Only then will it be possible to say, on some future Victory Day, that Europe is at last whole and free.
As Russia's stockmarket reopened on Tuesday after the Victory Day holiday, shares plunged to their lowest levels of the year, as investors worried about growing instability.
It is also very close to Victory Day, May 9th, the day that marks the capitulation of Nazi Germany to the Soviet Union in the Second World War.
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The government's attack on the Yukos oil company and its erstwhile boss, Mikhail Khodorkovsky whose trial verdict was last week conveniently postponed so as to come after Mr Putin's Victory Day parades has demonstrated with an awful clarity both the lack of any independent rule of law and the arbitrariness of the Russian state's intervention in business.
General PETER PACE (Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff): It is not Victory in Europe Day, it is not Victory in Japan Day, it is not something where there'll be a signing ceremony.
Durham, who still lead by 10 runs, will seek to seal victory on day three.
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The try I scored in our victory that day really boosted my career.
Essex then moved to 152-2 before the close, a lead of 264, and will still be hoping to claim victory on day four.
Despite his finish, Boit's tenacity impressed gold medallist Bjorn Daehlie -- who with his victory that day became the first man to win six gold medals at the Winter Olympics -- so-much-so that the Norwegian legend delayed the medal presentation ceremony so he could embrace Boit as he crossed the line.
Although Guptill and McCullum successfully guided the hosts the end of the day without the loss of further wickets, Australia remain confident of wrapping up the victory early on the final day to end their summer season with yet another Test victory.
And that sealed Gloucestershire's biggest one-day victory over the county champions Durham in 14 years.
"The headlines were quite predictable, " Hughes responded, following City's 2-0 opening-day victory at Blackburn.
Ferrari were quick enough in Monaco that Brawn's race day victory effectively hung on Button's near-perfect qualifying lap.
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The victory came a day after Regan Smith won the Nationwide Series race and Ragan was flooded with misfired congratulatory messages on Twitter.
The result gives Burnley their first opening-day victory in three seasons and Laws only his fourth win in 21 games as Clarets manager.
He says it would be a mistake for the national leadership of either party to read too much into a victory on polling day.
Samuels hit the ball well for 52 off 61 balls in Jamaica's Twenty20 victory, a day after making 11 in a 50-over match in Florida.
That result was followed by a derby day victory over Crusaders.
And it was plain sailing for Key and Moore, who collected seven boundaries between them as the Lions wrapped up victory with a day to spare.
Small consolation came in the form of Pinotti's commanding final day victory, finishing 39 seconds clear of Britain's Geraint Thomas (Sky) with Jesse Sergent of New Zealand third.
Having switched from the National League to the AL in the offseason, the Astros earned their first opening day victory since 2006 and the 4, 000th regular-season win in franchise history.
This matters because, Mr Ford also being black, Mr Herenton cannot rely solely on black voters (over 90% of whom voted for him in 1995) to carry him to victory on voting day in October.
So with the war in the Far East still under way and a little more than two weeks after Victory in Europe Day, the successful and popular coalition government ended and the date of 5 July was set for the election.
But now an intoxicated Israel wanted more, and the failure to make peace led both to a revival under Israeli occupation of a fierce Palestinian nationalism and the birth, under the spell of the six-day victory, of a Messianic national-religious Jewish expansionism.
It was the fourth Boxing Day running that Tottenham had grabbed victory, and an excellent day for the home fans was made all the better by the return of skipper Ledley King, who completed 73 impressive minutes after a serious knee injury.
The victory of the Six Day War was the beginning of a euphoric era for Israeli society.
The Irish defeated Scotland in their opener on Wednesday before easing to victory over Oman a day later.
That left Lancashire needing just 163 to complete victory and they finished day three on 34 without loss.
The home side, needing 104 more runs on the final day for victory, stuttered in pursuit of their total.
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