Putin says world must remember lessons of past wars
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has condemned political ambitions that threatened peace in Europe during the First World War, saying the international community should learn the lesson from the deadly conflict. ● Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Poklonnaya Hill monument in the Russian capital, Moscow, Putin said the First World War is a reminder of what happens when unreasonable ambitions prevail over common sense. The monument honors the Russian soldiers who died during World War I. “It serves as a reminder of what aggression and selfishness, exorbitant ambitions of heads of state and political elites prevailing over common sense can lead to,” Putin said on Friday.
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