebrations of Victory have garnered the attention of the entire world, Victory Day parades also took place across over two dozen Russian cities, with special events dedicated to the grand celebration organized in over 120 more, including in space.

As part of Victory Day celebrations in Chechnya's capital, reenactors 'stormed' a building decorated as Berlin's Reichstag and mounted a Soviet banner on its roof.

According to Russian Defense Ministry, two Chinese Navy warships took part in a Victory Day parade in the Russian southern seaport of Novorossiysk.

Russian President thanked the allies for their contribution to the Victory.

RS-24 Yars (SS-29) is a fifth-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).