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News 12:09/06.05.2005 Moscow VE Day Press Center to Accommodate 2,000 Journalists One of Russia’s best-known concert halls, “Rossia,” will turn into a round-the-clock international press-center for the period of celebrations, that is from 9 a.m. on May 7 to midnight on May 10. 10:29/06.05.2005 It Is Titanic Task to Rule Russia, Schroeder says "Russia has always seemed somewhat surprising to me. I have always been deeply impressed with the scale of this enormous state, which extends over two continents, from Europe to the extremity of Asia. And I have considered Russia as a great political power," Shroeder told the Bild newspaper in a joint interview with Russian President Vladimir Putin. 10:27/06.05.2005 Putin Says He Got along with Decent People in Germany Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he had always met sincere, decent and reliable people in Germany. 10:23/06.05.2005 Putin and Schroeder about War Heroes Vladimir Putin believes that all those who fought against the Nazis are heroes, whereas Gerhard Schroeder thinks that heroes are those who remained human during the dictatorship. 10:07/06.05.2005 Putin: German-Russian Reconciliation is Objective Vladimir Putin said that the historic reconciliation between the German and Russian people is an objective fact. 10:02/06.05.2005 Putin and Schroeder Attribute Partition of Germany to its Defeat Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder are against qualifying Germany’s partition as “punishment” for unleashing World War II. 10:02/06.05.2005 Schroeder: It’s Amazing How Former Worst Enemies Have Become Friends German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said it’s amazing how former worst enemies have become friends. 09:50/06.05.2005 Putin and Schroeder: Soviet troops liberated Germany from Nazism Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder have stressed that Soviet troops liberated Germany from Nazism. 08:45/06.05.2005 War Veterans Living in USA Awarded Medals Commemorating 60th Anniversary of VE Day Over a hundred war veterans living in the USA will be awarded a medal commemorating the 60th anniversary of VE-Day in Washington on Friday. In the Russian Embassy, Russian Ambassador to the USA Yuri Ushakov will present the medals to the veterans in a solemn atmosphere. 05:43/06.05.2005 Tokyo Honors Memory of Richard Sorge The memory of intelligence man Richard Sorge was honored in Tokyo. Flowers were laid to his tomb in Tama Cemetery. 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. 6.. 7.. 8.. 9.. 10.. 11.. 12.. 13.. 14.. 15.. 16.. 17.. 18.. 19.. 20.. 21.. 22.. 23.. 24.. 25.. 26.. 27.. 28.. 29.. 30.. 31.. 32.. 33.. 34.. 35.. 36.. 37.. 38.. 39.. 40.. 41.. 42.. 43.. 44.. 45.. 46.. 47.. 48.. 49.. 50.. 51.. 52.. 53.. 54.. 55.. 56

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