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Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Jacques Chirac unveiled a monument to General Charles de Gaulle

May 9, 2005, De Gaulle Square, Moscow

The monument to the legendary political figure and founder of the Fifth Republic was mounted in the square bearing his name in front of the Kosmos Hotel.

Vladimir Putin and Jacques Chirac welcomed French veterans invited to the Victory anniversary in Moscow.

The author of the monument is Zurab Tsereteli. The eight-metre figure of the former French President in military uniform stands on a 10 metre-high pedestal.

May 9, 2005, De Gaulle Square, Moscow