00:00Next we go to Russia, where President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to the victims of the Nazi siege during World War II.
00:07In the city of St. Petersburg, formerly Leningrad, the President participated in the 82nd Annual Commemorative Ceremony
00:16and laid a rest at the Monument to the Motherland.
00:20The blockade of the city by Nazi German forces lasted from September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944.
00:29Nearly 420,000 civilians and 70,000 soldiers who gave their lives defending the city are buried in the local cemetery.
00:39In this context, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Ivan Hill recalled the struggle of the people of Leningrad.
00:51He said, the uprising marked the beginning of the end of the Nazi invasion
00:56and paved the way for the Soviet offensive that eventually led to the defeat of Germany.
01:01Today we remember the struggle of the people of Leningrad who survived the harsh conditions of the siege.
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