Russia in Canada

📅 81 years ago, on the night of May 8–9, 1945, Nazi Germany signed its unconditional surrender. On the eve of #VictoryDay, we honor the fallen and salute the heroes who gave us peace. #Victory81

🇷🇺Amb.Stepanov to TASS: ❗️This factory of absurdity has long inspired little beyond laughter. Perhaps only a degree of pity for those grey bureaucrats who are instructed from above to keep inventing these ‘sanctions’. tass.com/world/2129451

#Victory81 in Canada. Day Two. In Toronto, veterans were honored at a commemorative luncheon, followed by the “Immortal Regiment”. Consul General Epifanov: “We owe our ancestors an immeasurable debt.” t.me/rusembc/8740 t.me/rusembc/8732

🎙 Answers by President of Russia Vladimir #Putin to media questions following talks held on the Day of the #Victory81 (May 9, 2026): #UkrainianCrisis #RussiaArmenia #MiddleEast #RussiaChina #RussiaEU #USA Learn more 👉 t.me/MFARussia/29757

#Victory81 in Canada. Day One. From Ottawa to Montreal, thousands joined “Immortal Regiment” marches to honor the generation of victors. Amb. Stepanov: May 9 is both a day of remembrance and a celebration of life. t.me/rusembc/8710 t.me/rusembc/8715

Russian Victory Day concert draws HUGE crowds from NATO-member Estonia People gather along Narva river to watch celebrations in Ivangorod on giant screens Many locals still call Victory Day their ‘MOST important holiday’ Residents say turnout BIGGER than last year

⭐️ May 9, 1945 – #VictoryDay of the Soviet Union in the Great Patriotic War. #OTD in Karlshorst, Marshal Georgy #Zhukov & defeated Reich's command signed the Instrument of Unconditional Surrender of the Nazi Germany. ✊ Thus, the war ended in triumph of the Soviet people.

🇷🇺President Vladimir #Putin during #Victory81 parade: 💬It was the Soviet people who made the decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism, saved their country and saved the world. t.me/rusembc/8702

🔴 #LIVE: Statement by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the media following events and talks on the Day of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 🔗 ruptly.video/event_route?li… #Victory81

🔴 #LIVE: Statement by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin to the media following events and talks on the Day of the 81st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🎙 President #Putin at the Parade marking the 81st anniversary of #Victory in the Great Patriotic War: We will forever remember the feat of the Soviet people – who made the decisive contribution to the defeat of Nazism, saved their country & the world. t.me/MFARussia/29720

🔴 #LIVE from the #RedSquare: Parade marking the 81st Anniversary of the Victory over Nazism twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

💥 Victory salvos echo across the #RedSquare in honour of the 81st anniversary of the Great Victory of the Soviet people over Nazism. Happy #Victory81!

🇷🇺🇸🇰 On May 9 in Moscow, President #Putin held a meeting with Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert #Fico. 💬 We are grateful to the people of Slovakia for the respectful treatment of monuments & burial sites of Soviet soldiers who perished fighting Nazism. t.me/MFARussia/29729

#PhotoOfTheDay 🌟 #ImmortalRegiment in Saint Petersburg, May 9 #Victory81 #WeRemember 📸 © RIA Novosti

⚡️ Russian Presidential Aide Yury #Ushakov: We find @realDonaldTrump’s initiative concerning a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire on May 9-11 acceptable, in order to conduct a 1,000-for-1,000 POW exchange. Such an initiative on the eve of #VictoryDay is welcome. t.me/MFARussia/29705

🇷🇺Consul General Vladlen Epifanov presented commemorative medals on behalf of President Vladimir Putin to Siege of Leningrad survivors Boris Gurevich and Lilia Peseleva in Toronto. 🕯 We honor the generation of victors. #WeRemember #Victory81

🇷🇺 Russian Mission to ICAO and the Consulate General in Montreal hosted a commemorative reception ahead of #Victory81. 🎬 Guests attended the screening of “Veterans of World War II” dedicated to the memory of Soviet and Canadian veterans. t.me/rusembc/8665

🇷🇺Amb. Oleg Stepanov congratulated veterans and compatriots in Canada on #Victory81. 💬Our task is to preserve the legacy of Victory. The feat of the Red Army is immortal. facebook.com/share/v/171Qxn…

🇦🇿 🇦🇲 🇧🇾 🇰🇿 🇰🇬 🇷🇺 🇷🇸 🇹🇯 🇹🇲🇺🇿 (delivered at the Permanent Council meeting on May 7, 2026) ‼️ Any attempts to falsify and to distort the outcomes of World War II, to diminish the decisive role of the peoples of the Soviet Union, as well as the contributions of the members of the anti-Hitler coalition and the liberation movements of European countries in the defeat of Nazism, are unacceptable. ♦️ The judgments of the Nuremberg Tribunal, which established the international legal assessment of the crimes of the Nazis and their accomplices, are not subject to revision. ❗️We condemn the destruction or desecration of monuments and burial sites of liberating soldiers of any nationality, who gave their lives in the cause of Victory. ♦️ It is our shared responsibility to prevent the recurrence of the tragedies of the past, to do everything possible to counter efforts aimed at the glorification and rehabilitation of Nazism and its accomplices, and to combat manifestations of neo-Nazism, aggressive nationalism, and all forms of discrimination. Read the full statement: is.gd/t6YFPL #Victoty81 #VictoryDay