NATO in Moscow!

[Kuciwalker]

I for one don't see the trouble in America and Russia jointly celebrating V-E day. Although the soviets weren't much better than Hitler.

There's a vast qualitative distinction. The Soviets were, in fact, much better than Hitler.

[Serb]

I for one don't see the trouble in America and Russia jointly celebrating V-E day.

I see no trouble either. It's a common victory after all.

Although the soviets weren't much better than Hitler.

Although I must add that you always were and still are not much better than Hitler.

[David Floyd]

There's a vast qualitative distinction. The Soviets were, in fact, much better than Hitler.

The Soviets were certainly better at killing people than Hitler was, by nearly an order of magnitude.

[Serb]

Why can't all of you guys just stfu for a single day to celebrate our common victory?
Enough with this bullsh!t, David. Really. Wonna see some videos of American troops marching through the Red Square instead of posting you silly trolls?

[David Floyd]

You mean an Anglo-American victory, dontcha?

[David Floyd]

But yes, I'm kidding. I agree, this is a day to celebrate a common victory, and to learn from the fact that we could not maintain a strategic partnership due to mutual distrust and outright hostility after the war.

[Serb]

I'll post some videos after the parade. It's gonna be cool.

p.s. But that's actually suck we still can't trust each other.

[Drake Tungsten]

Vladimir Putin snubs Britain and US over VE Day celebrations

Vladimir Putin has snubbed both the Prince of Wales and the US vice-president, Joe Biden, by refusing to allow them to attend a parade in Red Square marking the 65th anniversary of the end of the second world war, the Guardian has learned.

Russia invited Gordon Brown and other heads of state to attend the Kremlin's celebrations on Sunday – the biggest ever. But with the prime minister unable to attend because of the general election, the Foreign Office suggested Prince Charles instead.

Last week, however, the prince was quietly stood down after Putin made it clear that he did not want him there – apparently in a sign of his continuing annoyance with the UK over its failure to extradite Boris Berezovsky, the Kremlin critic and former oligarch, to Russia.

Putin, Russia's prime minister, also snubbed Biden, who had planned to go to Moscow and has been left kicking his heels in Brussels. Biden is close to Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgia's president. During the 2008 Russian-Georgia war Putin famously threatened Saakashvili, pledging to "hang him by the balls".

The White House is privately furious at the snub. Barack Obama told Russia's president, Dmitry Medvedev, he was unable to attend but had confidently offered Biden as his replacement. Moscow's diplomatic corps has been abuzz all week with news of Putin's unexpected veto.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/may/07/putin-snub-west-war-celebrations

[Hauldren Collider]

douchebag.

Though we knew that already.

[Drake Tungsten]

Teh Putin is awesome.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

@ HC

Agreed Biden is a douche and not someone you would want to stand next to.

[Serb]

douchebag.

You mean: Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Gordon Brown, Prince Charles, Boris Berezovsky, Mikheil Saakashvili, Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Drake Tungsten or the Guardian's editor?

[Riesstiu IV]

I can't blame Putin for not wanting to spend the day with Prince Charles and Biden.

[Hauldren Collider]

You mean: Vladimir Putin, Joe Biden, Gordon Brown, Prince Charles, Boris Berezovsky, Mikheil Saakashvili, Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Drake Tungsten or the Guardian's editor?

Holy shìt...I'm gonna have to go with all of the above. That's quite a list.

[Serb]

This list is from the Drake's article you have replied.