Several foreign dignitaries have arrived in Moscow to attend the grand military parade on Friday. Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic, Brazil's Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Slovakia's Robert Fico are among the leaders expected to participate in the Russian ceremonies.
China's Xi Jinping arrived at the Kremlin on Thursday morning for meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the beginning of the meeting, Xi promises that China will stand on Russia's side against the "bullying behavior" of the outside world and praises the "mutual political trust" between the countries.
We are developing our ties for the benefit of the people and are not against anyone, says to Xi as the talks begin.
According to Putin, Russia and China are defending the "truth" about World War II, which he claims the West wants to distort.
Beijing presents itself as a neutral party in the Ukraine war, but according to Western countries, the country is strengthening Russia both economically and diplomatically.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky emphasizes in a video clip on X that people after World War II cried "never again" to war.
Evil cannot be appeased. It must be fought. Together. With strength. With pressure. On the battlefield, on the diplomatic arena, in the economic sector – wherever it is possible. So that "never again" becomes a reality.
