Commemorative events were held in Germany in honor of the Allied meeting on the Elbe in 1945

On April 25, Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergey Nechaev laid flowers at the memorials in honor of the anniversary of the meeting of Soviet and American troops in April 1945 on the Elbe River in Germany. .

"We do not forget our allies who fought with us. <...> We are grateful to the mayor and the public for the fact that the memory of the Soviet soldiers-liberators continues to live and be cultivated here," Nechaev said.

In turn, the mayor of Strela, Jorg Jeromin, stressed that it is extremely important for him that states have the opportunity to build communication among themselves, especially against the background of many conflicts in the world.

"I would like us to eventually find a way out and say: "Together we have achieved what soldiers achieved 50, 60, 70, 80 years ago." Years of communication with each other, working together, despite different opinions," he said.

Footage from Izvestia correspondent Vitaly Chashchukhin shows Nechaev and participants in commemorative actions laying flowers at the monument dedicated to the meeting of Soviet and American troops on April 25, 1945 on the left bank of the Elbe River near the town of Torgau, as well as at the meeting place itself.

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Russian Ambassador to the United States Alexander Darchiev said yesterday that the return of American President Donald Trump to the White House allowed the resumption of the annual ceremony at the Spirit of Elba memorial at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington. He noted that the meeting on the Elbe had not only strategic, but also moral and psychological significance, symbolizing the military brotherhood of the two countries.,