Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Moscow to celebrate the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany during World War II. The parade will take place on May 9.
Points of attention
- Chinese President Xi Jinping to join Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow to celebrate Victory Day on May 9, marking the Soviet Union's triumph over Nazi Germany in World War II.
- Ukraine postponed its Victory Day celebration to another date due to historical reasons, setting a different day to commemorate the end of World War II.
- Xi Jinping's acceptance of the invitation to the May 9 parade highlights the strong diplomatic ties between China and Russia in honoring and remembering the victory in World War II.
Xi Jinping to participate in May 9 parade in Moscow
Chinese President Xi Jinping has accepted an invitation to participate in the celebrations on May 9 in Moscow on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the victory, Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov reported.
Morgulov says that Xi Jinping responded by inviting Russian President Vladimir Putin to China for the celebration of the anniversary of the end of World War II, which is scheduled for September.
In December, the Kremlin said it had invited "many countries" to participate in celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, known in Russia as the "Great Patriotic War."
Recall that in Ukraine, the Day of Victory over Nazism in World War II 1939-1945 was previously also celebrated on May 9. But in 2023, changes were made and the holiday was postponed, since it is on this day that most peoples of the world remember the victory over Nazism and it was on May 8, 1945 that the act of unconditional surrender of the Wehrmacht came into force.
In Russia, May 9 is the central day of the official "victory" cult.
