According to the
Russian head of state, the memory of WWII gives one the strength to "serve
our country, and moral oaths"
KUBINKA /Moscow
Region/, June 22. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is confident that
the memory of the Great Patriotic War is sacred.
"For us, the
Russian citizens, the memory of the Great Patriotic War and of all those who
fought and sacrificed their lives, who struggled tooth and nail to bring
victory closer, is absolutely sacred. It is always with us. It gives us
strength to serve our country," Putin said during his visit to the Main
Cathedral of the Russian Armed Forces in the Patriot Park located in Kubinka
outside Moscow.
According to the
Russian head of state, the memory of WWII gives one the strength to "serve
our country, and moral oaths." "Oaths which we have no right to
abandon and we will never back down from," President Putin stressed.
"Today, on the
Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, we are turning to one of the most bitter,
dramatic pages of our history. On June 22, 1941, WWII began on Russian
territory," Putin said. He noted that the war "became a terrible and
enormous tragedy, which claimed millions of lives, and left in its wake
destruction, an unmitigated sense of loss, and deep unhealed wounds."
President Putin is confident that "the war-time trials and tribulations
had demonstrated the incredible strength and perseverance of our people,
everlasting examples of bravery, genuine patriotism, and the devotion to the
ancestral legacy of protecting and defending our native soil.".
Source: ITAR-TASS
22-06-2020
