Thousands of Russians have turned out for the highlight of the Victory Day celebrations -- the annual military parade through Moscow's Red Square. It's 63 years since the end of World War II, known in Russia as the Great Patriotic War.
On May, 7 Dmitry Medvedev was sworn in as the new President of the Russian Federation. RT was covering the ceremony in Kremlin. This is the full version of the event.
On Friday, August 8, Georgia launched a military offensive against its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Artillery shelling and tanks have reportedly reduced the region's capital Tskhinvaly to ruins. Russia has sent its army to help peacekeepers stop the violence.
Time magazine has chosen Vladimir Putin its "Person of the Year" for 2007. Earlier he was interviewed by Time magazine. The Russian President commented on such hot issues as relations between Russia and the U.S., the fall-out of the Iraqi war and the possible American military operation against Iran.
Russian troops have entered Tskhinvali in a bid to stop further violence in the capital of Georgia's breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Georgian forces are continuing efforts to take control of the city. South Ossetia claims more than 1,400 people have been killed in fighting. Refugees are flooding into southern Russia as thousands flee the conflict zone.
spotlight is on opera scene. TIME Magazine included her name in the list of the 100 most influential people in the world, her albums stormed European pop charts and became gold in Europe. Our guest is a magnificent soprano Anna Netrebko.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has criticised Georgia's relationship with the U.S. in the aftermath of the trouble in South Ossetia. In a news conference he addressed a wide range of issues surrounding the future of the Caucasus region including Abkhazia, the role of the U.S. and media coverage of the conflict.
The conflict in South Ossetia has already claimed the lives of at least 2,000 people. More than 30,000 have been displaced. Many of those have no idea where their families and friends are. Or even if they're alive. They have no idea what will happen next.
The principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Valery Gergiev, has led a concert in Tskhinvali. The performance was staged next to the destroyed parliament building in the bombed-out capital of South Ossetia.
Georgian forces have launched a massive military offensive to take control of its breakaway republic of South Ossetia. Fighter planes and heavy artillery are bombarding the capital Tskhinvali and fighting is raging in the outskirts. Meanwhile, the UN Security Council has begun an emergency debate on the situation after a request from Russia.
"I don't beat people up except in the movies": Dolph Lundgren
We will try to find out why the world celebrities and Hollywood stars are becoming frequent guest in the Russian capital. What attracts them here in Moscow? Is it culture, business or something else? Our guest in the studio today is the world famous movie star and film director - Dolph Lundgren.
A convoy of Russian tanks and military vehicles is reportedly on its way to the capital of Georgia's breakaway republic. It comes after President Dmitry Medvedev promised that "Russia will not close its eyes on the deaths of Russian citizens in South Ossetia." Several Russian peacekeepers have been killed in clashes with Georgian forces.
![Dmitry Medvedev\](http://img.youtube.com/vi/ak40X7zp-uA/2.jpg "Dmitry Medvedev\")
