Fireworks have rounded off events in Moscow, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. <br /><br /> The conflict is known as the Great Patriot War in Russia. <br /><br /> Earlier, the country staged what was claimed to be the world’s largest ever military parade. <br /><br /> On show was the Armata T-14, Russia’s first new tank for 40 years. Soldiers, some in World War II uniforms, filed past under blue skies and bright sunshine. <br /><br /> War veterans watched from the grandstand, chests bristling with medals, while crowds filled side streets around the Kremlin – cheering as fighter jets roared overhead. <br /><br /> “This great victory will forever remain an heroic height of our country’s history,” said President Vladimir Putin, as he addressed those gathered. <br /><br /> “But we remember our allies of the anti-Hitler coalition. We are grateful to the people of Great Britain, France and the US for their contribution to victory.”<br /><br /> China’s president Xi Jinping was the most prominent world leader in attendance. <br /><br /> There was a
