The May 9 Victory Day parade in Moscow to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe will be a big, international prestige moment for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and his Belarus' counterpart Alexander Lukashenko walk as they attend a session of the Supreme State Council of the Union State at the Kremlin in Moscow on March 3, 2015.
