Moscow (dpa)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Donald Trump exchanged congratulations on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II on Friday.
The two heads of state sent congratulations "on the occasion of our joint holiday" through their assistants, Putin's foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov told Russian state television.
Russia marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany every year on May 9, holding a major military parade in Red Square in Moscow.