May 15, 2015
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V-E Day is marked in Kyiv

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KYIV – President Petro Poroshenko and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 8 took part in the events commemorating the 70th anniversary of Victory over Nazism in Europe. Laying flowers at a World War II memorial in Kyiv with President Poroshenko, the U.N. secretary-general said the world body “stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.” Mr. Ban also offered his support should Ukraine turn to the U.N. for assistance on its own peace and security. Mr. Poroshenko has called for U.N. peacekeepers to be deployed in eastern Ukraine, an idea rejected by Moscow. Above, standing against the backdrop of a map of Ukraine adorned with poppies of remembrance, the two leaders are seen on the grounds of the memorial complex known as the National Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, where special events marked the anniversary. Petro Poroshenko/Facebook

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KYIV – President Petro Poroshenko and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on May 8 took part in the events commemorating the 70th anniversary of Victory over Nazism in Europe. Laying flowers at a World War II memorial in Kyiv with President Poroshenko, the U.N. secretary-general said the world body “stands in solidarity with the people of Ukraine.” Mr. Ban also offered his support should Ukraine turn to the U.N. for assistance on its own peace and security. Mr. Poroshenko has called for U.N. peacekeepers to be deployed in eastern Ukraine, an idea rejected by Moscow. Above, standing against the backdrop of a map of Ukraine adorned with poppies of remembrance, the two leaders are seen on the grounds of the memorial complex known as the National Museum of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, where special events marked the anniversary.