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Interview by President Vladimir Putin for American television channel CBS is published May 9, 2005, 00:00

May 8, 2005, Sunday

The fact that decisive events of the Second World War took place on our soil has a high political and moral significance, and is part of the historic, political and spiritual legacy we share with many other peoples — a legacy of global scale and importance May 8, 2005, 23:43

President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President George W. Bush discussed the situation in the Middle East and confirmed the need to uphold the nuclear non-proliferation regime May 8, 2005, 22:00 Novo-Ogaryovo

Vladimir Putin met with US President George W.Bush May 8, 2005, 21:30 Novo-Ogaryovo

Vladimir Putin made a speech before the concert in honour of veterans of the Great Patriotic War from Russia and CIS countries May 8, 2005, 17:30 Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

Presidents of CIS countries met with veterans of the Great Patriotic War May 8, 2005, 17:00 Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow

Vladimir Putin met with the acting President of Kyrgyzstan, Kurmanbek Bakiev May 8, 2005, 15:40 President Hotel, Moscow

Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yushchenko signed a Statement on the creation of a Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental commission May 8, 2005, 15:10 President Hotel, Moscow

At the end of a meeting of CIS heads of state, a Declaration was passed on humanitarian cooperation between member countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States May 8, 2005, 15:00 President Hotel, Moscow

A work meeting was held of heads of CIS member countries May 8, 2005, 14:50 President Hotel, Moscow

May 7, 2005, Saturday

Interview by President Vladimir Putin for French television channel France 3 is posted May 7, 2005, 19:20 Novo-Ogaryovo

President Vladimir Putin and President of Georgia Mikhail Saakashvili had a telephone conversation May 7, 2005, 19:15

Not only did our people defend their Motherland, they also saved the world from Nazism and liberated eleven European countries May 7, 2005, 16:26

President Vladimir Putin opened a new memorial complex at Poklonnaya Gora in Moscow May 7, 2005, 12:00 Poklonnaya Gora, Moscow

May 6, 2005, Friday

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister Anthony Blair May 6, 2005, 18:45

Vladimir Putin congratulated Silvio Berlusconi on his appointment to the position of Italian Prime Minister May 6, 2005, 00:00

Vladimir Putin gave the Tula KBP Instrument Design Bureau the right to conduct foreign trade May 6, 2005, 00:00

Interview by President Vladimir Putin for German television channels ARD and ZDF is posted May 6, 2005, 00:00 The Kremlin, Moscow

May 5, 2005, Thursday

A ceremony was held at the Kremlin for the presentation of state decorations in the run up to the sixtieth anniversary of Victory celebrations May 5, 2005, 19:48

President Vladimir Putin sent the Additional Agreement between Russia and China on the Eastern Section of the State Border to the State Duma for ratification May 5, 2005, 14:40

"We remember the lessons of World War II and will never agree with the distortion of those events or attempts to justify the murderers and slander the true victors."