DW: Trump, Putin hail US-Russia ties on WWII Elbe meeting anniversary
The two leaders issued a rare joint statement marking the 75th anniversary of US and Soviet forces meeting on Germany's Elbe river during World War II. They said the event showed how Russia and the US can work together.
US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Saturday commemorated American and Soviet forces coming together during the final days of World War II.
When the two allies met on the Elbe River near Torgau in Germany on April 25, 1945 — with the US military advancing from the West and Soviet forces advancing from the East — it was seen as a milestone event in conflict.
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WNU Editor: The joint statement was issued marking the 75th anniversary of US and Soviet forces meeting on Germany's Elbe river during World War II. Apparently what got some unnamed U.S. officials unnerved was that the statement also said that this coming together in 1945 proved that the U.S. and Russia can come together and work for a "common goal". In the middle of a pandemic that is now killing thousands of Americans and Russians per day certain unnamed US officials are more concerned that the US and Russia may work together?!?!?!?
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