Liberation of Leningrad

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (right) and Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko (left) lay flowers as they attend the opening ceremony of a monument to civilians killed during World War Two, near the village of Zaitsevo, Leningrad region, during the weekend as part of events marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Leningrad from Nazi blockade during the war. AFP