On the 81^st anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the leaders of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Abkhazia, South Ossetia, as well as to the peoples of Georgia and Moldova.

Axar.az reports that the information was published on the official website of the President of Russia.

The Russian President emphasised that on this day, we acknowledge our gratitude and respect to our fathers and grandfathers who fought shoulder to shoulder in the lines and worked tirelessly on the home front, who, through immeasurable sacrifice and hardship, brought the long-awaited victory over the Nazi invaders ever closer.

In his messages of greeting to foreign leaders and citizens, the President of Russia warmly congratulated the Great Patriotic War veterans and home front workers, sincerely thanking them and wishing them good health, high spirits, and a long life.