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Elbe Meeting Important Remembrance When US, Russia Seek to Improve Ties, WWII Veteran Says
Elbe Meeting Important Remembrance When US, Russia Seek to Improve Ties, WWII Veteran Says
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The US arranged a ceremony for the Russian Embassy in Washington to mark the Elbe meeting anniversary, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. 25.04.2025, Sputnik Africa
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The April 1945 meeting of Soviet and US troops at the Elbe River emerges as a key historic event when Washington seeks a re-approchement with Moscow, but is buried in oblivion during difficult times, Frank Cohn, an American veteran of the historic April 25 meeting between Soviet and US troops at the Elbe River 80 years ago, told Sputnik.The veteran was referring to the Biden administration's decision to cancel the joint ceremonies in 2022 commemorating the event, noting that "the politics seem to sway the memory." Cohn, 99, noted that he vividly remembers the event that happened several days before the victory over the Nazis.
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Elbe Meeting Important Remembrance When US, Russia Seek to Improve Ties, WWII Veteran Says
The US arranged a ceremony for the Russian Embassy in Washington to mark the Elbe meeting anniversary, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
The April 1945 meeting of Soviet and US troops at the Elbe River emerges as a key historic event when Washington seeks a re-approchement with Moscow, but is buried in oblivion during difficult times, Frank Cohn, an American veteran of the historic April 25 meeting between Soviet and US troops at the Elbe River 80 years ago, told Sputnik.
"When the effort is to improve relations with Russia, then the Elbe meeting becomes an important remembrance. But if there is a desired distance, then this fades into the forgotten," he said.
The veteran was referring to the Biden administration's decision to cancel the joint ceremonies in 2022 commemorating the event, noting that "the politics seem to sway the memory."
Cohn, 99, noted that he vividly remembers the event that happened several days before the victory over the Nazis.
"I remember it so well, probably because I have talked about it quite often. In that sense, it had to be one of my major events in my life," he added.
