French President Chirac embraces his Russian counterpart Putin before a ceremony unveiling the monument to French General De Gaulle in Moscow. French President Jacques Chirac (L) embraces his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin before a ceremony unveiling the monument to French General Charles De Gaulle in Moscow, May 9, 2005. Russia marked World War Two victory on Monday with an outpouring of patriotic pride for its huge wartime role and Red Square military parades that ignored tensions in relations with its neighbours. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin