CBS News among U.S. outlets allowed into Russia for Victory Day parade as Trump thaws relations with Moscow
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Moscow — Preparations were well underway Thursday in Moscow for the annual "Victory Day" parade. The huge celebrations mark the former Soviet Union's role in defeating Nazi Germany in World War II, 80 years ago this year.
Dozens of world leaders invited by President Vladimir Putin have gathered in Moscow for the events, and the fact that our CBS News team was allowed in to witness it all shows how much things have changed in just 100 days. U.S. relations with Russia under President Trump have thawed, and American media have been invited in to see the grand spectacle of the Victory Day commemorations.
Thursday brought a dress rehearsal for the main event, a lavish military parade set to take place on May 9, the day on which Russia celebrates its historic victory over the Nazis. Due to the time difference between Russia and the Western European nations where the German surrender was cemented, the U.S. and its European allies mark the Victory in Europe on May 8 every year — the day on which Adolf Hitler's forces capitulated to the Allies in 1945, ending World War II on the continent.
