Russian envoy stirs controversy attending WWII event in Germany

Russian ambassador Netchev also took part in the memorial event on the occasion of the meeting of American and Soviet troops in Europe at the end of the Second World War in Torgau, Saxony.

Torgau: The commemoration of the handshake of US and Soviet soldiers on the remains of the Elbe Bridge 80 years ago took place in the presence of the Russian ambassador. Representatives of the USA or other states were not present.

Torgau recalls the first meeting of US and Soviet soldiers 80 years ago. Saxony's Prime Minister addressed the Russian ambassador to the war in Ukraine.

Russian Ambassador to Germany Sergei Nechaev visited an uninvited celebration in the city of Torgau on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the famous handshake of American and Soviet soldiers on the Elba River on April 25, 1945. He was not allowed to speak, but before that they sobbed.

At the 80th Elbe Day in Torgau, Putin's rockers and ambassador Netshaev are making provocations. Kretschmer criticizes Russia's war.

On April 25, 1945, U.S. and Red Army soldiers took a handshake on the banks of the Elbe. The photo turned around the world as a symbol of the closing of the Western and Eastern fronts of World War II. Waiting only for the Battle of Berlin, the Allies began to celebrate in Torgau, Saxony, the beginning of the end of the contest. On this 80th anniversary of the “Elbe Day”, unlike the previous ones and on the recommendation of the German Foreign Mi…