About twenty foreign leaders are expected this Friday, May 9 in Moscow this Friday, for the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, celebrated by a military parade on the Red Square. Vladimir Putin takes the opportunity to display his alliance with Chinese President Xi Jinping and his supporters against the West.
About twenty foreign leaders are expected this Friday in Moscow for the great military parade on the Red Square, aimed at celebrating the 80th anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany, a central element of the patriotic story promoted by Vladimir Putin, which has often drawn up historical parallels with the offensive against Ukraine launched in 2022.
It is in this context that the Russian president received on Thursday, at the Kremlin, his “Dear friend” Xi Jinping, arrived the day before for a three -day visit. The two leaders once again displayed their partnership against the West and the United States in particular.
Among the expected heads of state we can find: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Regarding Europeans present alongside Putin: Belarusian Alexandre Loukachenko and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will also go to Moscow.
-Mahmoud Abbas normally present
Among Africans, the leaders of Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Congo, Ethiopia and Equatorial Guinea like those of Egypt will make the trip. Initially expected, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not make the trip due to the climbing in progress with Pakistan.
The leaders of the other four former Soviets from Central Asia will also be present: Uzbekistan, Tadjikistan, Kyrgyzistan and Turkmenistan.
Finally, the leaders of two Prorussian separatist territories of Georgia, not recognized by the international community, will also be in Moscow for May 9: Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia. Mahmoud Abbas is also expected and will have the right to an interview with the master of the Kremlin.
