A Victory Day military parade rehearsal in St.Petersburg and fire at a chemical plant in China, Putin's meeting with Greek PM Tsipras and 'Financial Maidan' in Kiev — take a look at the week's events in the following photo gallery.
© Sputnik / Alexandr Demyanchuk / Go to the mediabankA military band rehearsal on Palace Square in St. Petersburg for the celebrations of 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
A military band rehearsal on Palace Square in St. Petersburg for the celebrations of 70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War.
© REUTERS / John M Dibbs/Handout via ReutersBritain's Prince Harry (front R) rides in the back of a Spitfire in this undated handout photograph during a flight from West Sussex to the Isle of Wight. April 6.
Britain's Prince Harry (front R) rides in the back of a Spitfire in this undated handout photograph during a flight from West Sussex to the Isle of Wight. April 6.
© REUTERS / StringerFirefighters try to extinguish a fire at a petrochemical plant in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China. April 7.
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at a petrochemical plant in Zhangzhou, Fujian province, China. April 7.
© Sputnik / Stringer / Go to the mediabankParticipants of the "Financial Maidan" rally protest outside the Verkhvona Rada building. April 9.
Participants of the "Financial Maidan" rally protest outside the Verkhvona Rada building. April 9.
© Sputnik / Dmitry AstakhovRussian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Ho Chi Minh City Mayor Le Hoang Quan (C) during the visit to the historical military area Guerrilla Territory "Kuti", one of the main sights of interest in the south of Vietnam. April 7.
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Ho Chi Minh City Mayor Le Hoang Quan (C) during the visit to the historical military area Guerrilla Territory "Kuti", one of the main sights of interest in the south of Vietnam. April 7.
© AP Photo / B.K. BangashPakistani men bathe in a stream to beat the heat on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. April 8.
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Pakistani men bathe in a stream to beat the heat on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. April 8.
© REUTERS / Hrant Khachatryan/PAN PhotoTV celebrity Kim Kardashian gestures on her way to a hotel shortly after arriving in Yerevan, Armenia. April 8.
TV celebrity Kim Kardashian gestures on her way to a hotel shortly after arriving in Yerevan, Armenia. April 8.
© REUTERS / Goran TomasevicZebras graze at Nairobi National Park outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi. April 6.
Zebras graze at Nairobi National Park outside the Kenyan capital Nairobi. April 6.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Sergeev Russia's Yekaterina Yurlova and Anton Shipulin, winners of the gold medals in the mixed relay race at the 2015 Biathlon Champions Race during the Tyumen Region Governor Cup in Tyumen, Russia. April 5.
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Russia's Yekaterina Yurlova and Anton Shipulin, winners of the gold medals in the mixed relay race at the 2015 Biathlon Champions Race during the Tyumen Region Governor Cup in Tyumen, Russia. April 5.
© REUTERS / Ilya Naymushin A woman enjoys the sun on the bank of the Yenisei River, with the air temperature at about 13 Celsius (55.4 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Taiga district outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. April 6.
A woman enjoys the sun on the bank of the Yenisei River, with the air temperature at about 13 Celsius (55.4 degrees Fahrenheit), in the Taiga district outside Russia's Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. April 6.
© REUTERS / Leon Neal/PoolBritain's Prime Minister David Cameron feeds an orphaned lamb during an Easter visit to Dean Lane Farm near Chadlington, southern England. April 5.
Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron feeds an orphaned lamb during an Easter visit to Dean Lane Farm near Chadlington, southern England. April 5.
© Sputnik / Konstantin ChalabovA participant of the Third International Military Historical Festival "Forgotten Heroic Deed: The Second Shock Army" in the village of Tesovo-Netylsky, Novgorod district, Novgorod region. The festival commemorates the battles for a supply corridor in the area of the Second Shock Army breakthrough in April and May of 1942. April 5.
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A participant of the Third International Military Historical Festival "Forgotten Heroic Deed: The Second Shock Army" in the village of Tesovo-Netylsky, Novgorod district, Novgorod region. The festival commemorates the battles for a supply corridor in the area of the Second Shock Army breakthrough in April and May of 1942. April 5.
© Sputnik / Sergey Guneev / Go to the mediabankRussian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) at the Moscow Kremlin, April 8, 2015.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) meets with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (L) at the Moscow Kremlin, April 8, 2015.
© AFP 2023 / Kazuhiro NogiSouth Africa's Kyle Brown (L, top) and England's James Rodwell (R, top) fight for the ball during their final match at the Tokyo Rugby Sevens in Tokyo, Japan. April 5.
South Africa's Kyle Brown (L, top) and England's James Rodwell (R, top) fight for the ball during their final match at the Tokyo Rugby Sevens in Tokyo, Japan. April 5.
© AFP 2023 / Adem AltanA riot police officer sprays tear gas on demonstrators during a protest against the Turkish government in Ankara. April 6.
A riot police officer sprays tear gas on demonstrators during a protest against the Turkish government in Ankara. April 6.
© AFP 2023 / Menahem KahanaAn Israeli boy swims next to sheep belonging to a Palestinian farmer in the West Bank village of Al-Auja in the Jordan Valley. April 8.
An Israeli boy swims next to sheep belonging to a Palestinian farmer in the West Bank village of Al-Auja in the Jordan Valley. April 8.
© REUTERS / Yuri MaltsevA woman ties a black ribbon to the Russian flag in remembrance of those killed in the sinking of the Dalniy Vostok trawler in Vladivostok. April 7.
A woman ties a black ribbon to the Russian flag in remembrance of those killed in the sinking of the Dalniy Vostok trawler in Vladivostok. April 7.
© REUTERS / Ammar AbdallahA man runs with an injured child at a damaged site after shelling of the city of Idlib, Syria. April 5.
A man runs with an injured child at a damaged site after shelling of the city of Idlib, Syria. April 5.
© AFP 2023 / Brendan SmialowskiUS President Barack Obama speaks during an Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House. April 6.
US President Barack Obama speaks during an Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House. April 6.
© REUTERS / Oswaldo RivasA girl uses her mobile phone to take pictures of a statue of Jesus at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. April 7.
A girl uses her mobile phone to take pictures of a statue of Jesus at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua. April 7.
© REUTERS / Rafael MarchanteMembers of a music band rest before the procession of "Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem", in Constancia, Spain. April 6.
Members of a music band rest before the procession of "Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem", in Constancia, Spain. April 6.
© AFP 2023 / THOMAS SAMSONA note on the window of a newsroom at French television network TV5Monde headquarters in Paris, after TV5Monde was hacked by individuals claiming to belong to the Islamic State group. April 9.
A note on the window of a newsroom at French television network TV5Monde headquarters in Paris, after TV5Monde was hacked by individuals claiming to belong to the Islamic State group. April 9.
© Sputnik / Konstantin ChalabovCelebrating Catholic Easter in the Sts Peter and Paul Church in Veliky Novgorod. April 5.
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Celebrating Catholic Easter in the Sts Peter and Paul Church in Veliky Novgorod. April 5.