MOSCOW
\nRussia\u2019s national flag will always be a sacred symbol for the country\u2019s people, President Vladimir Putin said in a video address on National Flag Day.
\n\u201cToday, we are marking National Flag Day. We pay respect to Russia\u2019s official state symbol that, along with its emblem and anthem, represents its sovereignty and independence and asserts the continuity between generations of our multi-ethnic people,\u201d he noted.
\n\u201cOur flag that was raised on Russia\u2019s first warship over three centuries ago, remained Russia\u2019s symbol in difficult, challenging periods of its history .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MOSCOW Russia\u2019s national flag will always be a sacred symbol for the country\u2019s people, President Vladimir Putin said in a video address on National Flag Day. \u201cToday, we are marking National Flag Day. We pay respect to Russia\u2019s official state symbol that, along with its emblem and anthem, represents its sovereignty and independence and asserts […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-278915","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-world"},"yoast_head":"\n