Russia (bbabo.net), - British Defense Minister Ben Wallace, who arrived in Moscow to meet with the head of the Russian military department Sergei Shoigu, viewed an exhibition dedicated to the history of military cooperation between the USSR and the allied states during the Second World War.

During the inspection of the exposition, the Russian minister took on the role of a kind of guide. "Maybe your relatives are here, too," he turned to Wallace, pointing to one of the pictures. - Here are the tanks supplied by Great Britain to the Soviet Union. The British tanks had one drawback - they slid over our snow. Therefore, our designers, together with their British colleagues, came up with a device to prevent the tanks from slipping. And here are our tanks,

“When we were growing up, we always talked about the T-34 in our lessons,” the Briton responded.

Shoigu also told his colleague that in the Patriot park near Moscow there are monuments to many allies of the USSR. “We will definitely invite you and the Ambassador to the Patriot Park. There are already many monuments there. In addition to the English ones, there will be the Normandie-Niemen, France, the United States, China, Vietnam, Mongolia and many others - all who provided assistance to the Soviet Union. We will definitely invite you to the opening," Shoigu promised. And Wallace recalled that the military cooperation of the British with the Russians began in the 15th century. "Very deep roots. Some commanders of the Russian troops were from Scotland - at the invitation of the tsar," the British guest said.

The exhibition launched at the Russian Ministry of Defense, which was visited by Shoigu and Wallace, tells about the mutual assistance of the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition in the fight against Nazi Germany. There are original exhibits from the funds of the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, as well as copies of historical documents and photographs.

By the way, even before meeting with his Russian colleague, Wallace laid a wreath from the British government at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. And during a conversation with Shoigu, he said that he remembers the sacrifices that the Russian people suffered during the Second World War and other previous wars. "I laid a wreath as a former soldier. I myself saw how many soldiers died next to me, and I would not want any other soldiers to die in the future, both in Europe and in other regions of the world," Wallace emphasized.

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