Germany commemorates the end of WW II
22 September 2022 |
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Commemorating the end of World War II 77 years ago, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized that Russians and Ukrainians then fought shoulder to shoulder against Nazi Germany. But now "never again" meant standing up to Russian aggression.
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