🇸🇰 The President of Slovakia recalled the liberation of the country by the Red Army

The territory of Slovakia during the Second World War was mainly liberated by the Soviet Red Army, President Zuzana Caputova said on social networks.

"Our territory and the territory of Eastern Europe was mainly liberated by the Soviet Red Army with the help of domestic resistance, the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps and the Romanian army," she wrote.

In Slovakia, Victory over Nazism Day is a public holiday and a day off for workers and students.

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❗️ China has declared a Canadian diplomat persona non grata and expelled her from the consulate in Shanghai in response to Canada's expulsion of a Chinese diplomat, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry

📹 Biden attempts to say several people’s names during a screening of “American Born Chinese” but something went wrong…

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The United States is reportedly expected to announce a new $1.2 billion long-term military aid package to Ukraine

Citing insiders with knowledge of the developments, US media reported Monday that the looming military package is designed to bolster even further Ukraine's air defenses in the conflict with Russia.

The package will reportedly include Hawk air defence systems, ammunition for air defence and anti-drone warfare. In addition, the US will fund satellite imagery and various types of training. All will be paid for under the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which allows the Biden administration to purchase arms from industry rather than taking them from US stocks.

Once the package is announced, US aid to Ukraine will amount to around $37 billion since February 2022, media reports indicated, adding funds will be spent over months or years to ensure Ukraine’s future security needs.

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Sputnik correspondent is on Red Square, where he will cover the parade commemorating the 78th anniversary of the Victory.

📹 Moscow hosts Victory Day parade in Red Square

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👉 Moscow's Victory Day parade is about to start

❗️ Putin has arrived, along with foreign guests, at Red Square for the Victory Parade

📹 Russia holds this year's Victory Day military parade to mark the 78th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War

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The inspection of troops taking part in the parade is underway

📹 Sergei Shoigu salutes parade participants commemorating the Great Patriotic War victory

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President Putin delivers speech at the Victory Parade in Moscow

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📹 President Putin has pronounced a minute of silence

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📹 The national anthem of the Russian Federation is played at the victory parade

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