MOSCOW, May 9. /TASS/. The US authorities actually banned American war veterans from visiting Moscow for Russia’s Victory Day parade on May 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a speech in Red Square.

"We are aware that American war veterans who wished to visit Moscow for the parade were actually banned from doing that. However, I would like them to know that we are proud of their feats and contribution to our common victory," Putin pointed out.

"We honor the troops of all allied armies - the Americans, the British, the French - as well as those who participated in the resistance, the brave soldiers and partisans of China, all those who defeated Nazism and militarism," the Russian president added.