January 27, 2025, St. Petersburg, Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin seen during the solemn mourning ceremony of laying flowers and wreaths at the ''Mother Motherland'' monument at the Piskarevskoye Memorial Cemetery. St. Petersburg celebrates an important historical date, 81 years since the complete liberation of Leningrad from the fascist blockade. (Credit Image: © Artem Priakhin/SOPA Images via ZUMA Press Wire)