Putin lays flowers in Moscow's Red Square to mark National Unity Day | Vantage on Firstpost

Russian President Vladimir Putin laid flowers in Moscow's Red Square on Wednesday to mark National Unity Day. Putin greeted Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, and other religious figures who were also attending the ceremony. The President then laid flowers at the monument to Kuzma Minin, a merchant, and Prince Dmitry Pozharsky, who led the popular uprising that drove Polish forces out of Moscow in 1612.