Russian President lays wreath on "Day of Remembrance and Sorrow"

To commemorate the "Day of Remembrance and Sorrow" (June 22), Russian President Vladimir Putin laid a wreath at the "Eternal Flame" next to the "Tomb of the Unknown Soldier" in Alexandrovskyi Garden in Moscow.

Also attending the wreath-laying ceremony with President Putin to commemorate those who fell in the Great Patriotic War were Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, Chief of the Presidential Administration, Speakers of both houses of the Russian parliament and veterans.

Russian President Vladimir Putin lays flowers at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. (Source: AFP/VNA)

Speaking after the ceremony, President Putin said that many years after the Great Patriotic War, the fact that people are still dying in the former Soviet territories is a great tragedy. Therefore, according to the Russian leader, the peace plan of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko should help the warring parties resolve the conflict.

He stressed: "On the basis of the ceasefire, it is necessary to conduct dialogue between the opposing sides to find a solution acceptable to all sides, so that the people in southeastern Ukraine feel that they are an inseparable part of the country, have all civil rights and these rights are guaranteed, including by the constitution"./.

According to VNA