ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA - Vladimir Putin lays flowers at Leningrad WW2 memorial in St. Petersburg. It marks the 81st anniversary of liberation at the Nazi Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in the closing months of World War Two in 1945. Watch more on Independent TV: https://tinyurl.com/yc7ukx9n The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking newsbrand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for the independently-minded. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-Independent Find us on social: