Lukashenko on large-scale plans to celebrate 80th anniversary of Great Victory and his meeting with Putin

At the Easter service at the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God in Tolochin today, President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled the most important holiday: the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory

As noted by the Head of State, the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory is among the specific features of this year. A criminal investigation into the genocide of Belarus’ residents during the Great Patriotic War and in the post-war period continues in the country, and the President said in that regard, “We are discovering many burial sites (even more than elsewhere in Belarus) in the Vitebsk Region. This year is very special for the Vitebsk Region, for Belarus.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko added that the first steps are already being taken to honour the Great Victory, and – as he noted – the Volgograd Region of Russia will soon join these celebrations. “We have agreed with the President of Russia to meet there. We will talk with young people, pay tribute to the heroes who fought on the banks of the Volga River. Parades in Moscow and Belarus will follow then. We will be paying tribute to those who brought this life to us until Independence Day,” the Head of State said.