🇷🇺🇺🇸On April 25th at the Arlington National Cemetery after а three year gap due to the ban imposed bу the previous US administration the wreath-laying ceremony at the memorial plaque "The Spirit of Elbe" took place, led bу Ambassador of Russia Alexander Darchiev with the participation of the US State Department, heads of missions and senior diplomats from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan, Russian compatriots and Americans.

🔹Addressing the honored guest, US Army veteran Frank Cohn, who personally witnessed and participated in the historic link-up of the Red Army and the American troops on the river Elbe 80 years ago, Alexander Darchiev stressed in his remarks that the present and future generations should bе thankful to the veterans for the "simple fact" that they "can enjoy life and happiness".

🔹The Russian Ambassador emphasized that meeting on the Elbe river sets the example of how Russia and the US as great powers responsible for global stability can and should cooperate, so that the tragedy of WWII, including the horrors of Nazism, never happens again.

🔹Alexander Darchiev also reminded that the symbolism of the Arlington National Cemetery event is especially important, as it sets the path for bringing Russian-American relations back to normalcy and common sense.

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