Putin and CIS leaders arrive for informal breakfast

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) leaders met during an informal breakfast after the annual Victory Day parade in Moscow on Tuesday. Moscow sought to project a show of force during its flagship parade on Red Square, with top-notch military equipment rumbling through and leaders of ex-Soviet nations standing beside Putin.

The holiday, Russia's most important, marks the anniversary of Germany's capitulation in World War II after a relentless Red Army offensive pushed German forces from Stalingrad, deep inside Russia, all the way to Berlin, about 2,200 kilometers.