Russian President Medvedev and Putin attend the Victory Day military parade in Moscow

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L) and President Dmitry Medvedev inspect a Victory Day parade in Red Square in Moscow on May 9, 2008. Warplanes screamed over Red Square and missile launchers rumbled past ranks of soldiers on Friday when Russia celebrated victory over Nazi Germany with a show of military might not seen since the collapse of the Soviet Union. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)