Russian president Vladimir Putin used the 70th anniversary of the end of world war two in Europe to call for a global non-bloc security system in a swipe against the US, which is boycotting the celebrations in Moscow.
“We have seen attempts to create a unipolar world, we see gaining momentum as a force of bloc thinking,” Mr Putin said, addressing foreign leaders, war veterans, VIPs and thousands of soldiers assembled on Red Square for a massive military parade.
“Our common goal should be the development of a system of equal security for all states. Systems, adequate to modern threats, built on regional and global, non-bloc basis. Only then can we ensure peace and tranquillity in the world,” Mr Putin said.