Chinese soldiers as well as training of thirteen other countries will parade for the celebrations of Russia’s victory over Nazi Germany on May 9.
Moscow is about to celebrate May 9 with great fanfare. No less than 29 foreign leaders are expected on the Red Square in Moscow. Chinese soldiers will parade alongside the Russian troops.
Nearly thirty leaders expected
According to the Kremlin, 29 foreign leaders will be received in Moscow (Russia) including Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, are expected this Friday, May 9 for the celebrations of victory over Nazi Germany. “We are waiting for the presence of 29 foreign leaders in the victory parade”the diplomatic advisor to the Russian president Vladimir Putin, Iouri Ouchakov, told the press.
A participation which is equivalent to “support for the aggressor state”, estimates Zelensky
“(Military) training of thirteen countries will parade”, with Russian military forces, “including China”he detailed during a press point. Delicate participation, kyiv having warned that she would perceive any presence in the parade as a “Support for the aggressive state”. In addition, the presence of Chinese soldiers is part of a sensitive context while several Chinese nationals were captured while fighting for the Russian army. Accusations hitherto rejected by Beijing which evoked “political manipulation”.
On the sidelines of these festivities, Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to meet this Thursday, May 8 XI Jiping for “Discuss the most important questions”said Iouri Ouchakov to AFP. This meeting will be one of the rare international appearances of the Russian leader Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. It is also an opportunity for Moscow to display its alliances in the face of Western sanctions and the growing diplomatic isolation of the largest country in the world.
It remains to be seen whether the celebrations of May 9 will remain smoothly, the chief of the Kremlin having imposed a truce from May 8 to 10 and warned of an “adequate and immediate response” in the event of a violation of it by Ukraine.
