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In Minsk hosted a military parade in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the great Patriotic war. Broadcast of the parade were all the Belarusian TV channels. The President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko declared that the celebration is dedicated to all Soviet soldiers who liberated the world from Nazism.”And may this year a military parade in Minsk will be the only post-Soviet, it will be held in honor of all the Soviet soldiers who liberated the world from Nazism,” said Mr. Lukashenko. He called not to blame Belarusians of the heirs of Victory, which decided to hold the parade in a pandemic.According to him, the country can not change traditions that glorify the 75 years history of the feat of the winners. “This holiday is sacred to us. The tragedy of the Belarusian people, who carried on his shoulders the Herculean burden of loss and destruction most brutal war of the twentieth century, commensurate with any difficulties of the present day,” he said.Belarus remains one of the few countries in Europe where was not imposed mandatory restrictions because of the coronavirus. Mr Lukashenko had earlier invited the heads of other States to the Victory parade in Minsk. In this case, along with folk festivals in Belarus on may 9 is planned and the start of the presidential campaign.Details — in the material “Kommersant” “Alexander Lukashenko is a new term with the parade.”